Summer droughts in southeast Turkey area of Anatolia and the want to develop the area economically meant that the government invested in the $32 billion project
Turkey want to become the breadbasket of the Middle East
It has become a geopolitical or hydropolitical issue as it has upset neighbouring countries, Syria and Israel
The new dams will restrcit river flow while their huge reservoirs are filling up is supposed to return when they are full
Construct 22 dams, 19 hydroelectric power plants and two water tranfer tunnels to provide 22% of Turkeys power
Provide irrigation for 1.7 million hectares
it will help the Anatolian economy to grow by 400% and help Turkeys economy by 12%
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A Geopolitical Time Bomb?
The ancient town will be flooded, 34,000 Kurds will be moved and a highier risk of malaria and other water-bourne dieases it can also become a major waste dump due to effluence
The British government and Swedish companies withdraw from funding as well as World Bank condeming the project due to the ethical and environemental issues
It is meant to be "green", however, research shows that rotting vegetation covered by the waters of the dam's huge reservoir will release large amounts of carbon dioxide and methane
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