Academics from the Aegean region who want to establish a sea turtle rehabilitation centre gathered at Dalyan in Muğla province for the second “National Sea Turtles Symposium” Sunday.
Representatives from 11 Turkish universities were at the symposium as well as academics from Italy, Greece and Greek Cyprus. Dalyan is a town famous for Caretta-Caretta sea turtles.
The academics decided to establish a first aid and rehabilitation centre for sea turtles at İztuzu beach in Dalyan. The centre will be based on a similar one in Naples, Italy and will include an information centre on different species of sea turtle.
Domestic news – resource: Doğan News Agency
