Sakarya Basin
Çavuşçu Lake
City: Konya
Provinces: Ilgın
Surface Area : 1200
Altitude : 1026 m
Protection: Yes
Bird Species: The population of Whiskered tern, Bıyıklı sumru (100 pairs) and huge number of wintering water birds (max. 32.586), including Red-crested pochard Macar ördeği (max.1000).
Main Characteristics: sweet water lake
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Altıntaş Plains
City: Kütahya
Provinces: Altıntaş, Aslanapa, Kütahya Merkez
Surface Area : 19200
Altitude : 970 - 1698 m
Protection: Yes
Bird Species: It is thought that there are approximately 20 breeding pairs of great bustard toy in the area. Reproduction is observed every year.
Main Characteristics: plateau, agricultural area
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Türkmenbaba Mountain
City: Kütahya, Eskişehir
Provinces: Eskişehir Merkez, Kütahya Merkez, Seyitgazi
Surface Area : 17500
Altitude : 1200 - 1826 m
Protection: partially
Bird Species: The biggest population of black vulture Kara akbaba (10 pairs) known in Türkiye lives in the region. At the same time there are important breeding numbers of black stork kara leylek (5 pairs), lammergeıer sakallı akbaba (1 pair) and booted eagle küçük kartal (5 pairs).
Main Characteristics: forest, mountain
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Aliken
City: Eskişehir
Provinces: Pairseler, Sivrihisar
Surface Area : 11500
Altitude : 875 - 909 m
Protection: N/A
Bird Species: It is estimated that there are approximately 20 breeding pairs of great bustard toy in the area., the maximum number of individuals recorded is 45.
Main Characteristics: plateau, agricultural area
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Balıkdamı
City: Eskişehir
Provinces: Sivrihisar
Surface Area : 1470
Altitude: 799 m
Protection: Yes
Bird Species: It is important for the populations of Montagu’s Harrier çayır delicesi (15 pairs) and Lesser Kestrel küçük kerkenez (10 pairs in Ahiler) as well as migrant storks (max.17.915). The region has importance during migration for water birds, including ruddy shelduck angıt (max. 302).
Main Characteristics: sweet water lake, swamp
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Uyuz Lake
City: Konya
Surface Area: 15
Altitude : 1185 m
Protection: Yes
Bird Species: ruddy duck dikkuyruk (10 pairs) population.
Main Characteristics: sweet water lake
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Çöl Lake
City: Ankara
Provinces: Bala, Haymana
Surface Area : 4700
Altitude : 1045 m
Protection: N/A
Bird Species: Greater sand plover Büyük cılıbıt breed in the area. A large numbers of water birds winter in the lake (max. 76.154), including white-fronted goose sakarca (max. 14.000), ruddy shelduck angıt (max. 6847) and teal çamurcun (max. 10.486) (data before 1989.) Flamingo (max. 5500), ruddy duck dikkuyruk (max.27) and black-winged stilt uzunbacak (max. 1000) can generally seen in the lake during the period after breeding. There are mallard yeşilbaş, black-winged stilt uzunbacak, avocet kılıçgaga, kentısh plover akça cılıbıt and lapwing kızkuşu among other birds breeding within the region.
Main Characteristics: salty lake, swamp
Mogan Lake
City: Ankara
Provinces: Gölbaşı
Surface Area : 1500
Altitude: 973 m
Protection: Yes
Bird Species: Important breedıng populations of squacco heron alaca balıkçıl (30 pairs), Red-crested pochard Macar Ördeği (50 pairs), Ferruginous duck pasbaş patka (10 pairs) and ruddy duck dikkuyruk (2 pairs). At the end of autumn and before spring you may observe a large numbers of water birds (max. 78.590), including Red-crested pochard Macar ördeği (max. 673), Ferruginous duck pasbaş patka (max.200) and coot sakarmeke (max. 70.100).
Main Characteristics: sweet water lake, swamp
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Kızılcahamam Forests
City: Ankara
Provinces: Çamlıdere, Kızılcahamam
Surface Area : 9500
Altitude : 900 - 1849 m
Protection: partially
Bird Species: Important breedıng populations of black stork kara leylek (5 pairs), lammergeıer sakallı akbaba (2 pairs), egyptian vulture küçük akbaba (15 pairs), griffon vulture kızıl akbaba (2 pairs), black vulture kara akbaba (most of them are areproducing within National Park, 6 pairs) and booted eagle küçük kartal (3 pairs). To the south of Kızılcahamam, huge numbers of vultures and storks can be seen around a slaughterhouse on the banks of Kırmır Stream.
Main Characteristics: forest, mountain
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Kavaklı Mountain
City: Ankara, Bolu
Provinces: Güdül, Dörtdivan
Surface Area : 8100
Altitude : 1000 -1983 m
Protection: Yes
Bird Species: Important black vulture population - kara akbaba (5 pairs).
Main Characteristics: mountain, forest
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İnözü Valley
City: Ankara
Provinces: Beypazarı
Surface Area: 50
Altitude : 675 - 750 m
Protection: N/A
Bird Species: Important populations of black stork kara leylek (5 pairs) and Lanner falcon bıyıklı doğan (1 pair).
Main Characteristics: rocky mountains, valley
Sarıyar Dam
City: Ankara, Eskişehir
Provinces: Beypazarı, Nallıhan, Mihalıççık
Surface Area : 8400
Altitude: 475 m
Protection: partially
Bird Species: Among the important species breeding within the region, night heron, gece balıkçılı (120 pairs), which nests on the rocky mountains to the south as well as black stork kara leylek (20 pairs), which nest in rocky mountains, egyptian vulture küçük akbaba (10 pairs) and Lanner falcon bıyıklı doğan (1 pairs). "Nallıhan Kuşcenneti" is an important sheltering point during migration for numerous stork leylek (max. 11.300) and ruddy shelduck angıt (max. 2400).
Main Characteristics: dam lake, rocky mountains
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Hamam Mountain
City: Eskişehir
Provinces: Mihalıççık
Surface Area : 14000
Altitude : 900 - 1574 m
Protection: N/A
Bird Species: Important for black vulture kara akbaba (5 pairs) and booted eagle küçük kartal (1 pair).
Main Characteristics: forest, mountain
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Sapanca Lake
City: Sakarya, Kocaeli
Provinces: Sapanca, Adapazarı, İzmit
Surface Area : 4700
Altitude: 31 m
Protection: Yes
Bird Species: Water-birds (max.48.267), including red-crested pochard Macar ördeği (max.1002), pochard elmabaş patka (max. 10.400) and coot sakarmeke (max. 30.700).
Main Characteristics: sweet water lake
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