Lake Eğirdir

Turkey has lost 10 of its lakes in the last 30 years due to climate change, drought and wrong agricultural irrigation techniques, the head of a natural protection association has said.

Lake Eğirdir in the western province of Isparta has been shrinking at an alarming rate, with its average former depth of 16 meters having fallen to 6-7 meters this year, said the provincial representative of Turkey’s Protection of Nature Association on Nov. 12. Click through for the story in photos...