Tag: Hasankeyf
Urgent Call to Resolve Mounting Problems in Hasankeyf
+++ Hasankeyf Matters +++ Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive +++ 1 September 2020 In past years, the ancient city of Hasankeyf attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors each…
Excavation, Documentation and Conservation of Cultural Heritage in Hasankeyf Must Continue
Open letter to the Government of Turkey, the Suppliers to the Ilısu Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant Project, and the Members of UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee 24 March…
Beyond Water Nationalism: Towards a “Mesopotamian” Ecological Identity
Alessandro Tinti, 26 February 2020 Instituto per gli studi di politica internazionale, Milan, Italy “We are the people of Mesopotamia, one of the most remarkable areas of the…
Ilisu Dam Reservoir has reached Hasankeyf town – Apocalypse is Impending!
Statement by the Hasankeyf Coordination, 17 January 2020 The filling of the controversial Ilisu Dam continues despite the ongoing strong critic and protests by the affected communities along…
Turkey’s Other Weapon Against the Kurds: Water
By Alexandra Marvar – The Nation, 11 November 2019 In times of conflict, war, and climate change, hydropower is state power Since the early 2000s, a massive hydropower…
Call: Global Action Day “Sing, play, paint or do something for Hasankeyf”
Call for Global Action Day “Sing, play, paint or do something for Hasankeyf” on 14th September 2019: Do not close Hasankeyf to public! Stop Ilisu Dam! Once more…
Filling of Ilisu Dam has started!
+++ Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive +++ Mesopotamia Ecology Movement +++ Filling of Ilisu Dam has started! Come join the resistance with the Hasankeyf Watch! The Turkish government…
Big Jump for Hasankeyf and Tigris River in 15 Countries!
Statement by Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf and Mesopotamia Ecology Movement, 14 July 2019 Successful “Big Jump” actions for Hasankeyf and Tigris River! Resistance continues against Ilisu Dam! Following…
Save the Tigris Invites Members, Followers, and Supporters to Join the “Big Jump” for Hasankeyf
In just a few short weeks, on 14 of July, 2019, the community-led campaign Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive will host a “Big Jump” into the Tigris river…
Globally 35 actions for Hasankeyf – Ilisu Dam filling postponed!
Globally 35 actions for Hasankeyf – Ilisu Dam filling postponed! 12th June 2019 Just two days after the 3rd Global Days of Action for Hasankeyf, on 10th June…
It‘s Not too Late to Save Hasankeyf and Tigris River! No Filling of the Ilisu Dam Reservoir!
+++ International Urgent Call to Turkish Government and International Public +++ It‘s not too late to Save Hasankeyf and Tigris River! No filling of the Ilisu Dam Reservoir!…
Facing Eviction, Merchants Decry Turkey Dam Project
[cmsmasters_row][cmsmasters_column data_width=”1/1″] Diego Cupolo, Deutsche Welle, 10 April 2018 Merut Tekin comes from a long line of merchants in southeast Turkey. From as far back as anyone can…