Top 10 methane super-emitting landfills in Turkey

Silivri

7.4 tonnes per hour

Bulgaria

Black Sea

Şile

4.0

Eyüpsultan

1.1

Istanbul

İzmit

1.5

Ayaş

1.4

Ankara

Osmangazi

1.4

Turkey

İzmir

Çumra

0.8

Menemen

3.9

Sarıçam

0.9

Kepez

0.9

Adana

Antalya

200 km

200 miles

Silivri

7.4 tonnes per hour

Bulgaria

Black Sea

Şile

4.0

Eyüpsultan

1.1

Istanbul

İzmit

1.5

Ayaş

1.4

Ankara

Osmangazi

1.4

Turkey

İzmir

Çumra

0.8

Menemen

3.9

Sarıçam

0.9

Kepez

0.9

Adana

Antalya

200 km

200 miles

Bulgaria

Silivri

7.4 tonnes per hour

Black Sea

Şile

4.0

Eyüpsultan

1.1

Istanbul

İzmit

1.5

Ayaş

1.4

Ankara

Osmangazi

1.4

Turkey

Menemen

3.9

İzmir

Çumra

0.8

Sarıçam

0.9

Kepez

0.9

Adana

Antalya

Mediterranean Sea

200 km

200 miles

Average emission rate of detections between January 2025 and July 2026, tonnes per hour

Bulgaria

Silivri

7.4 tonnes per hour

Black Sea

Şile

4.0

Eyüpsultan

1.1

Istanbul

İzmit

1.5

Ayaş

1.4

Ankara

Osmangazi

1.4

Turkey

Menemen

3.9

İzmir

Çumra

0.8

Sarıçam

0.9

Kepez

0.9

Adana

Antalya

Mediterranean

Sea

200 km

200 miles