Turkish Foundation
Can a person have a forest?
The answer is yes. I have two forests; you can too. In two years I initiated two forests for my country, my land, our planet.
The first one is in İzmir's Urla district, in Kadıova, with 2,094 saplings, while the second one is in Balıkesir's Bahçedere district with 3,685 saplings; two huge forests.
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Do what the Turks say, not what they do
Özgül Erdemli Mutlu is currently the director of corporate communications and environment policies at the Turkish Foundation for Combating Soil Erosion, for Reforestation and the Protection of Natural Habitats (TEMA). Founded in 1992, TEMA is one of Turkey's most prominent and influential environmental NGOs.
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