HEAL’s office in Turkey focuses on ambient air quality, and the threat to health of coal power generation. Massive investments into new coal power plants in the country are being planned, while in the last ten years coal power generation doubled and fossil fuel power generation increased by 150%.
We raise awareness about health-harming air pollution, engage with leading national medical organisations and specialised disease associations, as well as local health and environment professionals, enable the communication between the health sector and decision makers, and conduct campaigns and research. We also run the Unmask My City campaign and are a partner in the Europe Beyond coal efforts.
Contact person:
Funda Gacal, funda@env-health.org, +90 506 251 2186
Call to protect people’s health as permitting of new coal power projects accelerates in Turkey, including in Eskisehir city
17th July 2018
Health groups are concerned about the acceleration of permissions for new coal power plants fuelled…
Increase in number of Coal Power Plants in Canakkale City, Turkey puts air quality and health at risk
6th June 2018
Brussels – The city of Canakkale in Turkey is not only famous with its Galipoli and…
New toolkit puts spotlight on coal and health in three Turkish cities
23rd February 2018
Massive investments into new coal power generation are being planned in Turkey, worsening an already poor air quality situation and threatening people’s health. A new HEAL toolkit puts the spotlight on the three ‘coal hotspot’ cities of Terkidag, Canakkale and Izmir.
