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After being treated by the Sea Turtle Re- “Hasan Efe”, “Nazo”, “Diana” and “Özgün”. supported by the Ministry of Environment,
search, Rescue and Rehabilitation Center Travelling thousands of miles since, Tuba Urbanization and Climate Change, ef-
(DEKAMER) in Dalyan, and being installed has visited many European countries. forts are exerted to help baby turtles that
a satellite tracking device and released Currently, she is in the offshore waters hatch and go to the sea for their survival
to sea, the adventure of the caretta ca- of the Adriatic Sea... Millions of people and to treat injured or sick turtles.
retta named Tuba continues in the vast witness Tuba’s long adventure through
blue seas. Tuba, released to the sea in “Where is Tuba?” web page, where live Mrs. Emine ʸ˥˗ˢͭ˔ˡ visited Patara as the
one of Türkiye’s heavenly locations ͺ˭˧˨- (instant) satellite images are shared. guest of the Minister of Environment, Ur-
zu Beach also known as “Turtle Beach”, is banization and Climate Change Murat
now swimming in the offshore waters of What did Tuba teach us? Kurum, examined the treatment efforts
the Adriatic Sea. in the center and obtained information
Tuba, found injured and returned to the about the works being conducted. Mrs.
Tuba’s Story blue seas after her treatment, has tau- ʸ˥˗ˢͭ˔ˡʟ who named one of the three
ght us many things thanks to her tracking sea turtles installed with a satellite trac-
Tuba, who is a 30-year-old female log- device. She showed us how long caretta king device as Ϣʵ˘˟˞ͻ˦ϣ attended the event
gerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), was caretta turtles stay underwater in each where “Patara” and “Likya” sea turtles,
first encountered during the works the dive, which temperatures they prefer, both named by the Ministry, as well as
Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and what changes occur in the behavior of a Ϣʵ˘˟˞ͻ˦ϣ ˥˘˔˖˛˘˗ ˧˛˘ ˦˘˔ʡ
Climate Change was conducting in or- treated sea turtle and most importantly,
der to protect sea turtles. The turtle, whi- by visiting many European countries, why
ch was followed closely due to her odd we always have to cooperate to protect
movements while trying to make a nest the world.
on the beach, was found to be injured.
Most likely, a marine propeller had inju- Sea Turtles Under Protection You can also follow Tuba’s
long journey instantly
red Tuba. After her treatment in DEKAMER
through the “Where is
for approximately 2 months, the turtle, re- Sea Turtles which prefer Türkiye’s Mediter- Tuba?”(https://www.
ady to return to sea, was installed with a ranean beaches to lay eggs are followed dekamer.org.tr/tuba.
html) web page.
tracking device to monitor its migration closely and are treated and rehabilitated
path, after being named as Tuba. Then, it when necessary. One of these works is
was sent off with other turtles injured for the Patara Sea Turtles Conservation and
other reasons who were named “Dalyan”, Monitoring Program. With this program

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