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"Türkiye's
Maldives"
CARRIED INTO THE FUTURE
The Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and
Climate Change has launched a comprehensive project
to protect Salda Lake, known as the "Maldives of
Turkey," and preserve it for future generations.
The project aims to safeguard the Scientific research is ongoing
lake’s unique ecosystem and white regarding the microbial ecosystem
sands while contributing to the of Salda Lake and its similarities
region’s sustainable tourism. with the Jezero Crater on Mars.
To support this, a Science Center
According to a statement from the project has been launched near
Ministry, the foundation of the the lake. Through informational
project lies in controlling human signs and guides, the ecological
activities that could harm the lake’s importance of the lake is being
natural structure. In this context, explained to visitors. With these
developments such as parking lots measures, Salda’s unique white
and picnic areas around the lake sands and turquoise waters are
are being restricted. Additionally, being preserved, and the area is
illegal structures in the area are being managed sustainably in
being demolished to protect the terms of ecotourism.
natural texture.
“Salda is Our Legacy for
Environmental and Future Generations”
Scientific Studies
In his speech, the Minister of
Continue Unabated Environment, Urbanization and
Climate Change emphasized that
Efforts are also underway to Salda Lake is not only a national
improve the lake’s water quality. treasure but also a site of global
Wastewater is being collected with importance. “Salda Lake is a na-
vacuum trucks (vidanjör) and tural wonder with its unique mi-
removed without harming the neral composition and biological
environment. Moreover, activities diversity. Through this project, our
that could damage the environ- goal is to pass on this heritage to
ment, such as picnicking along the future generations in the healthiest
lake shore, have been banned. way possible,” he said.
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