Turkey's Controversial $1.7BN Mega Dam

The $1.7 billion Ilisu Dam in Turkey significantly benefits the local economy. Yet its construction sparked such widespread controversy that it led to international boycotts and even became the target of an armed attack. Today we will find out why the dam was built in the first place, the reasons behind the controversy, and its impact.

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0:00 Turkey's Controversial $1.7BN Mega Dam
1:21 Why was the Ilisu Dam Built?
2:28 Construction Process
5:33 The Impact of the Ilisu Dam

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[MegaBuildsYT]

What do you think about the Ilisu Dam? Was it right to build this massive dam? 🤔

[shinitai-]

Kurds arent %20 of population of Turkey, they're %14, (There's a big 4 million gap between two numbers)
PKK is not a "armed political organisation" it's terrorist organization recognized as terrorist group by both EU and NATO.

[MassiveBuild]

Turkey is one of the good and developed country in terms of tech and dams👌

[Liteg]

GW is a unit of power, which means it is generated this second. GWh is a unit of energy, which is power generated over time. A generator is rated in GW (or rather MW which is a thousand times less than a GW) as that is it's max continuous power output. While power production has a lot of other factors that the generator does not care about such as rainfall, magazine size, maintenance, power prices, grid services, competing power plants, etc.. So if you are talking about how much production a power plant has you are talking about energy, GWh, these are two different units of measurement.

In this video you say it produces 3, 8 GW annually which I assume you mean GWh, however 3, 8 GWh is nothing in power production terms, it's less than 20 year old single wind turbines produce. So again, I assume you mean 3, 8 TWh, which is a thousand times more, and sounds a bit more realistic for a project like that.

[vinkata]

Respect to the Turks, they did the right thing and not bullshiting a way around projects essential for populations wellbeing. 👍

[ericplace]

“Has the capacity of a small nuclear reactor” (0.30). But with 3.8 GW (5.27) it’s more like a big nuclear reactor!

[nexiboi]

almost at 1 million letsgooo!!! glad i've been here since the early days ❤

[batu]

As a Turk, its really heartbreaking for our neigbours but dont forget that we really need these dams to run the nation. I hope in the future, every side could agree on a greater project.

[aleksaydin]

I think the thought of the locals is always the most important, they are first hand impacted, so if they are happy then its a success

[YavHeHe]

This is discussed very differently in Turkiye. Cultural costs meaning building which were useless and nobody even knew of it before everything happened, it meant nothing to the turkish people. Everyone effected by the river was built a home for free nearby where they already were and got free electricity for multiple years and some even a job so nobody was angry, everyone effected was quite oppositely happy. Only international protestors were there, on top of that yeni hasankeyf is not being kept up because of lack of international tourists which were the main reason it was moved, which has worsened the state of the buildings. All in all turkish people have benefited from this immensely and nobody is angry or sad anything was "lost"

[thomasratliff]

You avoided the subject of corruption, touche. We all know that dam did not cost that much, and many are now very rich. My opinion

[dannmarks]

Building a large dam is always controversial - but there are factors that are not mentioned here. This will create tourism, fishing, bating vacationing opportunities and the list could be somewhat limitless. Of course people want modern lives with heat and air conditioning. Electric stoves and factories for more mineral extractions in the area that can be processed. Controlled water out lets could actually help down stream countries as well. Water is an important resourse in this area of the world. Wise use is really good.

[stevewiles]

With a constantly growing world population, more and more of that population will be displaced in order to provide the power, water, and food requirements that the growing populations need.

[Agapimo]

Can’t believe the EARTHQUAKE dangers were not even acknowledged 🙄

[elpuf]

As a Turk seeing those people in the comments defend this hurts me and makes me hate my identity. I just cant wrap my head around the fact some people fuckin agree with cutting several nations WATER source. Hasankeyf and locals are cherry on top to this disaster as well.

[kykk]

I've spent about 15 years traveling to various parts of the world and I hold Hasankeyf as one of my absolute favorite places. From a solely selfish standpoint I find the decision to submerge it a horrendous crime against culture and history and it deeply saddens me that future generations, especially those with roots in the region, will never get to see it, feel it, experience it.

[IamThatLuxury]

An insightful and balanced exploration of the Ilisu Dam project! This video does an excellent job of presenting both the economic benefits and the complex controversies surrounding the dam. It's a stark reminder of the challenging decisions in large-scale infrastructure projects, where advancements and progress often come with significant cultural and environmental trade-offs. The story of the Ilisu Dam is a crucial case study for anyone interested in sustainable development and the intricate dynamics of modern engineering projects.

[melikmehmetozyldrm]

Jobs and economical development > some dusty caves

[hrushikeshavachat]

While Europe has destroyed cultures across their colonies, they continue to question it when done by others.

[supertime]

❤this dam was needed and it’s good that it’s built, since all the farmers in the area seen 10 fold increase in their income
Displaced people were moved to
Modern village
Historical monuments were carefully moved for viewing