Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2022
Air pollution and greenhouse-gas emissions criticism
Criticism of air pollution from the company’s coal-fired power stations continued in 2022. Climate TRACE estimates cited in the reference material attributed more than five million tonnes of greenhouse-gas emissions to the facilities during that year.
Akbelen Forest mining controversy
Local residents and environmental campaigners opposed the cutting of trees near Akbelen Forest to facilitate expansion of the open-pit coal mine supplying the Kemerköy and Yeniköy power stations. The controversy placed IC İçtaş Energy’s coal operations under sustained environmental scrutiny.