Environmentalism of the malcontent: anatomy of an anti-coal power plant struggle in Turkey

Beyond special circumstances: climate change policy in Turkey 1992–2015

“…The energy policy in Turkey, a key driver responsible for 70.2% of total GHG emissions, is predominated by concerns on security of supply, affordability and competitiveness, and low‐carbon technologies, all of which depict numerous challenges to the country in terms of climate change politics. Turkey's demand portrays an increasing profile in terms of overall energy requirement alongside its macro plans for sustained economic growth (see Figures and ), where more energy consumption is seen as a means for supporting economic and social development in line with its overarching ideology of modernization . Under the present political economic configuration, it is likely that the energy security narratives will continue to preoccupy the national agenda in the near future as well.…”

Mining conflicts and transformative politics: A comparison of Intag (Ecuador) and Mount Ida (Turkey) environmental struggles

“…Adaman and Arsel, 2005;Harris, 2008). Observing the current processes in both countries, it seems that despite the significant differences between its neoliberal (in Turkey) and post-neoliberal (in Ecuador) forms it is indeed fundamental to the construction and maintenance of state hegemony, particularly as it pertains to the governance of the environment (Arsel et al, 2014;Escobar, 2010;Radcliffe, 2012). The two states do not either differ much in terms of how they deal with social resistance, deploying their coercive powers (or threatening to do so) to silence and repress those who stand in the way of their political and economic projects.…”

The rural roots of the rise of the Justice and Development Party in Turkey

“…The construction, mining, and energy sectors have been important engines of economic growth and symbols of rule during the AKP period (Adaman et al 2018;Arsel, Akbulut, and Adaman 2015). In the Black Sea region, constructions of fossil fuel and hydroelectricity plants have generated popular resistance in rural areas such as Gerze (Sinop), Cerattepe (Artvin), Fındıklı (Rize), Hemşin (Rize), Fatsa (Ordu), and Cide (Kastamonu).…”

“…The individual interest in rent increase resonates with the narrative of national development, which is deeply rooted in the imagery of the Turkish state. The AKP government has presented the construction and extraction boom as a manifestation of successful economic development (Arsel, Akbulut, and Adaman 2015). In some cases, protest movements against hydropower plants caused local populations to react.…”