Who protects loggerhead & green turtle nesting beaches along the Turkish coast — and how to reach them. Share freely; if you run one of these groups and want it on the Caretta Friends app, write to us.
Pamukkale University · Dalyan
Türkiye's main research, rescue & rehabilitation center. İztuzu–Dalaman monitoring + national rescue hospital. Led by Prof. Dr. Yakup Kaska.
Mersin University
Monitors green & loggerhead nesting along the Mersin / Çukurova coast; supports injured-turtle care.
Çukurova University · Adana
Research & monitoring on the Çukurova coast and İskenderun Gulf nesting beaches.
Pamukkale University
Patara SEPA nest monitoring (Prof. Dr. Eyüp Başkale) and Fethiye-Göcek SEPA surveys (Öğr. Gör. Doğan Sözbilen).
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
Sea Turtle Research & Application Center — research and monitoring support.
Academic sea-turtle experts: Prof. Dr. Hakan Sert (Akdeniz), Prof. Dr. Bektaş Sönmez (Sivas Cumhuriyet), Prof. Ali Fuat Canbolat (Hacettepe).
Ekolojik Araştırmalar Derneği
Long-standing NGO monitoring loggerhead nesting along the Antalya arc — field research, nest protection & training.
Founded by 'Captain' June Haimoff, who helped save İztuzu (Turtle Beach) from development in the 1980s.
Mediterranean Association to Save the Sea Turtles — Med-wide advocacy, research & policy.
WWF International
Habitat protection, policy and monitoring support on Türkiye's Çukurova delta beaches.
Sea Turtles & Seals Protection — education & research center.
Local volunteers protecting loggerhead nests on Gazipaşa's beaches — marking, monitoring, hatchling guarding, excavation counts & awareness.
Village cooperative running Çıralı's turtle protection — a well-known community-led nesting beach with low-impact tourism.
Local club whose volunteers monitor and protect the Kale/Demre (Çayağzı) nesting beach.
Volunteer Projects Türkiye
Volunteer program monitoring loggerhead nests and the endangered Euphrates softshell turtle (Trionyx) around Anamur.
Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry
General Directorate for Protection of Natural Assets (SEPA custodian).
Contacts collected from public sources (organisation websites) by the Caretta Friends project · July 2026. Something wrong or missing? info@carettafriends.com · carettafriends.com