Between a rock and a hard place – Ankara’s water future in crisis

Ankara’s water supply is running seriously low. The “quick fix” solution involves piping in polluted water from a river 125km away, but the local treatment plant cannot cope. Locals are now baying for the mayor’s blood.

The myth that Turkey is a water-rich country seems to be waning, due to a serious shortage of water in the reservoirs supplying major cities. Turkey’s population is projected to reach 100 million by 2030, and a Turkish Statistics Institute (TUIK) report notes that: “In that case, the annual amount of usable water per capita will be around 1 ...

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