Erol Kesici

The road construction project near Salda Lake in the southern province of Burdur has stirred up controversy, as an expert has warned about the potential for pollution and the consequent threat to the lake's ecosystem.

Marmara Lake, known as the western province of Manisa's "bird paradise," has completely dried up, disrupting the local ecosystem and economy and inflicting substantial hardship upon villagers in the vicinity.

The judiciary has rejected the decision to evacuate the "Marine Species Collection" exhibited at the marine museum in the southern province of Antalya within 33 days upon the request of the municipality.

A recent report by the Turkish State Meteorological Service has revealed a significant decrease in the duration of snow cover in Türkiye over the past five decades, sparking concerns among experts.

Lake Marmara in the western province of Manisa, which was once a bird sanctuary, has completely dried up, and its natural balance has been disturbed, informs an expert.

Two photographs, one taken in 2018 and the other this year, of Lake Burdur, have shown how Türkiye's seventh largest lake is disappearing.

The lake came to the country's agenda when, in 2018, photographer Tamer Yılmaz shot an aerial photo of two streams leaking from small puddles in the dying areas of the lake.

Around 10,000 square meters of wetland have dried in Turkish Lakes Region in five decades due to pollution and the overuse of water, an expert of the Society of the Protection of Turkish Nature (TTKD) has said.

While examining the floor of the Marmara Sea, the country's only inland sea which has become a serious environmental concern due to uncontrolled mucilage production, a scientist has identified three of its spots entirely covered in mucilage.

With concerns over the uncontrolled production of sea snot invading the Marmara Sea since it was first spotted in October 2020, experts have urged authorities to take quick action to eliminate the problem as soon as possible.

Blaming wrong waste management policies, experts highlighted that the sea snot incident is not "a natural, but a man-made disaster."

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.