Security forces tried to disperse some 2,000 protesters marching against three hydroelectric power plant (HES) projects in the Black Sea province of Tokat on March 15. The villagers, accompanied by associations who had come from Istanbul, began to march toward the construction site of the three HES projects after gathering in the Zile district, chanting slogans and carrying banners demanding a halt to the projects. Gendarmerie forces built a barricade in front of the construction site in order to prevent protesters from reaching the site.
Security forces tried to disperse some 2,000 protesters marching against three hydroelectric power plant ( Hes ) projects in the Black Sea province of Tokat on March 15.