Turtle Beach
İztuzu
Beach, near Dalyan,
on the Turkish Mediterranean
coast, was discovered
by loggerhead turtles (carretta
carretta) thousands
of years ago and, more recently,
by Turkish and foreign vacationers.
The turtles come to make their nests and
lay their eggs.
The holiday-makers come to warm
their bodies in the sun,
cool them in the surf,
and show them to
the world (for better or worse).
Luckily, it is one of those Turkish
beaches that's plenty big enough
to handle hundreds of visitors,
not to mention thousands of
turtles--although the two groups
of visitors are not completely
compatible. Even though protected
by law, the turtles
have suffered disruption
(mostly unintentional) in recent
years, and ever fewer now come
to visit.
As for you, when you visit it's
easy to get away from the crowds
by simply walking westward for
five minutes, although this also
takes you farther from the shade of
trees. |
