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
Recommendations from the Turkish health sector on improving air quality
30th June 2022
Turkey is a country with a high burden of disease from air pollution. Poor air…
Decades of chronic coal pollution in Turkey have led to a large, unacceptable health burden
26th January 2022
HEAL’s new analysis on “Chronic coal pollution Turkey: Cumulative health effects” highlights that the country’s decades-long dependency on coal power generation has led to unacceptably high health impacts and costs.
Recommendations from Turkish Health Sector regarding Climate Action and COP 26
15th December 2021
Turkey's ratification of the Paris Climate Agreement by November 10, 2021 and announcing its net…
Turkey: Rising Temperatures and the Impact of Heat Waves on Health, Cities, Water and Forests
23rd September 2021
The summer of 2021 has put health concerns of extreme weather events to the forefront.…
