Ramsar Sites of Turkey - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

No Name Province <strong>Ramsar</strong> Site Declaration
Date
Area(ha) Source Value Management
Plan
1 Sultan Marshes Kayseri 13.07.1994 17.200 Fresh and salt water ecosystems, vast marshes and swamps, meadows, steppe, aquatic birds, plants and fish Yes
2 Lake 13.07.1994
20.400 Shallow fresh water lake, marshes, longoz meadows, scrubs, longoz willow groups, important bird area Yes
1998 (change <strong>of</strong> borders)
3 Seyfe Lake 13.07.1994 10.700 Shallow salt water lake, marshy meadows, halophilic steppe, steppe flora, birds Yes
4 Mersin 13.07.1994 15.000 Lakes and marshes, halophilic wetlands, sandbanks, sand dunes, aquatic birds, mediterrenean sea seal, sea turtle,
green sea turtle, butterflies, dragonflies
Yes
5 Burdur Lake Burdur ve
Isparta
13.07.1994
1998 (change <strong>of</strong> borders)
24.800 Lake, steppe, oak groups, marshes, salt swamps, birds, inland water fish, butterflies Yes
6 Samsun 15.04.1998 21.700 Fresh and mild salt water lakes, river ecosystem, dry and longoz meadows, marshes, mud fields, sand dunes, birds,
reptiles, inland water fish
Yes
7 Uluabat Lake Bursa 15.04.1998 19.900 Fresh water lake, delta ecosystems, scrubs and willows, aquatic plants, aquatic birds, otter, inland water fish Yes
8 Gediz Delta 15.04.1998 14.900 Fresh water, salt water and brackish water ecosystems, sand dunes, lagoons, halophilic coastal meadows, marshes,
temporary wet meadows, gallery forests, birds, mammals, inland water fish
Yes
9 Akyatan Lagoon Adana 15.04.1998 14.700 Lagoon, mud fields, sand dunes, marshes and fresh/salt water swamps, aquatic birds, mammals, reptiles, fish Yes
10 Adana 21.07.2005 19.853 Lagoons, salt swamps, fresh water swamps, wet meadows, sand dunes, aleppo pine, aquatic birds, sand flora,
mammals, fish
Yes
11 Meke Maar Konya 21.07.2005 202 Geomorphologic In process
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(Sinkhole)
Konya 02.05.2006 127 Geomorphologic In process
13 Kuyucuk Lake Kars 20.06.2009 416 bird diversity and geographical qualities Yes
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