(September 3, 1993) The following letter was sent on behalf of the Anti-Nuclear Platform of Turkey, an umbrella organization made up of 33 groups with different backgrounds and various sizes. The groups came together to form the first such platform in Turkey. Now they want to make it international.
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Dear Friends,
They tried 15 years ago. Now they are trying again! This time it is really alarming. The Turkish Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources and the Turkish Electric Utility (inK), both infamous for their extremely inefficient and polluting coal thermal plants, have invited representatives of the world's nuclear industry to choose 'the best one' for Turkey. They plan to have seven plants by 2010 and the first will be built on a beautiful site right by the Mediterranean (Silifke-Akkutu)!
We are worried. We are collecting signatures and getting ready for a Colorful Week of Protest (Oct. 11-17, 1993) against their Nuclear Congress in Ankara. We have very little money and we are trying to get musicians, artists, dancers who would perform free of charge to support our campaign. Please join our Anti-Nuclear Week in Turkey. Show us (and them) how you manage yourstruggle. We will be stronger if you share your experience with us.
Turkey is a land of sun, of strong winds, of biomass ... of renewables which are not even touched. Yet. Energy efficiency is not mentioned at all. We have to stop this nuclear nonsense and save ourselves from the radioactive heritage!
We hope to hear from you soon. Our fax number is: + 90 (4) 380 8979 (Ankara).
Melda Keskin "NO to the Nuclear Plant" Group of
Istanbul
Contact: Melda Keskin, Hüsren Gerede Cad., 77/7 80200, Tesvikiye-Istanbul, Turkey.