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Timeline
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Turkey: High court rejects cancellation of copper mine, disregards local opposition & warnings of negative social & environmental impacts
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Turkey: Protests against Cerattepe mine allegedly met with increased violence
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Turkey: Twenty-year opposition to Cerattepe mine exposes deficiencies in the legal system
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Turkey: Case over contested Cerattepe mine continues as judges are challenged
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Turkish government temporarily halts Cerattepe mine construction in wake of protests
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Police block protests against Turkish mine construction
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Turkish police clash with mine protesters in Artvin
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Turkey: Protests over Artvin mine construction grow as more security forces deployed