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BBC NEWS | Europe | Turks wary of nuclear project

"Turks wary of nuclear project
By Sarah Rainsford
BBC News, Sinop, Turkey

Local activists want to protect Sinop's unspoilt coast
Besides one of the busiest streets in Sinop a group of middle-aged ladies appeal for signatures.

They call themselves Mothers Against Nuclear Power. The women have been campaigning for several weeks now, ever since the Turkish government announced that Sinop had been approved as a possible site for the country's first ever nuclear power plant."

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