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As of July 1, 2015, there are 112 natural monuments (Turkish: Tabiat anıtı) comprising caves, landforms, waterfalls and mostly old trees (Tree). These protected natural or cultural features of outstanding or unique value are administered by the Directorate-General of Nature Protection and National Parks ( Turkish : Doğa Koruma ve Milli ...
Marmaris forest fire in 2021 Burning coal, petrol, diesel and natural gas is putting far more carbon dioxide into the air than forests can take out. Although forests cover 23 million (almost 30%) [ 19 ] of Turkey's 78 million ha, 3 million ha have less than 10% crown cover, [ 3 ] : 301 and almost 10 million ha were degraded forest as of 2020.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. [1] Turkey accepted the convention on 16 March 1983, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list ...
Archipelagoes of Turkey (1 C, 7 P) B. Beaches of Turkey (19 P) Bodies of water of Turkey (10 C, 1 P) C. Canyons and gorges of Turkey (16 P) Caves of Turkey (3 C, 26 P)
[1] [2] It is located in Turkey's Inner Aegean region, in the River Menderes valley, which has a temperate climate for most of the year. The ancient Greek city of Hierapolis was built on top of the travertine formation which is in total about 2,700 metres (8,860 ft) long, 600 m (1,970 ft) wide and 160 m (525 ft) high.
The natural vegetation in eastern Turkey is the Eastern Anatolian deciduous forests; in these oaks such as Brant's oak, Lebanon oak, Aleppo oak and Mount Thabor's oak predominate in open woodland with Scots pine, burnet rose, dog-rose, oriental plane, alder, sweet chestnut, maple, Caucasian honeysuckle (Lonicera caucasica) and common juniper. [10]
Calibrated carbon-14 dates for Çatalhöyük, as of 2013 [1]. Çatalhöyük (English: Chatalhoyuk / ˌ tʃ ɑː t ɑː l ˈ h uː j ʊ k / cha-tal-HOO-yuhk; Turkish pronunciation: [tʃaˈtaɫhœjyc]; also Çatal Höyük and Çatal Hüyük; from Turkish çatal "fork" + höyük "tumulus") is a tell (a mounded accretion due to long-term human settlement) of a very large Neolithic and Chalcolithic ...
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (Turkish: Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı) is a government ministry of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for agriculture and forestry. [2] [3] Reforestation is important to combat climate change in Turkey. [4]