ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
Turkey actually suffers from a severe water shortage
|
|
|
Turkey has access to multiple water sources
|
|
|
The UN is supplying Turkey with additional water
|
|
|
Turkey receives a massive amount of rainfall each year
|
Detailed explanation-1: -However, the fact that Turkey controls the headwaters of the Tigris and Euphrates gives it, literally, a terrific geographical advantage. It has the ability to cut off the supply of water to Syria and Iraq. If Turkey were actually to do this, it would constitute the equivalent of an act of war.
Detailed explanation-2: -Turkey has a “water advantage” over other Middle Eastern countries because the Tigris and Euphrates rivers form here. Turkey has developed the Southeastern Anatolia Project, which consists of 22 dams and 19 hydroelectric plants along the Euphrates River.
Detailed explanation-3: -Key vulnerabilities • Possible major changes in the quantity and quality of water and stream flow in Turkey’s river basins. Rivers are the main sources of water for Turkey, not only for safe drinking water, domestic and industrial use, but also for irrigation and power generation.