Gediz

A documentary depicting the environmental problems the flamingos of the Delta of Gediz face has won the "Best Environmental Movie" award at the Los Angeles Documentary Film Festival.

The flamingos in the İzmir-Gediz Delta, which is of great importance in terms of breeding and habitat for flamingos in Türkiye, have been photographed with satellite images obtained via Google Earth.

The Gediz Delta, located in the western province of İzmir's Çiğli district, has been added to the "Birding Places" list, an EU platform displaying all the bird watching regions across the world.

"With this platform, millions will be aware of Gediz Delta and Çiğli," Utku Gümrükçü, the mayor of the district, told Demirören News Agency.

Turkish authorities have imposed a total fine of 7.6 million Turkish Liras ($568.000) on 83 companies and institutions for failing to fulfill their environmental commitments and polluting the Gediz River in the Aegean province of Manisa.

Dazzling onlookers, flamingos in western Turkey have started returning to an artificial island built as an incubation site for its pink-plumed visitors.

The midwinter waterfowl count has kicked off in Turkey's Gediz Delta, which hosts many bird species. (Source: AA)

With the recent increase in snowfall in Turkey, the Mount Murat Thermal Ski Center in the province of Kütahya's Gediz district awaits ski enthusiasts for their new season. (AA Photo)

Within the scope of works conducted by the Nature Association to observe the biological variety in the Gediz Delta of the Aegean province of İzmir, the common eider species was detected as the 297th bird species in the region.

Özgül Erdemli Mutlu is currently the director of corporate communications and environment policies at the Turkish Foundation for Combating Soil Erosion, for Reforestation and the Protection of Natural Habitats (TEMA). Founded in 1992, TEMA is one of Turkey's most prominent and influential environmental NGOs.