Kirazli gold mine

The ruling party AKP, MHP and state authorities refuse any information about the planned work and its effects.

In 2017, Doğu Biga started on behalf of Alamos Gold to fell several thousand trees and remove the entire soil down to the bare rock.

[4] According to observers, 20,000 tonnes of cyanides (hydrocyanic acid and other salts) are used for gold extraction and the drinking water supply of up to 24 communities is at risk.

In the mostly government-related Turkish media, it was not reported until the summer of 2019 on the extent of tree clearing and the destruction of vast unused natural areas.

Only remote sensing images (satellite and drone pictures), commissioned by the environmental organization Tema,[5] and further information were disseminated on social media in the summer of 2019.