Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
Situated 30 km south-west of Sivrihisar, the southern border is formed by the Aliken stream. The higher parts of this plateau are barren and agriculture is non-intensive (with land being utilized in alternate years). In a typical year 50% of the area supports rain-fed wheat and barley fields, 40% is fallow and 10% uncultivated rocky steppe. Human disturbance is minimal. In contrast, the c.1 km wide strip of land adjoining the Aliken stream is more intensively farmed.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
A large drainage channel was dug in 1948 and present construction works will result in the irrigation of 3,970 ha of land in the Aliken valley. 2,630 ha of marsh along the Aliken stream (partially outside the IBA) have already been claimed for agriculture; any remaining marsh will disappear following completion of the project.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Aliken (Türkiye). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/aliken-iba-türkiye on 23/11/2024.
