For the Sake of Uranium

Turkey's fondness for nuclear energy is not new. 40 years ago, uranium mining, which is a basic requirement for nuclear energy production, was carried out in our country. "Yellow Cake", a raw material for nuclear fuel, was produced. Drilling operations were carried out by MTA to determine uranium reserves at many points identified.

This book explores a little-known aspect of Turkey's fondness for nuclear energy. It examines uranium mining and drilling operations carried out in two different locations in the Aegean Region about 40 years ago. It focuses on the environmental and health problems in these places, which were abandoned without any precautions after uranium mining. It raises questions about whether the high cancer rates in these places, which have been called "cancer villages," are caused by uranium mining.

What is told in the book inevitably leads both the authorities and all citizens to consider the following question: "How will a country, eager to build three or even five nuclear power plants and acquire nuclear weapons, operate the nuclear power plants it plans to build when it cannot even deal with the problems caused by uranium mining 40 years ago?"

Özer Akdemir sheds light on the forgotten realities of uranium mining in the Aegean. Scientific facts that are ignored, beautiful Aegean villages whose names are associated with cancer...

The book describes nature's brutal reaction to this carelessness, polluted roughly 40 years ago and abandoned without any precautions. The sad story of the villagers of Kisir and Kasar, whose soil, water, and air have been polluted and who are struggling with various diseases, will deeply sadden you, in an issue where state institutions take no responsibility!

(From the Promotional Bulletin)