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Türkiye chooses to restrict some data on its protected areas. As a result, data on 4,169 protected areas is not publicly-available and cannot be viewed or downloaded on this page. While these sites are included in the coverage statistics presented here, all other statistics (e.g. number of protected areas; breakdown by governance type etc.) on this page are based upon the publicly-available data only.

Türkiye

18
Total Protected Areas
8 With management effectiveness evaluations
Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas
Marine Protected Areas
Other effective area-based conservation measures
0
Total Other effective area-based conservation measures
Polygons/Points ratio
Polygons 89%
Points 11%
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• Dotted line represents approximately the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The final status of Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been agreed upon by the parties.
• Final boundary between the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan has not yet been determined.
• Final status of the Abyei area is not yet determined.
• A dispute exists between the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas).

Terrestrial and inland waters protected area coverage

7% Coverage

54,614km2 Land area covered

780,104km2 Total land area

PAME

0.1% With management effectiveness evaluations

802km2 Areas assessed

Marine protected area Coverage

1.68% Coverage

4,415km2 Marine and coastal area covered

262,125km2 Total marine and coastal area

PAME

0.05% With management effectiveness evaluations

123km2 Areas assessed

Disclaimer: These statistics might differ from those reported officially by countries due to difference in methodologies and datasets used to assess protected area coverage and differences in the base maps used to measure terrestrial and marine area of a country or territory.

IUCN Management Categories

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Governance types

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Sources 4

  1. UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserves Updated: 2020 UNESCO-MAB and UNEP-WCMC
  2. Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance Updated: 2023 Ramsar Secretariat, on behalf of Ramsar Contracting Parties
  3. Protected Areas of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey Updated: 2011 WWF Caucasus Office, 11 Alkesidze Street, 0193 Tbilise, Georgia
  4. UNESCO World Heritage Sites Updated: 2024 IUCN World Heritage Programme

Designations

  • 100%

National designations

0

    Regional designations

    0

      International designations

      18
      • Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 14
      • UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 2
      • World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 2

      Other designations

      0

        citation

        UNEP-WCMC (2025). Protected Area Profile for Türkiye from the World Database on Protected Areas, April 2025. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net

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        UNEP-WCMC and IUCN (2025), Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM) [Online], April 2025, Cambridge, UK: UNEP-WCMC and IUCN. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net.