Turkey rejects Iran accusations over dam-building activity

Istanbul (AFP) May 12, 2022

Turkey's foreign ministry on Thursday dismissed Iranian criticism that Ankara's dam-building activity was responsible for drought. "Claims that dams in Turkey cause sand and dust storms in our geography are far from scientific," ministry spokesman Tanju Bilgic said in a statement. Tehran on Tuesday said Turkey's upstream dam-building on shared waterways was "unacceptable", calling on i