Lakes in Turkey are drying up

Dr. Erol Kesici, Science Advisor to the Nature Conservation Association of Turkey (TTKD), stated that 186 out of 240 lakes in Turkey have completely dried up in the last 60 years and that the remaining ones are in danger of drought and are experiencing excessive pollution, saying, "We do not have a single lake in Turkey that can be considered good at the moment, that we can point to." TTKD Science Advisor Dr. Erol Kesici announced that a meeting titled "Don't Let Our Lakes Dry Up, Be a Drop Too" will be held in Istanbul on September 17th in order to draw attention to the problems experienced by lakes in Turkey. Stating that almost all of the lakes in Turkey are severely diseased, Dr. Erol Kesici said, "Their problems are quite severe; water levels, surface areas, pollution, lack of oxygen, they are virtually exhausted. Many of our natural lakes that were formed millions of years ago have unfortunately dried up excessively in the last 60 years and especially in recent years because ...