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Ornithology in Turkey

How to Do
As it is impossible to come enough close to birds, binoculars are the most basic equipment for close observation. In open areas, distant lands, telescopes made for this aim are also very beneficial. During the observation period, a note book, which is required for registry, should not be forgotten. Also a guide book including bird species will be very beneficial.

During the observation, there are some basic rules to be obeyed. First of them is not to disturb the birds. You should not enter their nesting areas, and take eggs or nest material. At the end of the observation no property should be left within the region.

The Purposes for Usage of the Caves in Turkey

The formation and development properties and the climatic condition of a cave determines the purpose of usage of that particular cave. The common usage fields of the caves are as follows:

– Tourism

– Natural deep freeze deputing

– Preservation and maturation of animal based products (Water pipe cheese, butter, etc. )

– Cultural mushroom growth

– Respiratory system diseases

– Storage of liquidified gas, natural gas and fuel oil

– Shelter and refuge for military purposes

– Guano production

– Placer mineral inference

– Determination of underground water basins and taking these water to surface

– Determination of the pollution focuses of spring waters and preservation methods

– Determination of regional geological, geomorphologic, hydrological, hydro geological, anthropological and paleo ecological properties.

Types of Mountains in Turkey

Types of Mountains and Important Mountains in Turkey

Mountains Types in Turkey

Turkey, which becomes more arid the further south one goes, is presently hemmed in on every side by mountain ranges: The Northern Anatolian Mountain Range, the Interior Anatolian Massif Range, the Southern Anatolian Mountain Range and the Southeastern Anatolian Mountain Range. Important mountains in the Northern Anatolian Mountain Range are Istiranca (Yildiz) Mt. (1000 m), Bursa Uludag Mt. (2543 m) , Bolu Kopoglu Mt. (2400 m), Ilgaz Mt. (2587) and the Karagol Mts. (3100m). In the Central Anatolian Massif Range, there are volcanic mountains such as, Erciyes Mt. (3917m), Hasan Mt. (3263m), Greater Mt. Ararat (5137m), Tendurek Mt. (3533m), Suphan Mt. (4058m) and Nemrut Mt. (3050m). In the folded Taurus Mountain range, there are the Beydaglar Mts. (3086m) and Bolkar Mts. (3524m), and in the Southeastern Anatolian Mountain Range there are the, Hakkari Cilo (Buzul), Sat (4136m) and Nur (Amanos) Mountains.

Mountains formed by folding or breaking Western Taurus

– Beydaglari Central Taurus

– Bolkar Daglari -Aladaglar Munzur Mountains Cilo

– Sat Mountains Kackar Mountains

– Western Group (Versembek)

– Kavran Group

– Eastern Group (Altiparmak)

Volcanic Mountains

– Mount Ararat and Lesser Ararat

– Mount Suphan

– Mount Tendurek

– Mount Nemrut

– Mount Hasan

– Mount Erciyes

Important mountains in Turkey (Ranked according to height)

Name of the Mountain Height (meters)
Mt. Ararat 5137
Suphan 4434
Gelyansin (Resko Tepesi, Cilo – Sat) 4134
Kackar (Kackarlar) 3932
Mt. Erciyes 3916
Lesser Ararat 3896
Handeyade (Cilo – Sat) 3794
Greater Demirkazik (Aladaglar) 3756
Kisara (Cilo – Sat) 3752
Kizilkaya (Aladaglar) 3725
Mazani (Cilo – Sat) 3725
Emler (Aladaglar) 3723
Vercenik (Kackarlar) 3711
Kaldi (Aladaglar) 3688
Mirhamza ( Cilo – Sat) 3670
Kizilyar (Aladaglar) 3654
Gurtepe (Aladaglar) 3630
Sematepe (Aladaglar) 3623
cagalin Basi (Aladaglar) 3612
Torasan (Aladaglar) 3584
Alaca (Lorut)(Aladaglar) 3582
Vayvay (Aladaglar) 3563
Bulut (Kackarlar) 3562
Boruklu (Aladaglar) 3548
Gevaruk (Cilo – Sat) 3540
candir Dagi (Van Golu) 3537
Gungormez (Kackarlar) 3536
Sulagankaya (Aladaglar) 3530
Soganli Dag (Kackarlar) 3527
Medetsiz (Bolkarlar) 3524
Direktas (Aladaglar) 3510
Orta Dag (Aladaglar) 3500
Karatas (Kackarlar) 3495
Kesif (Bolkarlar) 3475
Cebelbasi (Aladaglar) 3474
Liblin Tepe (Kackarlar) 3472
Karasay (Aladaglar) 3472
Guzeller (Aladaglar) 3461
Siyirmalik (Aladaglar) 3426
Tearzin (Cilo – Sat) 3415
Lesser Demirkazik (Aladaglar) 3400
Tahtakaya (Bolkarlar) 3372
Didvake (Kackarlar) 3350
Buyuk Dag Tepe (Kackarlar) 3328
Sat Basi (Cilo – Sat) 3302
Altiparmak (Kackarlar) 3301
Marsis (Kackarlar) 3300
Kardal (Cilo – Sat) 3300
Kizlar Sivrisi (Beydaglari) 3069
Mt. Nemrut 3050
Uludag 2543

Ancient City of Keramos, Milas

It is at the today’s oren borough, North coast of Gokova Gulf, and it is 50 km. away from Milas. Defense walls, rock graves at feet of mountain, tombs at necropolis from the city, which took its name Keramos, which means “Pot” or “Ceramic” in Greek language are the important ruins which reached till today. It is one of the most attractive ruin places of tourists, participated to Blue Cruise, made in Gokova Gulf, begun from Bodrum.

Ancient City of Herakleia, Milas

City is founded at the coast of Bafa Lake at the south feet of Besparmak Mountains. It has supported 6,5 km. long rampart walls with 65 towers on a very rough grounds and rocks. There are Athena Temple, Agora, City Assembly Building, Theater and a hamam in the city, constructed during Hellenistic Era.