State Hydraulic Works
Artificial pond by ‘Turkey’s Maldives’ stirs controversy
Activists and the General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (DSİ) are in a disagreement over the fate of an artificial pond established on water resources nourishing the Salda Lake in Turkey's southern province of Burdur's Yeşilova district.
Canal Edirne project by Turkey-Greece border almost complete, authorities say
The Canal Edirne project located near the Turkey-Greece border has been 99 percent finalized, Murat Acu, General Directorate for State Hydraulic Works (DSİ), said on April 28.
Workers trapped underground at drainage construction site in southern Turkey
Workers were trapped under a mound of soil after a collapse at a drainage construction site in the southern province of Kahramanmaraş on Dec. 30.
The accident occurred at around 1:30 p.m. during the construction of a drainage pipeline on Gençosman Avenue, which is being built by the General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works.