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alba), Horseshoe Nose Bat (Rhinolophus Mehely Mehely), Razorback (Balaenoptera Physalus),
Long-toed Bat (Myotis Capaccinii), Mediterranean Horseshoe Nose Bat (Rhinolophus Euryale).

Critically Endangered (CR) Species at the National Scale; Finsch’s Wheatear (Oenanthe finschii),
Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus); Endangered (EN) Species; Cuckoo (Cuculus Canorus), Blackcap
(Sylvia Atricapilla), Black-headed Gull (Larus Ridibundus), Black-Eared Wheatear (Oenanthe
Hispanica), Rock Nuthatch (Sitta Neumayer), Kestrel (Falco Tinnunculus), Tawny Pipit (Anthus
Campestris), Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus Minutus), Sardinian Warbler (Sylvia Melanocephala), Blue
Titmouse (Cyanistes Caeruleus), Eurasian buzzard (Buteo Buteo), etc.

MARMARA ISLAND

Image 7 Marmara Island

Image 8 Manastir Bay; Pirate Castle and Mills

Marmara Island, which is located in a shallow sea area between Kapıdağ Peninsula and Şarköy in
the southwest of the Marmara Sea and named after marble and Marmor, has an area of approxi-
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mately 110 km . The island has attracted the attention of the most famous commanders of the
Roman and Byzantine Empires who wanted to develop the country due to its marble deposits
since ancient times, and the marbles of the mosques and palaces built during the Ottoman peri-
od were supplied from here. With its windmills, Ottoman Cemetery, Octimot Oak, Manastır Bay,
Pirate Castle and unique nature, the island is also a centre of interest for nature lovers.

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