Lake Beyşehir National Park
Lake Beyşehir lies in central Anatolia (Konya Province) at about 1,120 m above sea level. Encompassing roughly 650 km² of open water, it is Turkey’s largest freshwater lake and the third-largest overall. In 1993 the surrounding lake basin was declared a national park (Beyşehir Gölü Milli Parkı), encompassing some 86,855 ha to protect its forests, wetlands and cultural […]