Coal mining in Akbelen Forest, Turkey - in pictures

  • There is a struggle to save the Akbelen forest in Mugla province on the Aegean Sea. All Photos: AFP
    There is a struggle to save the Akbelen forest in Mugla province on the Aegean Sea. All Photos: AFP
  • The struggle is to stop the coal mining expansion that continues in the country’s south-west
    The struggle is to stop the coal mining expansion that continues in the country’s south-west
  • Coal-powered thermal power plants continue to be part of Turkey’s development agenda
    Coal-powered thermal power plants continue to be part of Turkey’s development agenda
  • President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Turkey aims to reach net zero emissions by 2053
    President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Turkey aims to reach net zero emissions by 2053
  • Despite this, it is commonly believed that Turkey has no goals for going beyond coal to generate electricity
    Despite this, it is commonly believed that Turkey has no goals for going beyond coal to generate electricity
  • Turkish villager Okan Goktas, 44, cools off using the water irrigating his field close to the coal-powered Yatagan power plant
    Turkish villager Okan Goktas, 44, cools off using the water irrigating his field close to the coal-powered Yatagan power plant
  • A young woman stands on the water edge along the beach close to the coal-fired Karabiga Cenal power station in Canakkale Province
    A young woman stands on the water edge along the beach close to the coal-fired Karabiga Cenal power station in Canakkale Province
  • Turkish farmer Yusuf Avci works his field close to the Afsin power plant in Kahramanmaras province
    Turkish farmer Yusuf Avci works his field close to the Afsin power plant in Kahramanmaras province
  • A billboard that states, 'Olive carrying area' erected by the coal-fired Yenikoy power station in Milas, in the south-western Mugla province
    A billboard that states, 'Olive carrying area' erected by the coal-fired Yenikoy power station in Milas, in the south-western Mugla province
  • Osman Arslan, 75, prepares a pot of tea before working in his field adjacent to the coal-fired Soma power plant in the west of the country.
    Osman Arslan, 75, prepares a pot of tea before working in his field adjacent to the coal-fired Soma power plant in the west of the country.