This week's theme centers on World Water Day, observed every year on March 22, a United Nations initiative highlighting the importance of freshwater and the sustainable management of water resources.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: This is Terkos Dam, just outside Istanbul. Despite the dried up lakebed and grazing cattle, it’s among the fullest of ...

The bank of screens in Ismail Aydin's Istanbul water management system control room flashes a worrying number: 29.7 percent. That is the capacity level to which Istanbul's water reservoirs have ...

TEKIRDAG, Turkey (Reuters) -A drought in Turkey's northwestern province of Tekirdag has left the area's main dams without potable water, straining infrastructure and leaving some homes without water ...

Farmers plant sunflowers in dried-out former rice paddies Suffer income losses: 'We are very pessimistic' about future Precipitation in northwest Turkey 23% below average in past year Total water ...

İstanbul's water consumption reached a record high on Wednesday, as temperatures in the city soared to a record-breaking level. The İstanbul Water and Sewerage Administration (İSKİ) reported that over ...

As Turkey faces its worst drought in half a century, many cities are implementing water cuts to avoid shortages while reservoirs sit dangerously low. The post Turkey’s Izmir facing severe shortages as ...

ISTANBUL, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Cattle now graze and sunflowers grow in the dried lakebed of the Terkos Dam outside Istanbul, where a drought this year has reduced water levels in the reservoirs of ...