Wednesday, November 30, 2011

10,000 Turks Gather To Protest Coal-Fired Power Plant | Green Prophet

Julia Harte
10,000 Turks Gather To Protest Coal-Fired Power Plant
Julia Harte | November 30th, 2011

On Saturday, the Turkish Black Sea town of Gerze — population 11,260 — was host to a 10,000-strong protest against a coal-fired power plant. Protesters arrived from all over the country to march and chant, undeterred by recent violent police crackdowns against environmental protests in the town’s province, Sinop.

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