Forestry Ministry

A trend among Turkey?s rich kids ? feeding wild animals inside their houses ? is growing, while looking after such animals in private houses is forbidden.

It seems like the “new Turkey” under Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), who know no limits when it comes to construction, is determined to leave no green areas untouched.

In just the last 10 days, the government prepared draft bills that will allow construction on olive groves, pastures and wetlands.

The government has moved to privatize the salt marshes at the natural reserve of the Gediz Delta, one of the most important sites for the breeding of flamingoes, in the latest controversial attempt to privatize an environmentally protected area.