New Threat to Istanbul’s Trees: Construction of Sarıyer-Kilyos Tunnel in Northern Forests Begins

Report: The Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications at the time, Ahmet Arslan, stated that during the construction of the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge and its connection roads, a total of 381 thousand trees were either cut down or transplanted. However, it was reported by the Northern Forests Defense that in Istanbul alone, 3.7 million trees were cut down…