Storks

Storks that have made a permanent home on the roof of the Iğdır Governorate building in Türkiye are offering spectacular views year-round. Rather than migrating, these iconic birds remain in their nests through all four seasons,…

Every spring, millions of storks embark on a grueling journey from South Africa, with approximately 90 percent of European storks choosing to cross the strait in Istanbul, Türkiye. Fikret Can, an 81-year-old researcher…

Storks that migrate to the Muş Plain in the Koç village of the Hasköy district of Türkiye's Muş every year in the spring and summer months and migrate to warmer regions in the fall refuse to leave the region for two years despite freezing…

Thousands of stork flocked to Gököz Pond, which is located near Uludağ, one of Türkiye's favorite places for winter tourism, and hosts tourists from many parts of the world. The magnificent dance of the storks offered visitors of the area…

During the arrival of spring, Kütahya's Domaniç district was covered with storks that migrated from the South to the North in Türkiye. They landed on cultivated lands and descended into fields throughout the district. Thousands of storks…

In Turkey, storks that have nested on the minaret of the same mosque in the Sakarcalık village of Osmaniye for 45 years have become the symbol of the village. In 1977, storks made a nest on the minaret of a mosque for the first time, which…