TR070
Bolluk Lake


Country/territory: Türkiye

IBA criteria met: A4i, B1i, B2, B3 (2004)
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Area: 10,510 hectares (105.10 km2)

Doga Dernegi
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2016 very poor high low
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Site description (2000 baseline)
A highly saline lake located west of Tuz lake (site 072) and surrounded by arid hills and dry steppe-grasslands. The lake is fed by surface flow with additional inputs from sulphurous springs in the north and a channel that brings drainage water from Konya city. Economic activities include salt extraction.

Key biodiversity
The site is important for a range of breeding waterbirds.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bolluk Lake (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bolluk-lake-iba-türkiye on 23/12/2024.