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Date published: 23 June 2020 13:03

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Endangered softshell turtle species found in southeastern Turkey

After finding a strange turtle in their nets, fisherpeople in Adıyaman informed the university.

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Endangered softshell turtle species found in southeastern Turkey

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Fisherpeople in the Samsat district of Adıyaman found a Euphrates softshell turtle, an endangered species.

Fishing on the shores of the Atatürk Dam's lake in Gölpınar village, they spotted a turtle that they had never seen before. The fisherpeople then informed authorities at Adıyaman University.

Assoc. Prof. Mehmet Zülfü Yıldız from the university's zoology department came to the village and examined the turtle caught in the nets, AA reported.

He concluded that it was a Euphrates softshell turtle from the Trionychidae family. This species only lives in the region around the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, according to the professor.

"These turtles normally lay their eggs in the soft sand on the shores of Tigris and Euphrates but these areas submerge in the water after dams are constructed," he said.

"When they are underwater, they lose their reproductivity. Because, they cannot find the appropriate environment to lay their eggs," the professor added. (AÖ/VK)

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Six apprehended in central Turkey for attempting to sell medieval-era mummy

Gendarmerie units discovered the mummuy during the raid on a house in Niğde.

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Six apprehended in central Turkey for attempting to sell medieval-era mummy — The mummy in the living room of the suspect H.G.

Authorities in Niğde's Bor district have detained six suspects attempting to sell a medieval-era mummy, believed to belong to a Christian individual, officials announced.

The the provincial gendarmerie command conducted an operation on Mar 11 in the Kemerhisar town and searched the residence of one of the suspects, identified as H.G., discovering a mummified male figure.

Authorities stated that five additional suspects have been detained and that the investigation is ongoing.

Following the operation, Niğde Governor Cahit Çelik shared footage of the raid on social media, congratulating the law enforcement. "We commend our gendarmerie teams for their dedicated efforts in preserving our country’s cultural heritage and congratulate them on their successful operation. We reaffirm our commitment to safeguarding our historical legacy."

The mummy was determined to belong to a Christian individual from the medieval period, the governor added.

📌Niğde İl Jandarma Komutanlığımız tarafından, kültür ve tabiat varlığı kaçakçılığıyla mücadele kapsamında gerçekleştirilen başarılı bir operasyon sonucunda, Bor ilçesi Kemerhisar kasabasında tarihi bir mumyayı satmaya çalışan şahıslar tespit edilerek yakalanmıştır.

Operasyon… pic.twitter.com/Co868HlE8M
— T.C. Niğde Valiliği (@NigdeValiligi) March 11, 2025

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