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Turkey: rivers, dams, and the birds of Anatolia
Reporting from Turkey, largely concerning the dam programme on the Anatolian rivers, the wetlands it affects, and the campaigns run in response.
- Burdur Lake: the wintering site the White-headed Ducks left
A closed basin in south-western Turkey once held most of the world's wintering White-headed Ducks. It has lost 47% of its water, and the ducks moved on.
- Ilisu Dam and Hasankeyf: flooding an 11,000-year-old town
The Ilisu Dam on the Tigris would submerge Hasankeyf, said to meet nine of the ten UNESCO World Heritage criteria, along with the river habitat around it.
Notesshort entries, not full articles
- The Great March of Anatolia: Turkey's rivers and its dams
Engin Yılmaz of Doğa Derneği on Anadolu Vermeyeceğiz, the citizen campaign against a hydroelectric programme spanning thousands of kilometres of river.
- Tristan Reid: tattoos, and a walk across Turkey
The Inked Naturalist on drawing attention to Turkey's threatened biodiversity: first with bird tattoos, then with a plan to hike thousands of kilometres.