100th Anniversary (Gümüşkum) Nature Park
100th Anniversary (Gümüşkum) Nature Park | |
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100. Yıl (Gümüşkum) Tabiat Parkı | |
Ministry of Environment and Forest |
100th Anniversary (Gümüşkum) Nature Park (Turkish: 100. Yıl (Gümüşkum) Tabiat Parkı) is a coastal nature park in Mersin, Turkey.
The park at 36°43′15″N 34°29′43″E / 36.72083°N 34.49528°E is in
It has a 1.8 km (1.1 mi) long sandy beach.
The trees in the park are Turkish pine (
The status of the protected area as "nature park" was revoked on July 14, 2015.[2] It was decided to decrease its status to "recreation area of grade A". Upon protests of the residents of Mersin to protect and conserve the sea turtles, the Ministry cancelled its decision within about one month, and the status of the protected area remained unchanged.[6][7]
References
- ^ a b c "Tabiat Parkları – Yüzüncü Yıl" (in Turkish). Orman ve Su İşleri Bakanlığı – VII Bölge Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ^ a b c d "Kaplumbağaları üzecek karar". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2015-08-10. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ^ a b c Ergene, Serap; Ergene, Mahmut; Uçar, Aşkın Hasan; Aymak, Cemil; Kaçar, Yasemin (2016). "Identification of a New Nesting Beach in Mersin, Turkey: Nesting Activity of Green and Loggerhead Sea Turtles Over 6 Nesting Seasons (2009–2014) at Davultepe Beach". Marine Turtle Newsletter. 6–9 (149). Mersin University, Sea Turtle Application and Research Center. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
- ^ Inonativ Haber Online news (in Turkish)
- ^ "2 km'lik kumsalı Çocuklarımıza göstermek için uyanalım." Ufuk Turu (in Turkish). 2015-08-06. Retrieved 2017-05-17.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Gümüşkum Parkı kurtuldu". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 2015-08-21. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ^ "Gümüşkum Parkı Kurtuldu" (in Turkish). Arkitera. 2015-08-24. Retrieved 2017-05-17.