Hollywood Vampires musician Johnny Depp posted a new photo about the latest breaking news in Turkey that the historic Mount Ida is about to be destroyed by Canadian gold-mining company.
His many Turkish fans Johnny Depp’s many Turkish fans swept into Johnny’s Instagram account and as we write this article, almost 120K people liked his photo.
Depp also tagged his long-time buddy, Leonardo DiCaprio on the photo and asked for his support.
Here is his statement:
“Turkey’s historic Mount Ida – the setting for so many stories and myths from ancient times – is now being destroyed by a Canadian gold mining company.
Just 20 km from the site of ancient Troy and 30 km from Çanakkale [Gallipoli], Anatolia’s Kaz Dağları [Goose Mountains] are steeped in ancient as well as modern history. Also known as Mount Ida, they are the setting for many stories from Ancient Greek times: including the Iliad by Homer and the Aeneid of Virgil. With a rural population scattered among small villages, the region has a wealth of endemic flora, left behind after the Ice Age.
But the region is also rich with minerals and natural resources, and these are being plundered by foreign and domestic companies alike, leaving vast swathes bare lifeless soil and the once majestic mountain a scene of toxic devastation.
The most recent carnage is being wreaked by Doğu Biga, a Turkish company overseeing the project on behalf of a Canadian company, Alamos Gold. they have already felled almost 200,000 trees – four times more than the number approved by the Environmental Impact Assessment report.
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#kazdağları #kazdaglari”
You can see the photo below.
