Dilovası

A record fine of 30 million Turkish Liras ($1.6 million) has been imposed on a tanker at the port in the northwestern province of Kocaeli due to leakage caused into the sea while transferring fuel oil.

The fuel overflowed into the sea due to the pressure while transferring it to the tanker named "Atacama," anchored in a port in the Körfez district.

The cancer rate in the industrial Dilovası district, located in the northwestern Turkish province of Kocaeli, is three times higher than the world average, daily Habertürk reported on April 10. 

The local branch of the Forestry Ministry in the northwestern province of Kocaeli on Jan. 30 filed a criminal complaint against a port in the industrial Dilovası district, which led to the spillage of 100 tons of oil into the İzmit Gulf. 

One worker was killed and 15 were injured due to an explosion at a factory in the Marmara province of Kocaeli on Jan. 13, Doğan News Agency has reported. 

The explosion occurred in a steel pit at a rolling plant in an industrial site in the province's Dilovası district at 11:00 a.m. Witnesses said the explosion occurred while the pit was under reparation.

Electricity blackouts were still ongoing in Istanbul on Jan. 2, as officials say Turkey's largest city and nearby provinces will continue to suffer from power outages on Jan. 3.

A fire has erupted at a sponge factory in Istanbul's Tuzla district on Dec. 3, Doğan News Agency reported. 

Many firefighters were dispatched to the Tuzla Organized Industrial Site to fight the fire. 

The fire was taken under control after around one hour's work, which included help from choppers, daily Habertürk reported on its website on Dec. 3. 

Several firms have announced their participation in a project for the protection of stray animals in industrial zones close to Istanbul.

The project, led by Friterm and titled "Kids of our streets," has been implemented with the support of firms located in the Dilovası district of Kocaeli and in the Tuzla district of Istanbul, both industrial zones.