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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
Situated at the northern end of the Yazýlýkaya range, between the Kütahya, Eskiþehir and Afyon plains. In contrast to its barren surroundings, the mountain is covered by extensive coniferous forests (including large old-growth stands) and meadows; deciduous forests prevail at lower altitudes. Cliffs are found in the summit area. Controlled grazing takes place, and forestry management is extensive, with small-scale selective felling.
The undisturbed and remote nature of the IBA accounts for its impressive diversity of raptors; it holds some of the highest numbers of
Aegypius monachus known in Turkey.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Forestry workers can cause disturbance to breeding raptors; forest tracks have been opened throughout the IBA. Forestry activities should take account of the distribution of breeding raptors (leaving an unmanaged buffer zone around each breeding valley), and old pine trees should not be felled.
National Partial
International None5,000 ha of IBA covered by Permanent Wildlife Reserve (Türkmenbaba Daðý, 5,000 ha). IBA also overlaps with SÝT (Türkmenbaba Daðý).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Türkmenbaba Mountain (Türkiye). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/türkmenbaba-mountain-iba-türkiye on 23/12/2024.
