YK Energy explained

Yeniköy Kemerköy Enerji, known as YK Energy,[1] is a government-linked[2] energy company in Turkey.

History

Since 2014, the company has been owned by IC Ictas and Limak Group, following a US$2.67 billion purchase.

In July and August 2023, the company's deforestation of Akbelen Forest was met with protests in nearby İkizköy and sparked a national discussion.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Altayli . Birsen . Karakas . Burcu . 2023-07-27 . Protesters occupy forest to stop Turkish coal mine expansion . en . . live . 2023-07-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230728092509/https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/protesters-occupy-forest-stop-turkish-coal-mine-expansion-2023-07-27/ . 2023-07-28.
  2. News: Erok . Can . Buyuk . Hamdi Firat . 3 Aug 2023 . Turkish Environmentalists Struggle to Save Forest from Coalmine Company . . live . 20 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230805214059/https://balkaninsight.com/2023/08/03/turkish-environmentalists-struggle-to-save-forest-from-coalmine-company/ . 5 August 2023.

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