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Terkos Gölü

41.33436 , 28.60203

Turkey

Duru Lake

Terkos, also known as Durusu, is a fresh water lake with lagoon origin located in the north-west of the European side of Istanbul, approximately 40-50 kms away from the city. Terkos Basin, which also includes Terkos Lake, is one of the oldest water sources in Istanbul. The basin is located in the north of the Çatalca Peninsula, most of which is within the borders of the province of Istanbul. 

Most of the area is covered with forests. It has rich vegetation with its forests, heathlands, fresh water and dune ecosystems.The uncontaminated nature of the lake has resulted in the emergence of an extremely rich wetland system with well-preserved habitats and rare plant species in the basin.

The most important breeding water birds are Ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca), Lesser spotted eagle (Aquila pomarina), Little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) and Squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides). Red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis), White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) and Greater spotted eagle (Aquila clanga), which are endangered worldwide, winter in the region in small numbers. The lake hosts more than 10 thousand waterfowl at the same time during the winter months.

Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA) criteria are considered as the most comprehensive and practical method for selection of protected areas to date and IUCN launched guidelines for the application of these criteria to undertake national gap analysis (IUCN 2005). The KBA approached has been for the for the first time tested in Turkey by Doğa Derneği and the list of sites has been published at www.sifiryokolus.org. 266 KBAs have been identified to date using various species groups. Terkos Lake is one of them.

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Coordinates were set by Mathias Ritschard (Admin) : 41.3344/28.6020 (2020-12-09 19:26:07 )

Site name was set by Mathias Ritschard (Admin) as "Terkos Gölü" (2020-12-09 19:26:07 )

Edited by Melih Karakash on 2021-08-15 10:43:47
Terkos, also known as Durusu, is a fresh water lake with lagoon origin located in the north-west of the European side of Istanbul, approximately 40-50 kms away from the city. Terkos Basin, which also includes Terkos Lake, is one of the oldest water sources in Istanbul. The basin is located in the north of the Çatalca Peninsula, most of which is within the borders of the province of Istanbul.  Most of the area is covered with forests. It has rich vegetation with its forests, heathlands, fresh water and dune ecosystems.The uncontaminated nature of the lake has resulted in the emergence of an extremely rich wetland system with well-preserved habitats and rare plant species in the basin. The most important breeding water birds are Ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca), Lesser spotted eagle (Aquila pomarina), Little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) and Squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides). Red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis), White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) and Greater spotted eagle (Aquila clanga), which are endangered worldwide, winter in the region in small numbers. The lake hosts more than 10 thousand waterfowl at the same time during the winter months. Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA) criteria are considered as the most comprehensive and practical method for selection of protected areas to date and IUCN launched guidelines for the application of these criteria to undertake national gap analysis (IUCN 2005). The KBA approached has been for the for the first time tested in Turkey by Doğa Derneği and the list of sites has been published at www.sifiryokolus.org. 266 KBAs have been identified to date using various species groups. Terkos Lake is one of them.

  • Top species

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• have a limited distribution range and/or are rare on a global level
• are most sought-after by birdwatchers at this site
• and are relatively easy to see at this site (year-round or seasonally)

Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
European Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Little Crake (Zapornia parva)
Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida)
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)
Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)
Great Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Lesser Spotted Eagle (Clanga pomarina)
Greater Spotted Eagle (Clanga clanga)
White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus)
Barred Warbler (Curruca nisoria)

Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) was added by Melih Karakash (2021-08-15 09:57:59)

Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) was added by Melih Karakash (2021-08-15 09:56:37)

Barred Warbler (Curruca nisoria) was added by Melih Karakash (2021-08-15 09:53:39)

Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) was added by Melih Karakash (2021-08-15 09:52:05)

Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida) was added by Melih Karakash (2021-08-15 09:50:27)

White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) was added by Melih Karakash (2021-08-15 09:49:04)

Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) was added by Melih Karakash (2021-08-15 09:48:18)

Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) was added by Melih Karakash (2021-08-15 09:47:08)

Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) was added by Melih Karakash (2021-08-15 09:46:53)

Ruff (Calidris pugnax) was added by Melih Karakash (2021-08-15 09:45:42)

Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) was added by Melih Karakash (2021-08-15 09:43:54)

Little Crake (Zapornia parva) was added by Melih Karakash (2021-08-15 09:42:48)

Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) was added by Melih Karakash (2021-08-15 09:41:39)

European Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia turtur) was added by Melih Karakash (2021-08-15 09:38:42)

Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus) was added by Melih Karakash (2021-08-15 09:36:51)

Black Stork (Ciconia nigra) was added by Melih Karakash (2021-08-15 09:34:18)

Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) was added by Melih Karakash (2021-08-15 09:33:07)

Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) was added by Melih Karakash (2021-08-15 09:31:13)

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) was added by Melih Karakash (2021-08-15 09:30:40)

White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) was added by Melih Karakash (2021-08-15 09:30:23)

Lesser Spotted Eagle (Clanga pomarina) was added by Melih Karakash (2021-08-15 09:23:36)

Greater Spotted Eagle (Clanga clanga) was added by Melih Karakash (2021-08-15 09:22:22)

Great Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) was added by Melih Karakash (2021-08-15 09:21:50)

Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) was added by Melih Karakash (2021-08-15 09:18:34)

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