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Green sea turtles start laying eggs in southern Turkey

Green sea turtles have started laying eggs in Turkey's southern province of Adana. The Akyatan Wildlife Development Area, an internationally important wetland, located between Akyatan -- the largest lagoon of Cukurova Delta -- and the Mediterranean, welcomes green sea turtles every summer.

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"Since 2006, 220,000 baby turtles have hatched from 6,000 nests and made their way to the sea on this 22-kilometer coastline. Last year, we had 520 nests in this area," he said.