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FightING ILISU DAM - SAVE HASANKEYF AND TIGRIS VALLEY

Welcome to the Homepage of the „Initative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive“

We are leading a struggle against the Ilisu dam and Hydro Powerplant Project planned to be built on the Tigris river, because construction of this dam will:

- flood the ancient city Hasankeyf and hundreds of several other historical-cultural assets in the Tigris Valley where the first cultures of the humanity were cultivated.

- displace up to 78.000 people in the dam region which will intensify the economic, social and psychological problems in the cities that will receive migration.

- flood the wonderful, unique and irreplaceable nature in the Tigris valley, with its very rich habitat and wildlife.

- fail to improve the socio-economic living conditions in the region, as had been the case with the other dam projects in the region as well.

- not be based on a participatory framework that takes into account the views of the local stakeholders, e.g. the affected people.

We demand that the Ilisu project should be stopped and alternatives should be developed with all relevant stakeholders at all stages in order to enhance the soci-economic situation of the people in the region, develop the cultural heritage and save the nature

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HASANKEYF YAHOO GROUP:

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News and Press Releases:

· Panel in Istanbul: The Scream of two antique cities Hasankeyf & Allianoi (06.12.2007)

· Protest in 10 German cities against the involved German Deka Bank (30.11.2007)

· Petition in German Parliament against Ilisu Dam - Support it! (Nov.2007)

· Protest in 5 Italian cities against the Bank UniCredit because of Ilisu Dam(15.11.2007)

· Report on Expropriation and compensation in Ilisu and Karabayir villages (18.10.2007)

· Evaluation of the conditions (TORs) of the Ilisu project and their implementation (27.09.2007)

· Fidelity Train from Istanbul to Hasankeyf and fan group opened banner for Hasankeyf (29.08.2007)

· Condemning of signing of contract between DSI and consortium on Ilisu Dam (15.08.2007)

· We protest the intention of the ECA‘s, Banks and Ilisu Consortium who wants to sign the final contracts (german) (07.08.2007)