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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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Çangır stated that there are so far 17 nests of green sea turtles along the coastline due to the late summer season. He said they hoped to attract more nests than last year's figure of 20,000.