Bafra Tourism

The Kızılırmak Delta is of great importance not only for Turkey, but also for the ecology of the whole world, in terms of 56 thousand hectares wide, 20 lakes of various sizes, large marsh and reeds, having a very large area and the number of birds it hosts. Declared as a wildlife development area, this area covers the counties of 19 Mayıs, Bafra and Alaçam. It is the only wetland on the Black Sea coast of our country, whose natural features have been largely preserved. The Kızılırmak Delta is of vital importance for bird species that cross the Black Sea directly during migration. Approximately 1100 bird species live in the Western Palaearctic region and 40% of these species, that is, approximately 460 varieties, have been identified in Turkey. About 35% of the bird species in this region have been identified in the Kızılırmak Delta, and about 15% of them breed here.