Greenpeace builds Noah's Ark on Mt. Ararat

12 Environmental activists are building a replica of Noah's Ark on Mount Ararat - where the biblical vessel is said to have landed after the great flood - in an appeal for action on global warming, Greenpeace said Wednesday. Turkish and German volunteer carpenters are making the wooden ship on the mountain in eastern Turkey, bordering Iran. The ark will be revealed in a ceremony on May 31, a day after Greenpeace activists climb the mountain and call on world leaders to take action to tackle climate change, Greenpeace said."Climate change is real, it's happening now and unless world leaders take urgent, decisive and far-reaching action, the next decades will see human misery on a scale not experienced in modern times," said Greenpeace activist Hilal Atici. "Those leaders have a mandate from the people ... to massively cut greenhouse gas emissions and to do it now."Many countries are struggling to address global and national standards for carbon emissions.

This sounds really interesting
Maybe I'll go see it

Thanks for your reply, Azade!!

chacun à son goût

Nasil yani?

Sorry to say but people on this forum often don't care whatsoever about cultural posts so it's pretty natural to appreciate interest, degil mi?

FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN CULTURE, HERE IS SOMETHING VERY CULTURAL

"He was one of those rare people that would put his life on the line for an issue like French nuclear testing," said Ms Palese, who remains an active member of Greenpeace.

The above sentence is by a Greenpeace activist, about their founder Mr.David McTaggart, shortly after McTaggart's untimely death.

David McTaggart was a very rich Canadian of British roots.

- He lost an eye, in a brawl with French commandos.
- He is the founder of Greenpeace.
- Greenpeace is well known for its efforts to hinder and stop French nuclear activities around the world.
- French Navy eventually had to openly torpedo and sink the Greenpeace flagship (RAINBOW WARRIOR) in high seas.
- McTaggart died (!) shortly afterwards, in Italy, in a very suspicious car accident.

NOBODY THINKS THE BRITISH SECRET SERVICE HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH McTAGGART's DEATH.

to ROSWITHA=
Ağrı Dağı (5137 metre ), Türkiye'nin en yüksek dağıdır.Dağ, Ağrı iline bağlı, Doğu Beyazit ilçesi'nde, Iğdır Yolu üzerindedir.Ağrı Dağı eteklerinde, bir de, gökyüzünden geçmiş zamanlarda dünyaya düşen bir meteor'un (göktaşı yolaçtığı bir Meteor Çukuru vardır.Bu meteor çukurunun dünyadaki bir diğer eşi ve örneği de Latin Amerika'da bulunmaktadır.
Nuhun Gemisi'ne gelince=Söz konusu Nuhun Gemisi'nin olduğu ifade edilen görüntü de, Doğu Beyazit Dağı yamaçlarındadır.Aya ilk ayak basan Astronot Neil Armstrong her yıl Nuhun Gemisinin bulunduğu yeri ziyarete gelirdi.Bir defasında ben de onunla görüşme yaptım.Neil Armstrong Doğu Beyazitlılara şÃ¶yle demiş= "Ben Ay'dan dünyaya baktığımda ilk olarak bu muhteşem Ağrı Dağı'nı ve Nuhun Gemisinin kalıntısını gördüm.Bu nedenle her yıl burayı ziyarete geliyorum".
Nuhun Gemisi konusu, İslamın Kutsal Kitabı olan Kuran-ı Kerim'de de yer almaktadır.
Ama Nuhun Gemisi'nin yeri konusunda çeşitli tezler bulunmaktadır.
Sizin bu konuda bir görüşÃ¼nüz varsa,bizimle paylaşın.

This might be a stupid question, but why are greenpeace making a replica of the ark?

I dont see it as cultural either - just a statement from Greenpeace about climate change but I think there are more effective ways to demonstrate, like bricking up the doors of the White House with all the US government inside lol_fast: !! Nice project for the Turkish carpenters tho' !! :

Cultur, in its broadest sense, is the ability to be aware. If your awareness allows you to believe innocent carpenters are happily building an ark on Mt. Ararat......so be it !

Look I really don't think it's funny that my every word has to be analyzed into pieces so it can be used against me. There are so many definitions of culture and it's a very broad word today, so I still stand by what I said in the first place. Just take a look at past topics, those who relate to culture or anything similar are often more or less overlooked. And it wasn't a negative statement that I made obviously, it was simply an explanation as to why the author of the thread was thankful that someone replied.

Just take a look at this thread, even. People are more busy nagging than actually caring about what it was about in the first place. Does nobody have anything to say about the original topic?

I think it is an interesting article and don't understand why people get off bashing another here. As I understand it, this is supposed to be a site to learn, and Turkish issues are of primary importance.

Please stop with the personal attacks.

I have noticed Azade the target of more than one of them. Please stop these personal attacks and let us incorporate some of that beautiful and wonderful Turkish grace and hospitality I'm sure we all love into our posts.

WELL SAID, ALAMEDA. I AGREE!

Quote Alameda.........'As I understand it, this is supposed to be a site to learn, and Turkish issues are of primary importance.'




Goodness this site is so much more than just a 'site to learn'

http://www.cornucopia.net/aboutdh.html

A book review, for those who want to know more about Turkia and Turks....