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             Caretta


             Carettas Were



             Orphaned




             June Haimoff,                 on. Haimoff later settled at her
                                           house on Kaptan June Street in                                      June Haimoff
             who was known
                                           Dalyan, where her name was
             as the “Mother of             given, and founded The Cap-
             Caretta Carettas”             tain June Sea Turtle Conserva-
                                           tion Foundation in 2011. Haimoff
             because she
                                           was appointed a member of
             campaigned for                the” Order of the British Empire”
             the preservation              by the British royal family in 2011

             of their habitats in          and she compiled and shared
                                           her knowledge on caretta ca-
             ͺ˭˧˨˭˨ ʵ˘˔˖˛ʟ
                                           retta turtles in a book.
             has passed away

             at the age of 100.            “Captain June Monument”
                                           Constructed in Dalyan

             She Dedicated Half of Her Life
                                           Haimoff, who became a Tur-
             to Caretta Carettas
                                           kish citizen in 2011, passed away
                                           last April at the age of 100. With
             Haimoff first came to Ekincik
                                           the instruction of the Minister of
             Bay in  ʾ͈ˬ˖˘ͭ˜˭ Province with
                                           Environment, Urbanization and
             her boat in 1975 and later pre-
                                           Climate Change Murat Kurum,
             ferred this region for her vaca-
                                           a monument in Haimoff’s me-
             tions constantly. Haimoff be-
                                           mory was constructed in Dal-
             gan living in her boat and a hut
                                           yan by Türkiye Environment
             in ͺ˭˧˨˭˨ Beach in 1986 and pla-
                                           Agency. The monument, built
             yed an important role in prote-
                                           by the Sculptor ͺˡ˔ˬ˘˧ ˇ͎˥˞ˢͭ-
             cting caretta caretta turtles,
                                           lu, has  a 3D caretta caretta
             who came to this beach to lay
                                           sculpture representing its walk
             eggs. Haimoff was essential-
                                           towards the sea at the front
             ly a “voluntary mother” to sea
                                           and Haimoff’s life story at the
             turtles for many years and she
                                           back.
             was known as “Captain June”
             to the people living in the regi-

























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