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.

Rezultatai yra viešai prieinami

YesNo

Yes I heard a lot about itThis is the first time I‘m hearing about thisI don't care

Yes, this old region needs new changesThere can‘t be any questions about replacing such valuable thingsI don‘t care

Strongly agreeAgreeDisagreeStrongly disagree

Destroying city for a benefit? No waySome cash would help Turkey to recover from crisisI don‘t care

<100100<300<300Not worth it

Move away immediatelyProtest in all possible waysStay and wait whatever happens

Yes, this information did a lot in order to stop the destruction of Hasankef cityPeople did care at first when they have just heared about this, but later on they just forgot about it allPublicity can't stop anything that has money

I would try to stop the construction of a damBenefit? That‘s what you shoud have started with! Let's build it!It's not my business, I have more important things to do.

Dam will be built anywayUNESCO won't let it happen and the Hasankef won't be touchedI don't care

I didn't face or hear anything that would relate to this storyI have experienced something like this and it ended wellMoney always wins

Dam on Tigris river [EN]

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?

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

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

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? ✪