New hydroelectric dam threatens ancient town of Hasankeyf

Hasankeyf, Turkey

Source: supplied by Hatice Kamer

Our correspondent Hatice Kamer reports on the latest regarding the ongoing investigation of assassinated Kurdish lawyer Tahir Elci in 2015. The report also mentions issues regarding the ancient city of Hasankeyf, which lies in south-east Turkey’s Batman province, is 12,000 years old and set to vanish forever under the floodwaters from the controversial Ilisu Dam project.



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