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Mobility of students

5-9 May 2025 Antalya, Turkey

2021-2027

�Ready, Steady, Go!

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2024-1-HU01-KA122-SCH-000216241

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E-learning material

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Created by Balogh Yu Dávid, Bánhidi Nóra, Bódi Bianka, Koncz Eszter

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WATER

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  • Water is a prerequisite for life, it’s really important everywhere in the world

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  • Its scientific name is H2O

(It contains hydrogen and oxygen)

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  • The average person drinks

73-75 thousand liter water

in their lifetime.

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THE WATER IN TURKEY

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  • The tap water in Turkey is contaminated by :

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  • AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS
  • INDUSTRIAL SEWAGE
  • MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER
  • BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION
  • COASTAL POLLUTION

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HOW LOCAL PEOPLE USE WATER?

IN LARGER CITIES , LIKE ISTAMBUL , ANKARA OR ANTALYA THE TAP WATER IS DRINKABLE SO LOCAL PEOPLE DRINK IT, USE IT FOR COOKING , AND GIVING IT TO THEIR ANIMALS BUT SOMETIMES THEY ALSO DECIDE NOT TO CONSUME IT.

IN SMALLER CITIES LIKE KONYA OR BURSA THE WATER TREATMENT AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS DO NOT ALWAYS MEET THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS AND TAP WATER IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR DRINKING

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TOURISTS ARE ADVISED NOT TO DRINK TAP WATER, AS IT MAY CAUSE ILLNESS.

INSTEAD OF TAP WATER YOU CAN DRINK MINERAL WATER OR DIFFERENT TYPES OF BOTTLED WATER LIKE THIS.

IN HOTELS YOU CAN GET BOTTLED WATER FOR FREE.

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ENERGY SAVING IN THE CITY

IN CITIES, MANY HOUSES HAVE SOLAR PANELS ON THEIR ROOFS, WHICH HELPS THEM SAVE ENERGY.

IT IS VERY INTERESTING THAT YOU DON’T SEE ANY ELECTRIC CARS ON THE ROADS, WHILE THEY ARE BECOMING MORE AND MORE POPULAR IN OTHER COUNTRIES.

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ENERGY SAVING IN THE HOTELS

THEY USE KEY CARD POWER SWITCH TO SAVE ENERGY, BECAUSE THE ONLY WAY TO GET ELECTRICITY IN THE ROOM IS BY INSERTING THE CARD INTO THE DEVICE.

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THE AIR CONDITIONER ONLY WORKS WHEN THE TERRACE DOOR IS CLOSED, SO IT DOESN’T RUN UNNECESSARILY.

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

WE HOPE YOU LEARNED SOMETHING NEW ABOUT WATER AND ENERGY SAVING IN TURKEY.