Dam on Tigris river [EN]

Tigris river is very important to Turkey's economy and as well to the locals who live nearby it. But now government planned on building a dam on the Tigris river which would be a 100 year benefit plan. But this is a controversial question, because this dam would destroy ancient monuments, landscape and villages.

1. Do you know where is Tigris river?

2. Have you heard anything about dam on Tigris river?

3. Do you think that building dams and getting profit for about a hundred years is worth destroying ancient monuments and cities?

4. Did you know that water scarcity in the middle east is a real problem?

5. Is it worth replacing historical monuments and places with water tourism?

6. Do you agree that the development of Southeastern Turkey is more important than the protection of Hasankeyf (one of the oldest still inhabitant town)?

7. Do you agree that moving historical artifacts from their original location would corupt their historical worth?

8. Do you agree that the Turkish government has no more options except for construction of the dams?

9. What would be your suggestion for the local tourists, who‘s tourism bussines is being threatened to be replaced by water tourism?

  1. Water tourism is still tourism, they could adapt.
  2. don't know
  3. NORIU KAVOS PUODELIO :D
  4. Try to offer more that beats water tourism by fun.
  5. I think that local tourists should do battle for their rights or search compromise.
  6. Don't replace it.
  7. Nothing won't stop this
  8. I don't know
  9. -
  10. try to attract as much as possible tourists to make a lot of money
…Daugiau…

10. What would you do if your government would threaten to flood your town/vilage for temporary profit?

  1. I would make a protest action
  2. Fight the power
  3. don;t know
  4. NORIU KAVOS...
  5. I would gather all town/vilage and go with them to the goverment to ask to stop this madness.
  6. Of course, i would take profit of it.
  7. I would protest.
  8. It's good that there aren't any rivers around.
  9. I would be upset. And I would try to fight against these people
  10. Protestuočiau ir bandyčiau prisidėt kiek tik galiu, kad to nebūtų (jeigu tai neatneštų didesnės naudos) P.S. tingėjau angliškai. Sorry ;)
…Daugiau…

11. What is your opinion about the GAP (dam construction) project?

  1. I think that there should be a voting, for or against the GAP project.
  2. no comments.
  3. really don't know
  4. BUTU GERAI KOKIOS MAKIJATO :D
  5. I think money is good, but historical monumets are more important than money for sure.
  6. i dont't heard about this project.
  7. Unlucky local people thats all.
  8. I don't know anything about this project, so I can't express my opinion
  9. Neturiu nuomonės
  10. it is not etical to destroy a hostorical heritage in order to make any kind of profit
…Daugiau…

12. Is it worth to build a dam on Tigris river witch would give benefit for just 100 year?

13. Which period of time, with increased profit, do you think, would be worth destroying the historical monuments and places?

14. It is said that this dam will have a power plant that will generate 3.8 billion kilowatt hours of electricity a year. What other sources of power would you recommend in order to avoid power plant building.

15. After the dam is built, it is calculated that more than 80 villages will be flooded. What would you do if you were one of those unlucky villagers?

16. Since last year, when this story about the dam was made public, do you think that anything changed at all?

17. How do you think what is the most important thing in this region?

18. What would you do if you were one of the government men?

19. How do you think this story will end?

20. Have you faced or did you heard a similar story and how did it end?

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