Data Zone
Country/territory: Turkey
IBA Criteria met: A1, B1i (2004)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 24,260 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2016 | high | unfavourable | negligible |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
The delta of the Hamzabey and the Sarýçay streams, where they meet the Aegean Sea. The site consists of a 200-ha lagoon, two smaller lakes, reedbeds (Phragmites), Salicornia flats and Tamarix scrub. The lagoon is becoming less saline as a result of freshwater input. Agriculture now occupies most of the delta, and there is a basic fish-trap at the river mouth.
Key biodiversity
The site has lost most of its ornithological importance due to wetland drainage.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Güllük Bay. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 07/03/2021.
