List of Ramsar sites in Turkey

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Protected areas of Turkey
TypeNumberArea (ha) [1]
National parks (list)45 [2] 868,428
Nature parks (list)250 [3] 106,836
Nature preserve areas (list)31 [4] 46,726
Wildlife protection areas (list)84 [5] 1,159,480
Nature monuments (list)115 [6] 9,389
Protected Plains (list)25 [7] 221,229
Wetlands (National)59 [8] 869,697
Wetlands (Local)13 [8] 14,513
Grand total6222,996,298
Wetlands (Ramsar) (list)14 [9] 184,487

This is a list of Ramsar sites in Turkey. As of April 2013, there are 14 Ramsar sites, which were designated between 1994 and 2013.

Ramsar IDRamsar siteProvinceEst. dateİmage
3TR001 Göksu Delta Mersin 1994-07-13
Goksu Nehri.JPG
3TR002 Lake Burdur Burdur 1994-07-13
Lake Burdur NASA.jpg
3TR003 Lake Seyfe Kırşehir 1994-07-13
Seyfe Golu 1.JPG
3TR004 Lake Kuş Balıkesir 1994-07-13
Manyas3.JPG
3TR005 Sultan Marshes Kayseri 1994-07-13
Sultan sazligi.jpg
3TR006 Kızılırmak Delta Samsun 1998-04-15
Kizilirmak Delta,Bafra.Samsun.JPG
3TR007 Akyatan Lagoon Adana 1998-04-15
3TR008 Lake Uluabat Bursa 1998-04-15
3TR009 Gediz Delta Izmir 1998-04-15
3TR010 Lake Meke Konya 2005-06-21
Lake Meke - Meke Golu 05.JPG
3TR011 Yumurtalık Lagoon Adana 2005-06-21
3TR012 Kızören Obrouk Konya 2006-05-02
3TR013 Lake Kuyucuk Kars 2009-04-02
3TR014 Nemrut Caldera Bitlis 2013-04-17
Nemrut Vulcano.jpg

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References

  1. ↑ "KORUNAN ALAN İSTATİSTİKLERİ" . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "Ülkemizin Milli Parkları" (PDF). Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Ülkemizin Tabiat Parkları" (PDF). Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Ülkemizin Tabiatı Koruma Alanları" (PDF). Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "YABAN HAYATI GELİŞTİRME SAHALARI" (PDF). Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Ülkemizin Tabiat Anıtları" (PDF). Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Resmi Gazete" (PDF). Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  8. 1 2 "Sulak alanlar" (PDF). Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  9. ↑ Some of the Ramsar sites are also classified as above (e.g. Lake Kuş is also a national park.)
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