Salda Lake is on the agenda again… The asphalt road built around Salda Lake attracted reaction again after the images appeared at the “awareness event” held during Turkey Environment Week. Latest Situation in Salda Lake
A new one has been added to the events that are said to be “This can only happen in Turkey, this can only happen in Turkey”. An asphalt road was built in Salda Lake and its surroundings, which was declared a “Special Environmental Protection Area” by the Presidential Decree in 2019.
As part of Türkiye Environment Week, they pedaled to raise awareness on the asphalt road built around Lake Salda.
In the event organized with the slogan “A Day Without Cars for Clean Air”, the staff of Burdur Provincial Directorate of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change and students rode bicycles on the asphalt road built around Salda Lake in order to raise awareness.
“WE HAVE SHOWED THAT A PROTECTED AREA CAN ALSO BE USED”
After the bicycle tour, Burdur Provincial Director of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, Ali Zeren, made a statement to journalists. Ali Zeren said:
“We exhibited good examples of protection and use on a bicycle path of approximately 7 kilometers, created on the edge of the World Heritage Salda Lake, the apple of our country’s eye that we value. We realized this program with intense participation. We have shown that a protected area can also be used. “At the same time, we highlighted the theme of a healthy life.”
ASPHALT ROAD REACTION FROM FATİH ALTAYLI
Following the images that emerged within the scope of this event, the state of Salda Lake attracted renewed reaction on social media.
Journalist Fatih Altaylı criticized the asphalt road in the Youtube program titled “Fatih Altaylı Comments”.
“THAT IS IGNORANCE. THIS IS IGNORANCE
Fatih Altaylı said, “They poured asphalt around Lake Salda, which NASA said should not bring anything near it.”
“You shouldn’t do anything there… If you have to do something, maybe you can build a wooden walkway or an observation terrace a little further away, so people can come and see it. Even building a wooden walkway is extremely wrong… Why? Because those who come, someone throws away their butts, someone throws away their bags, they destroy it. If you want to show people there, you can build an observation terrace and spread a net around it so that the garbage does not go too far… They have poured asphalt. But ignorance is like that. This is ignorance. They do not realize that they are doing a good thing while doing this, what kind of betrayal they committed there, what kind of massacre they committed, what wrong and what kind of attitude they are taking.
“IT IS SAID THAT A SIN IS NOT RECORDED FOR THE IGNORANT, BUT IT IS RECORDED FOR THIS”
They say; How beautiful, we opened Lake Salda to the public and brought this beautiful historical and biological and ecological richness to the public. He looks like this. The one who put it there, the one who let it be built, the one who allowed it… All of them are ignorant people who come from the same mold and have the same mentality… It is said that the ignorant person is not a sin, but it is written on this one, this is a sin, it is a shame. But they do… Why? Because there is no such thing as merit. “You put such a man there that he thinks what he’s doing is a skill.”
REACTIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
In addition to Fatih Altaylı, the asphalt road built around Salda Lake also attracted the reaction of social media users and environmentalists.
“They poured asphalt and celebrated it”
From “Ecology Radar” X account “There is no limit to hostility towards nature! “They poured asphalt on Lake Salda, which should not be walked on even with shoes, and they celebrated this.” shared. *
“Watch the disgrace…”
Salih Gergerlioğlu, son of DEM Party Kocaeli Deputy Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, also wrote on account X; “Asphalt was poured around Lake Salda, and a bicycle race was organized on the constructed road. Watch the disgrace…” he shared.
“Isn’t the asphalt orphaned there?”
Nasuh Bektaş said, “Isn’t asphalt orphaned there? “Wouldn’t it be nice if you crowned it with concrete? Wouldn’t it be nice to have a cafe, hotel or villa next to it?” he shared the final version of Lake Salda.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Images of a 15-kilometer asphalt road being built around Lake Salda in January 2024 were shared on social media and attracted reaction. Following these reactions, Burdur Governorship made a statement.
“SALDA LAKE IS PROTECTED WITH A HIGH LEVEL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY”
In the statement made by Burdur Governorship, “Salda Lake and its surroundings are protected with a high level of environmental sensitivity, and in this context, contrary behavior is strictly not allowed in the region. “As claimed on some social media platforms and news sites, it is not possible to open a new road around Lake Salda, but the work done is to improve the existing road that has been used for years to provide transportation for the people of the region.”
DECISIONS TAKEN FOR THE PROTECTION OF SALDA LAKE
“THE ASPHALT ROAD WAS BUILT WHILE FOOD AND BEVERAGE ITEMS AND SUN LONGS WERE PROHIBITED”
Salda Lake and its surroundings were declared a “Special Environmental Protection Area” by Presidential Decree No. 824 dated March 14, 2019, and many protection measures were taken within this scope. Within the scope of these protection measures;
- Creating a non-smoking, smoke-free air area on the shores of Lake Salda,
- Establishing a 24/7 camera system to control the area,
- Planning the viewpoints that visitors will use to watch the lake and its surroundings,
- Improving the water quality of Salda Lake,
- Collection of wastewater without harming the environment, etc. In addition to the measures
In this context, Burdur Governorship Provincial Local Environment Board
- Using cosmetic products such as shampoo and soap in the lake and shower areas,
- Inserting sun loungers or similar materials and setting up all kinds of tents,
- Throwing cigarette butts, packages, paper and all kinds of materials related to tobacco products into the environment,
- Making a mud bath by creating a pit, taking clay, mud and sand from the lake bottom and the beach,
- Bringing and consuming all kinds of food and drink, picnicking,
- Lighting fires is prohibited except in places designated as picnic areas in the lake basin.
*DOES NASA HAVE A PROTECTION STATEMENT ABOUT SALDA LAKE?
In a post made by a Twitter account, it was claimed that NASA said that Salda Lake should not be entered even with shoes. Latest Situation in Salda Lake
Simge Akkaş from Doğruluk Payı, a platform for combating misinformation and verifying, examined the accuracy of NASA’s statement “You should not enter Salda Lake even with shoes”. Accordingly, Simge Akkaş shared the following statements as a result of her research:
“In addition to being one of Turkey’s most special natural structures, Salda Lake is of great importance for NASA’s 2020 Mars mission. Although there are many studies on Salda Lake, which has become one of the most frequently discussed natural structures in Turkey with the possibility of deterioration of its natural structure, following the declaration of a special environmental protection zone at the end of 2018 and the construction of a National Garden around it, indicating that its naturalness should be preserved, NASA’s Salda statements , mentions its importance for the Mars mission, but does not express an opinion on how the natural structure should be protected.
A search with keywords on search engines reveals that one of the first people to use the expression was Hydrobiologist Erol Kesici, who has been conducting research on Lake Salda for many years, and that the expression was shared many times during the national garden debate.” Latest Situation in Salda Lake
RESOURCES
- Fatih Altaylı Youtube channel “Fatih Altaylı Interprets” program dated June 12, 2024
- saldagolu.gov.tr
- Burdur Yenigün, news titled “They pedaled for awareness in Salda Lake” by Muhammet Fatih Başçı on burduryenigun.com
- https://www.t24.com.tr/haber/burdur-valiligi-nden-salda-golu-kiyisina-asfalt-haberlerini-iliskin-aciklama
- Doğruluk Payı / https://www.dogrulukpayi.com/dogruluk-kontrolu/nasa-nin-salda-golu-yle-ilgili-bir-koruma-aciklamasi-var-mi
