Ecology Activist Warns of Intensified Environmental Destruction in Turkey and Kurdistan by 2026
Melis Tantan, co-spokesperson of the Ecology Commission of the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party, has warned of escalating environmental destruction in Turkey and Kurdistan by 2026, driven by increased energy, mining, and infrastructure projects. She criticized major developments, including the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant and oil extraction in Gabar, for their detrimental impact on air, water, and soil, and emphasized the need to prioritize ecological protection as integral to peace. Tantan also highlighted the severe ecological challenges facing Kurdistan, exacerbated by military policies that facilitate resource extraction.
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Melis Tantan, co-spokesperson of the Ecology Commission of the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party, warned of escalating ecological devastation in Turkey and Kurdistan, predicting 2026 will see intensified environmental damage and social resistance. Tantan highlighted that energy, mining, and infrastructure projects have surged since 2025, causing significant harm to air, water, and soil.
Notable projects, such as the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant, oil extraction in Gabar, and natural gas production in the Black Sea, are framed as 'development' but are linked to ecological destruction. Tantan criticized the portrayal of nuclear energy as clean, emphasizing the dependence it creates and its environmental impacts.
She noted that Kurdistan faces severe ecological plunder, exacerbated by military policies that facilitate resource extraction. Tantan called for a focus on protecting water and wetlands in 2026, asserting that ecological defense is tied to peace.
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