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title: "Claim of chemical water discharge from gold exploration drilling in Ordu"
url: https://gazete.tv/en/story/2026-09-18-claim-chemical-water-discharge-gold-exploration/
lang: en
date: 2026-09-18
updated: 2026-09-19T01:25:50.718Z
category: society
sources: 1
agreement: single-source
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# Claim of chemical water discharge from gold exploration drilling in Ordu

The Ordu Environmental Association claimed that chemical-laden water from gold exploration drilling in the districts of Aybastı, Korgan and Kabataş was discharged onto pastureland without oversight, and that three cows died after being poisoned. The association said it had brought the matter to the attention of the Provincial Directorate of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change.

## Who is in this story

- [Ordu](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/ordu/) — Places
- [Aybastı](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/aybasti/) — Places
- [Korgan](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/korgan/) — Places
- [Kabataş](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/kabatas-ordu/) — Places
- [Ordu Environmental Association](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/orcev/) — Institutions
- [Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/cevre-sehircilik-ve-iklim-degisikligi-bakanligi/) — Institutions
- [Cumhuriyet](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/cumhuriyet/) — Media

## News sources

- [Ordu'da sondaj zehri meraya aktı iddiası](https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/turkiye/ordu-da-sondaj-zehri-meraya-akti-iddiasi-2538923) — Cumhuriyet (opposition) — 2026-09-19

## Other editions

- tr: https://gazete.tv/tr/story/2026-09-18-ordu-altin-arama-sondajlarinda-kimyasal-tahliyesi/
- ar: https://gazete.tv/ar/story/2026-09-18-claim-chemical-water-discharge-gold-exploration/
- ru: https://gazete.tv/ru/story/2026-09-18-ordu-zayavili-sbrose-khimicheskikh-vod-pri/

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