Prof. Dr. Celal Şengör Called Environmentalists “Ignorant”

Istanbul Technical University At Ayazağa Campus 4 December World Miners’ Day While a panel was organized within the scope of Professor Doctor Celal Şengör happened. Şengör’s statements at the panel will be discussed for a long time.

Environmentalists are called “ignorant”

“Reintegrating old mining sites into nature” Participating in the panel on You see“Let’s repeat, we do not destroy nature, we change the face of nature. You may not like this face, this face, or that face. First of all, we need to find out why he doesn’t like it. First of all, we will determine what disturbs the people around us, that is, the smart people who say that the mine should not be opened. Once you detect this, you will look at 99.9 percent, Those who are disturbed are simply ignorant.” he said.

Mining is an extremely important thing and does not destroy nature said Şengör, “He is losing the view of the village next door, I don’t care. But you can’t say, ‘What does it matter to me?’ This guy also has the right to live in a nice place. Brother, you want to live in a nice place, but there are also these alternatives, they will be beneficial for you, your child, and they will be beneficial for you. He doesn’t want these alternatives.” Are you? Sir, you will fire the man who said “Mining destroys nature.” Look, journalists are sitting in the front, I say to them; These environmentalists are a bunch of ignorant peopleI say, fire them. They say we can’t do this, we are journalists. Do you remember what İlber Ortaylı said? Because I stopped chatting with the ignorant. The man is right from the ground to the sky. There are many places where environmentalists are right, but you have to look at how an environmentalist is an environmentalist. You will say, “I am an environmentalist, I am a lawyer, I am an environmentalist, I am a business owner, go.”” he said.

Reactions to Şengör on social media were swift: