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Turkish Union of Bars head to attend legal ceremony, defies Erdoğan
Turkish Union of Bars head Metin FeyzioÄlu has defied President-elect Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan by saying he will attend the ceremony to mark the new legal year.
Top court may drop head of bar associations from invitee list of upcoming ceremony
President-elect Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan has clearly stated he will not attend the ceremony marking the commencement of the judicial year for 2014-2015 if the head of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TBB) delivers a speech there, pressuring Turkeyâs top court to review its list of invitees.
Hydroelectric plant project to wipe out two waterfalls in Black Sea province
One of the dozens of hydroelectric plants (HES) that are being built across the Black Sea will wipe out two waterfalls amid controversy about a decision that found the preparation of an environmental assessment report (ÃED) for the project unnecessary.
Turkish court stops wind farm project, saves ‘Auntie’ Remziye’s olive grove
Turkeyâs Council of State has ordered a stay of execution for the governmentâs decision to âurgently expropriateâ an olive grove in western Turkey in order to build a wind farm power plant, marking a legal victory for the plotâs 80-year-old owner, âAuntieâ Remziye Saatli.
Top court declares river threatened by new HES project natural protected area
Turkeyâs Council of State approved on June 30 an earlier ruling declaring the Alakır River in the Mediterranean province of Antalya a natural protected area.
A total of four hydroelectric plants (HES), have so far been constructed along the 70-kilometer-long river, which takes its water source from the Bey Mountains, west of Antalya.