Sea turtles
Carettas nest 61 pct less as sea gets colder
The number of Caretta caretta nests in the southern province of Antalya's Belek district has decreased by 61 percent following the 1-degree Celsius drop in sea water temperature.
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Global warming forcing turtles to change migration routes: Official
With loggerhead turtles being vulnerable to atmospheric and oceanographic shifts associated with climate change, they have been under the close watch of Turkish authorities as their seasonal marine habitat may shift in response to global warming.
Turkey adopts new measures to protect endangered sea turtles
Turkey has devised a new technique to protect its sea turtles by erecting wooden barriers on five beaches.
Caretta caretta hatchlings reach sea in Northern Cyprus
The endangered baby caretta caretta and green turtles reached the sea in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).
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Green turtle tracked with device
After receiving its treatment in the western province of Muğla, a green sea turtle, which is under the threat of extinction, was released to the sea three days ago with a satellite tracking device installed on it.
The turtle traveled approximately 30 kilometers in three days and reached Marmaris' Aksaz area.
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Satellite-tracked turtle ends up in Tunisia after 300-day journey
A loggerhead sea turtle tracked by satellite ended up in the Northern African country of Tunisia following a nearly 300-day journey across the Mediterranean starting in Turkey, over 3,000 kilometers (1,864 miles) away, Turkish scientists found.
Green sea turtles start laying eggs in southern Turkey
Green sea turtles have started laying eggs in Turkey's southern province of Adana.
The Akyatan Wildlife Development Area, an internationally important wetland located between Akyatan, the largest lagoon of Çukurova Delta, and the Mediterranean, welcomes green sea turtles every summer.
Volunteers and officials have been on night watch along the 22-kilometer (13.6-mile) coast.
Caretta caretta named Tuba traveled 10,000 kilometers
A Caretta caretta named "Tuba" with a satellite tracking device installed in 2019 by the staff of the Sea Turtle Research Rescue Rehabilitation Center (DEKAMER) in the western province of Muğla's Dalyan district and set to the sea has traveled 10,000 kilometers since then.
Loggerhead sea turtle found dead off Thessaloniki
A loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) was found dead by a member of the public in the Thermaic Gulf, off Thessaloniki on Tuesday afternoon.
The turtle was found near the local Yacht Club and the coast guard was notified, along with the municipality's environmental directorate, who pulled the turtle out of the water.
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İztuzu beach welcomes Caretta carettas
The world-famous İztuzu beach in the Ortaca district of Muğla is experiencing one of its quietest days ever due to the coronavirus lockdown, as its natural inhabitants, the Caretta caretta loggerhead sea turtles, are beginning to lay their eggs.
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