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title: "METU student groups issue statement against road project through the forest"
url: https://gazete.tv/en/story/2026-09-17-metu-student-groups-issue-statement-against/
lang: en
date: 2026-09-17
updated: 2026-09-17T09:35:00.239Z
category: society
sources: 1
agreement: single-source
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# METU student groups issue statement against road project through the forest

Following the resumption of work on a road planned to connect Dumlupınar Boulevard to the Niğde Motorway and passing through METU Forest, a joint statement signed by 41 METU constituent bodies claimed the project would disrupt the forest's ecological integrity.

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