Methane plume detected in Türkiye
On 16 Aug 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 5,972 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 143 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 16 Aug 2024 · 10:41 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the SW · 6.5 m/s
- Coordinates
- 41.21521, 28.15105
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
3864cf4b-e8f5-43b2-b198-2b559e38a565
Likely operator
İstaç Strong evidence
The Guardian (5 Oct 2026) reports the Silivri landfill, Türkiye's largest, is run by İstaç, the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality's waste company, and identifies it as the country's worst super-emitting waste site.
Emitting site
TUR_S_015 · Landfill
5 plumes detected at this site
Status
UNEP has not recorded a notification for this plume.
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 3864cf4b-e8f5-43b2-b198-2b559e38a565, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/3864cf4b-e8f5-43b2-b198-2b559e38a565), accessed 6 Oct 2026.