Methane plume detected in Türkiye
On 7 Mar 2025, the EnMAP - DLR satellite saw methane escaping at about 2,825 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 67.8 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 7 Mar 2025 · 09:21 UTC
- Satellite
- EnMAP - DLR
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the SW · 2.4 m/s
- Coordinates
- 39.95121, 32.45911
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
d94fe5d8-46c7-4dd6-96a6-c11ec5b04b67
Likely operator
Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Plausible
Under Law 5216 (Metropolitan Municipalities), solid-waste disposal in a metropolitan province is the metropolitan municipality's responsibility; UNEP classifies this source as a landfill.
Emitting site
TUR_S_011 · Landfill
8 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 d94fe5d8-46c7-4dd6-96a6-c11ec5b04b67, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/d94fe5d8-46c7-4dd6-96a6-c11ec5b04b67), accessed 6 Oct 2026.