Ramsar Sites of Turkey - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

Important Plant Area
Important Bird Area
Site significance
It contains one <strong>of</strong> the largest dune ecosystems <strong>of</strong>
Mediterranean that could preserve its natural character.
Site symbols
Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
Management Plan
year <strong>of</strong> 2008.
Facilities in the site
Presentation and visitor center
Land Tenure / Proprietorship
Since shores and the environment <strong>of</strong> the lagoons was flooded under the waters <strong>of</strong>
Ceyhan River in the past, those parts remained as public property. When floods
prevented by dams constructed on Ceyhan River and waters withdrew, the lands that
surfaced have been transformed into farmlands and used by the local people.
Conservation Statuses
The site has been taken under protection after being designated as Natural SIT Area 1 st
degree under the Conservation Law on Cultural and Natural Assets in 1993 and as Nature
Conservation Site under the Law on National Parks in 1994. In the year <strong>of</strong> 2005, Turkish
government pledged at an international level to preserve the ecological aspects <strong>of</strong> the
Management Plan was enforced in 2008.
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