Flamingos that have begun to migrate to Lake Tuz (Turkish: Tuz Gölü meaning 'Salt Lake'), Turkey's second-largest lake, often visit Mamasin Dam during the day, creating colorful images. Aksaray Mayor Evren Dincer stated that the flamingos have entered their breeding season in Lake Tuz and said, "As the municipality, we are taking all environmental measures to pass on these birds to future generations."
Lake Tuz, located on the borders of Konya, Aksaray, and Ankara and having a closed basin feature, meets a significant portion of Turkey's salt needs and hosts around 25,000 flamingos during the spring and summer months.
Flamingos that migrate from Lake Tuz, Turkey's second-largest lake, to Mamasin Dam during the day often create colorful images. After their break here, the flamingos migrate back to Lake Tuz for their breeding season.
Aksaray Mayor Evren Dincer stated that they had taken environmental measures for the flamingos and said, "One of the natural habitats of flamingos is Lake Tuz. We have started to receive good rainfall with the spring season. With the arrival of flamingos, beautiful images are emerging. Flamingos, known as 'pink flamingos' among the public, are a bird species capable of long-distance flights daily."
The flamingos also spend their breeding season in Lake Tuz. During their travels to and from Mamasin Dam during the day, beautiful and colorful images emerge in the sky.
When our citizens see the flamingos, they become very happy. We are also hosting our birds that come to Aksaray and Lake Tuz and provide this natural beauty.
"We are taking all environmental measures as the municipality to pass on these birds to future generations," he said.
