List of Ramsar sites in Turkey

Protected areas of Turkey[1]
Type Number Area (ha)
National parks (list) 48 911,204
Nature parks (list) 261 108,332
Nature preserve areas (list) 31 46,455
Wildlife protection areas (list) 85 1,165,448
Nature monuments (list) 113 8,357
Protected Plains (list) 25[2] 221,229
Wetlands (National) 59 869,697
Wetlands (Local) 32 92,236
Grand total 654 3,422,958
Wetlands (Ramsar) (list) 14[3] 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 ID Ramsar site Province Est. date İmage
3TR001 Göksu Delta Mersin 1994-07-13
3TR002 Lake Burdur Burdur 1994-07-13
3TR003 Lake Seyfe Kırşehir 1994-07-13
3TR004 Lake Kuş Balıkesir 1994-07-13
3TR005 Sultan Marshes Kayseri 1994-07-13
3TR006 Kızılırmak Delta Samsun 1998-04-15
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
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

References

  1. ^ "Korunan Alanlar (Genel)". Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Resmi Gazete" (PDF). Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. ^ Some of the Ramsar sites are also classified as above (e.g. Lake Kuş is also a national park.)