Caretta Caretta

The last two Caretta caretta nests were opened in Turkish beach Çıralı as the nesting season of the 'Caretta caretta' and 'Chelonia mydas' species of sea turtles comes to an end for this season. The record of the last 30 years was broken…

Over two dozen caretta caretta babies were found stranded on a beach in Antalya's Kemer district yesterday due to the sand on the beach reaching extreme temperatures. The situation immediately caught the attention of teams from the…

Caretta caretta babies hatched from their eggs as the spawning season began in the Alanya district of Türkiye's Antalya. A record number of caretta carettas rushed to the waters from the protected nests on the beaches of Yeşilöz and…

The number of nests dug by caretta carettas, which face the danger of extinction, on the protected coastline in the Alanya district of Antalya province of Türkiye, has reached record levels. It was determined that there were a total of 287…

The Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change  in Türkiye continues efforts to protect the environment and natural life. The number of nests of endangered caretta carettas, which was 1,824 last year, increased to 2,551 this…

The moments when the young of the green sea turtles known as 'carretta caretta' and 'chelonia mydas' hatch from their eggs were captured on the Samandağ beach in Türkiye's Hatay province. Leaving their nests, which were opened by experts…

A boat captain, Turgay Meşe, rescued a caretta caretta entangled in a fishing net and a fishing hook off Alanya Castle in the Alanya district of Türkiye's Antalya province. Spotting the animal abnormally motionless on the surface of the…

A caretta caretta was found dead on a beach in Istanbul, Turkey. The endangered species, that is known to have inhabited the Mediterranean shores of Turkey, was moved by officers after the local witnesses’ call. It is estimated that the…

The caretta caretta named Tuba, first seen in 2019 laying eggs in Dalyan İztuzu coast in Turkey was given treatment for her propeller wounds. Tuba was then released back with a tracker on her shell to be monitored along her journey. After 3…