Turkish court halts solar plant planned on olive grove in Karaburun
An Izmir administrative court suspended the project's zoning plans and building permit, citing protections for olive groves and special-crop farmland.
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Court annuls environmental approval for gold mine near Çanakkale's only drinking water reservoir
Environmental groups welcomed the ruling against Koza Altın's open-pit project but said they will appeal the dismissal of some plaintiffs for lack of standing.
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Researchers find more than 8,500 control systems at European solar and wind sites exposed online
Spain accounts for more than a third of the exposed solar systems, and Turkey had 454, according to a Dutch study that urges operators to take admin panels offline.
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Five-year project to restore Turkey's Gediz Delta gets underway
The wetland near Izmir hosts breeding grounds for 10% of the world's flamingos, and the plan includes eco-friendly weirs, a restored flamingo island and buried power lines.
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Pesticide residues exceed legal limits in four of 20 Istanbul supermarket lemons, Greenpeace says
Every sample contained multiple pesticides, an average of more than seven per lemon, according to laboratory tests commissioned by Greenpeace Türkiye.
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Solar and wind now make up more than a third of Turkey's installed power capacity
Solar alone accounts for 22% of the country's 126,944 megawatts, and renewables overall make up 62.9%.
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Türkiye logged record heat in 2024 and its driest year in six decades in 2025, weather service says
Rainfall in 2025 came in 27.6% below normal, with deficits above 60% in parts of southeastern Türkiye.
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Şanlıurfa water utility tenders 23.9-megawatt solar plant
The World Bank-backed project will help power the public utility's operations in southeastern Türkiye, with bids due Oct. 20.
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Türkiye's green taxonomy regulation takes effect
The rules define which investments count as environmentally sustainable, with mandatory reporting for the financial sector starting in 2029.
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Türkiye opens second 2026 call for its industrial green transformation grants
TÜBİTAK has opened its second 2026 funding call for industrial green transformation projects, part of a World Bank-backed program supporting the shift to cleaner, more resource-efficient manufacturing.
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Turkey plans $28 billion transmission grid buildout to hit its 2035 clean energy targets
Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar says Turkey will invest $28 billion in transmission infrastructure by 2035, nearly doubling grid capacity to support a target of 120 gigawatts of wind and solar.
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Turkey's top court blocks blanket pollution exemptions for major industrial plants
Turkey's Council of State has struck down a rule letting regulators grant unlimited pollution exemptions to major industrial facilities.
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