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Illegal constructions ‘threaten nature’ in Black Sea region
Illegal constructions in the highlands of the eastern Black Sea region pose a threat to the environment, as an expert warns that the primary cause of pollution in the sea is the waste dumped around these areas, which reaches the Black Sea coast.
Waste reaching coasts of Black Sea accumulates: Expert
In the eastern Black Sea region, the waste and rubbish people leave in high-altitude locations is being washed away into the streams as a result of severe rainfall that is causing landslides and floods, an expert warned.
Turkey’s highest wetland in danger of illegal construction
A peat swamp in the Black Sea region comprising 600 hectares of acidic peat soil and known as the largest high-altitude wetland in Turkey is in danger of extinction due to deliberate damages caused, negligence and illegal constructions.
6,000-year-old spearheads found in Black Sea province
Two spearheads believed to be around 6,000 years old have been handed to the İpekyolu Museum in the Black Sea province of Trabzon, the city's chamber of commerce and industry announced in a statement on Dec. 30.
According to the statement, one of the spearheads was found in a tunnel construction site in the Ortahisar district and the other in a second-hand shop in the city center.