TR023
Güllük Bay


Country/territory: Türkiye
Subnational region(s): Muğla

IBA Justification: A1, B1i (2004)

Area: 24,260 hectares (242.60 km2)

BirdLife Partner(s): Doga Dernegi

Conservation status of the Important Bird Area (IBA)
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2016 unfavourable high very low


Site description (2000 baseline)
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 (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Güllük Bay (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/güllük-bay-iba-türkiye on 06/01/2025.