Esmer Değirmen

Esmer Değirmen

İzmir Ege Üniversitesi Gazetecilik bölümü mezunu. Bağımsız Gazeteci. Manisa'da yaşıyor. En sevdiği yazar Ferit Edgü

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Is it possible to revitalize the Marmara Lake?

Is it possible to revitalize the Marmara Lake?

The court case on the transformation of the Marmara Lake in the Gölmarmara District of Manisa Province in the west of Turkey has concluded in favour of environmental activists. We asked experts whether it was possible for the lake to be rehabilitated back to its former ecological state.

23 December 2024

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Manisa's Roma community calls for anti-drug measures following series of overdose deaths

Manisa's Roma community calls for anti-drug measures following series of overdose deaths

The demonstrators criticized the authorities' reluctance to take action against the drug problem that plagues a neighborhood inhabited by the Roma people.

Seasonal agricultural workers: ‘Deprived of hygiene, detached from education’

PROBLEMS AGGRAVATED BY PANDEMIC

Seasonal agricultural workers: ‘Deprived of hygiene, detached from education’

Problems of seasonal agricultural workers in Manisa are aggravated even more by the pandemic. In addition to a dire need for hot and clean water, the income inequality and the number of children detached from education rise every year.