National Geographic news6 年
In Turkey, a power play will leave ancient towns underwater
Atatürk Dam is Turkey’s largest. Named after Kemal Atatürk, the country’s founder, the dam was built on the Euphrates River in the 1980s as part of Turkey’s sweeping Southeastern Anatolia ...
Al-Monitor3 年
Kurdish forces blame Turkey for Euphrates River water drop in northeast Syria
Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...
HowStuffWorks on MSN5 个月
The Euphrates River, at the 'Cradle of Civilization,' Is Drying Up
This essential water system comprises two rivers (known today as the Tigris and Euphrates rivers) that flow North to South from Turkey to the Persian Gulf. The Tigris River begins at the Taurus ...
The Middletown Press1 个月
Conflict between Turkey and Kurdish groups rises around key dam in northern Syria
Over a thousand protesters from Kurdish areas in northeast Syria gathered Wednesday afternoon at the Tishrin Dam on the Euphrates River in Aleppo ... injured 15 others. Turkey, for its part ...
TASS6 年
Top diplomat: Turkey plans to enter Syria’s areas east of Euphrates as soon as possible
TASS/. Ankara plans to enter Syria’s areas east of the Euphrates River as soon as possible, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday. "If Turkey says that it will enter Syria ...