Turkey’s dams cause the Afrin River to dry up

Turkey’s dams cause the Afrin River to dry up

The Syrian Violations Documentation Center stated that dams built in Turkey have significantly reduced the amount of water reaching Syria, causing a major environmental and humanitarian crisis affecting hundreds of villages. In particular, the Yazıhan and Karaköy dams have dramatically reduced the water level in the Afrin River in recent months. Accordingly, dozens of hectares of agricultural land were destroyed, hundreds of villages were left w…