Association of Nature Lovers and the Protection of Ecosystems

Environmental campaigners are celebrating after an ancient temple on Mount Be?parmak (Latmos) in western Turkey was taken under protection, while noting that more needs to be done to save the area as a whole.

A second sacred area on Mount Latmos is raising excitement among archaeologists working on the area, which was of great importance in antiquityArchaeologists have expressed excitement about the discovery about a site on the ancient Mount Latmos (Be?parmak) in the southwestern province of Mu?la that is believed to have been used for religious purposes.

A second sacred area on Mount Latmos is raising excitement among archaeologists working on the area, which was of great importance in antiquityArchaeologists have expressed excitement about the discovery about a site on the ancient Mount Latmos (Be?parmak) in the southwestern province of Mu?la that is believed to have been used for religious purposes.

Tons of solid and liquid waste has spilled into the Aegean Sea and the Bafa Lake Natural Park in Turkey's western province of Ayd?n after regulator covers on the Greater Menderes River were opened. 

Another of Turkey’s best preserved natural areas is at increasing ecological risk, as the largest lake in the Aegean region, the Bafa Lake, has turned green and started to release toxic foam, with experts sounding the alarm bells.