Deniz Gümüşel is a Turkish
environmental engineer
Environmental engineers conduct hazardous-waste management studies to evaluate the significance of such hazards, advise on treatment and containment, and develop regulations to prevent mishaps. Environmental engineers also design municipal water ...
and climate expert.
Gümüşel is a member of the
İkizköy
İkizköy (also: ''Ekizköy'') is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Milas, Muğla Province, Turkey. Its population is 207 (2022). Some of its Akbelen Forest is being cut down to make way for coal mining.
Notable people
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Environment Committee
and the
Right to Clean Air Platform.
In July 2023, Gümüşel was prohibited by Turkish courts from attending the deforestation protest at
Akbelen Forest
Akbelen Forest is a woodland in the Muğla Province of Turkey, located near İkizköy village.
In July 2023, most of the forest was cut down by YK Energy to make way for expansion of İkizköy lignite mine, which supplies the nearby Yeniköy pow ...
. Gümüşel had previously spoken to ''
Balkan Insight
''Balkan Insight'' is a website of the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) that focuses on news, socio-political analysis, commentary, and investigative reporting from Southeastern Europe
Southeast Europe or Southeastern Europe is ...
'' about the negative environmental impact of the deforestation.
Gümüşel was arrested after taking part in the protest and later shared images of her injured arms online.
Gümüşel was previously arrested after protesting against
YK Energy during the Olive Harvesting Festival in
MuÄŸla Province
MuÄŸla Province (, ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality of Turkey, at the country's southwestern corner, on the Aegean Sea. Its area is 12,654 km2, and its population is 1 ...
in 2022. Prosecutors dropped all charges after concluding that she broke no law.
References
See also
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Nejla Işık
Nejla Işık is a Turkish environmental activist and community leader who has been involved in efforts to prevent deforestation in the Akbelen Forest. She was elected as the mukhtar of İkizköy in 2024 and was recognized internationally for he ...
External links
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Activist Deniz Gümüşel: 'Women Are At The Forefront Of The Resistance Because They Are More Fearless'' (August 3, 2023) Eda Doğançay, Esitlik Adaletkadin
Deniz Gümüşel- Twitter
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Turkish environmental engineers
Turkish environmentalists
21st-century Turkish engineers
20th-century Turkish people