Drought caused by the effects of climate change, and also overexploitation of water resources for agriculture, is drying up Turkey’s Great Lakes. In Lake İznik, in the northwest of the country, the water has receded 30 meters, revealing an ancient Byzantine basilica; in southwestern Anatolia, Lake Karataş, once a major wetland where thousands of birds raised, has completely dried up; other lakes in the region such as Lake Akşehir or neighbouring Lake Eber are also dry; and in the east of the country, in Lake Van, Turkey’s largest, the water has receded in some areas up to 1 km. It is estimated that in the last 50 years more than 35 lakes have disappeared in Turkey.
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Pablo Gómez is a specialist in Turkey and has been editor-in-chief of Hispanatolia since 2011. He has been analysing current affairs and geopolitics in Turkey and the surrounding region since 2006.
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