Perhaps the greatest concern among activists who are against the construction of the Ilisu dam is potential destruction of the livelihood of up to 78,000 people – the majority of whom are ethnic Kurds – living along the approximate 158-mile river stretches. Since the legal framework for resettlement of the displaced people is inadequately recognized in Turkey, except for a handful of large landowners, most of the displaced population is confronted with poverty.
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