Natural environment

Turkish President Erdo?an has reportedly ordered a block of the new presidential palace be rebuilt so it can host concerts and similar events. Meanwhile, a leading architect in Ankara has claimed the ??The staff of the palace is likely to suffer from sick building syndrome? due to ?dense magnetism.?

Seven municipal police officers have been acquitted after being charged with "misconduct" and "intentionally starting a fire," due to a lack of evidence proving that they raided and burned down protesters' tents during the Gezi Park protests in summer 2013.

Seven municipal police officers have been acquitted after being charged with "misconduct" and "intentionally starting a fire," due to a lack of evidence proving that they raided and burned down protesters' tents during the Gezi Park protests in summer 2013.

Turkey must be celebrating, God knows with how many days of festivities. Alms should be distributed to the obedient subjects of the absolute ruler, the new tenant of the new imperial palace. There is a huge reason to celebrate: While the 2013 media freedom report of the Freedom House on Turkey condemned the country as "not free", the 2014 country status was declared to be "partly free."

RTANJ - Initial estimates suggest that it will cost EUR 20-25 million to repair the damage to Serbian forests caused by a cold wave late last year and renew them, Srbijasume acting director Predrag Aleksic said on Friday.

More than 100 artists will take part in a global "Live Earth" concert on June 18 to galvanise demands for climate action, former US vice president Al Gore said Jan. 21.
      
"We are going to have one event all over the world on all seven continents," he announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
      

At present no exploration works are being carried out at the Vranino field in northeastern Bulgaria, as the verdict of the Supreme Administrative Court (VAS) is awaited.
This was announced by the Minister of Environment and Water Ivelina Vasileva in a response to a question posed to her in Parliament on Friday, electronic daily Dnevnik reports.

The signatures of two nuclear engineers who prepared the environmental impact assessment report (ÇED) for Turkey?s prospective nuclear plant in Akkuyu were forged, ahead of the final approval of the mandatory document to allow the facility?s construction, daily BirGün reported Jan. 12.

The plant is scheduled to be built in the southeastern Mediterranean district of Akkuyu.

A waste site that is both creating pollution and causing disturbance in Ankara?s Beypazar? district will be turned into a recreation area. 

The site, located one kilometer from Beypazar??s city center, which is a source of pollution and emits a foul odor, will be transformed into a recreation area including an artificial pond, picnic areas, sporting areas and decorative pools.

Turkey?s rebellious Chamber of Turkish Engineers and Architects (TMMOB) is set to open a lawsuit against the Environment Ministry after it hurriedly approved a highly controversial environmental report on Turkey?s first nuclear plant, ending months of legal wrangling a day ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin?s visit to Ankara last month.