Turkish athletes train around dried dam to raise awareness

Muay Thai Türkiye national team athletes and coaches preparing for the Turkish championship in Düzce held a training session around the Hasanlar Dam, where the water has receded due to drought, to raise awareness.

The dam with a water capacity of 1.65 million cubic meters, which was built on the Küçük Melen Stream in Yığılca district in 1972 for irrigation and flood control purposes, has had a drop in water levels due to a lack of precipitation in the region, Düzce, Türkiye, Jan. 27, 2023.

The dam was at full capacity at the same time last year, is only 35% full this year.

As a result of the water receding from the dam due to drought, cracks have occurred in the soil.

The 10 athletes and trainers who wanted to raise awareness, wrote out the word "water" ("su" in Turkish) by lying on the ground.