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Vedat Örüç

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Journalist | Correspondent @TheBlackSeaEU | climate, environment, migration, cross-border, offshores, conflict, middle east | contact: orucdimag@gmail.com

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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

“The Turkish Mediterranean coast is the most polluted coast in the whole Mediterranean because of...plastic waste from the recycling factories. There’s huge amounts of microplastics–sometimes people can’t even get into the sea because of all the waste” ~ Prof Sedat Gündoğdu Photos, Verdat Örüç

Handfuls of sand full of microplastic pollution on what was, until recently, a pristine beach, a popular with swimmers and wildlife alike, at Mersin Bay, Turkey.

Plastic waste from nearby recycling plants has entered waterways which carried it to the beach.

Photo by Verdat Örüç

Sand at Mersin Bay, Turkey, is now full of microplastics.

This beautiful beach, a haven for wildlife and popular swimming spot, is now inundated with plastic pollution which has made its way from nearby recycling plants into waterways which carried it to the beach.

Photo by Verdat Örüç

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Reposted by Vedat Örüç

Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

“The Turkish Mediterranean coast is the most polluted coast in the whole Mediterranean because of...plastic waste from the recycling factories. There’s huge amounts of microplastics–sometimes people can’t even get into the sea because of all the waste” ~ Prof Sedat Gündoğdu Photos, Verdat Örüç

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