In Bursa, another lake is disappearing...

The Gölbaşı dam, which plays a significant role in irrigating the agricultural areas of Bursa that produce important crops such as peaches, pears, black figs, and cherries, is alarmingly concerning despite being in December. The Gölbaşı dam in the district of Kestel, which was started to be built in 1933 on the instruction of the founder of the Republic, Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, for the purpose of contributing to agricultural irrigation, has been fulfilling an important duty in the meeting of water with the fertile soils of the Bursa Plain since it was put into service in 1938. Especially the lands in the districts of Kestel and Gürsu, where agricultural products such as peaches, pears, black figs, and cherries unique to Bursa are produced, have been irrigated with water from the Gölbaşı dam. Due to the drought experienced this year and the unresolved issue with the dam's foundation for years, the situation in the Gölbaşı dam has reached dangerous levels. Despite it being the ...