Murat Kurum

As Turkish State Meteorological Service announces that last December was the warmest one experienced in the past 52 years, Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister Murat Kurum calls on citizens to "do their bit."

The government is preparing to unveil the details of a housing project for middle-income groups.

The project will be announced on Jan. 4 at a press event in Ankara to be attended by Treasury and Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati and Environment Minister Murat Kurum, according to the statement from the Environment and Climate Change Ministry.

Around 10,000 flamingos have reunited with nature thanks to the measures taken to prevent flamingo deaths due to drought in Lake Salt in the Central Anatolian province of Konya, Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister Murat Kurum has announced.

Over 225,000 people have applied for the housing project, which aims to help low-income citizens own houses and tackle problems regarding property prices and rents, on the first day of its launch, Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister Murat Kurum has said.

"Applications for land and industrial workplaces will be made between Oct. 10 and Nov. 7," Kurum said.

In line with the Lake Van Basin Protection Action Plan, efforts have begun to clean up mud from the lake bed, which is causing a pungent smell and making it look not so appealing to the eye.

After the commissioning of the Van Central Wastewater Treatment Plant and the reduction of pollution caused by animal waste, the removal of bottom mud has gained momentum.

Following the instructions of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Türkiye has started an aid campaign for flood-devastated Pakistan, Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister Murat Kurum has said.

The Turkish government is dispatching two ministers to Pakistan for an on-site inspection to further coordinate Türkiye's humanitarian assistance to the flood-hit country that claimed the lives of hundreds of people.

Türkiye has revoked a local company's permission to dismantle a Brazilian aircraft carrier dubbed "the asbestos ship."

Brazilian navy's NAE Sau Paulo had been due to be taken apart near the Aegean coast city of İzmir in the coming weeks under a contract awarded to a local shipyard 2021.

As part of its efforts to address the growing problems regarding property prices and rents, the government considers launching a new project to build houses for middle and upper-middle income groups.

Emlak Konut Real Estate Investment Company will coordinate the project, but private developers will also take part in the scheme.

The Sao Paulo warship at sea. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Rob Schleiffert

"We will not make Turkey the garbage dump of imperialist powers. It is known that the ship spreads poison," Kadir Bulbul, the Izmir chair of the Left Party, told media during the protest.