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For all the Friends of Akyaka and Gökova

 
       
Something about Akyaka
History of the region
Lots of pics from Akyaka
Pics of the Exhibitions 2007
Akyaka Newsletters (archive)

Akyaka telephone query

About the Friends of Akyaka
Akyaka Straydogs Workgoup
The birder group Gök-Kus-Agi
Tips f. Engl. citizens in Turkey
Would you like to help us?
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 info@akyaka.org
 
 

"I want the Turkish laws,
especially the ones concerning
conservation, implemented in
 Akyaka,  province of Mugla

EVET
Please, add your name and
e-mail adress to our form.
You can help us with your
signature to protect
our wetlands.
click here

 
 

Like in the last ten years, in 2008 we have again a well sorted program of art exhibitions. You are invited to join  our exhibition opening cocktails at the Nail Cakirhan House of Culture and Arts! Everybody is welcome, an interesting mixture of local, national and international artists present their work.
More on our special site


It's worth while birding in Gökova! We went out for a day, as it is migration time now. Although we did not see our "superstar" the White-Breasted Kingfisher,  we noted down a lot of birds in the wetlands.

See our record

Everybody knows that we are researching and assessing the number of White Stork and active nests in the village of  Akçapınar since 1986. During these first years due to the village being quiet, without excessive building, wrong development and not under the influence of some people’s  ill fated inclinations the number of Storks has been around 70 individuals, decreasing to a mere 15 over the last years.  Read more...

Finally, after more than a year, there will be a bridge again over the river in Akyaka. In the end of 2006, the old picturesce wooden bridge was taken down for security reasons. Before new years eve 2007 a new brigde was installed. - it lasted for some 20 minutes :-(( (see pics), now a new and hopefully more successful effort was made and this time it should be better, have a look..

The www.akyaka.org forum     
forum tries to unite everybody who lives, visits or just likes
Akyaka and it's surroundings.
So please click here and write down!

It took a time to translate, but finally it has been done:
The General Report of Activities for the Period 2004-2006

The second evaluation of the "Vision Akyaka" process has successfully taken place. After the first evalution in October 2005 this one took place on December 8th. Aim of the meeting was to discuss the process that had been started and initiated by our association in 2004 and where NGO's, business people and the local...  more

Our newsletter 12/2006 : Click here  

We had a series of dog poisonings in Akyaka !In the night from 12 to 13 October  dogs have been poisoned in a systematic way. We critizize and condemn this unzivilized behaviour of a minority that complains since years about the "dog problem". Click here

Step by Step Gökova, the walking guide for the surroundings  produced by our association. 18 different walks in three difficulty degrees and three languages, (Turkish, German and English) are explained easily to understand even if you are not a local. Starting at Akyaka Atatürk Square you will be guided step by step with information where to stop, to find water a.s.o. Of course this guide is free for everybody. Get the book from our office or download the English pdf-file.

Women power in Akyaka!
Now our association has a womens group, too. The new formation will have regular discussions and make trips in the nearer region to meet other groups

Ecolocical farming starts now in Akyaka and Gökova. After  years of convincing efforts and meetings a group of about 40 farmers has decided to "do it". That means for us a recovery in nature amnd for our tourist guest, better and cleaner food. More about this

Our walks in the nearer region of Akyaka . Together with a changing mixed group of  locals and tourists,  we explore the possibilities of walking and trecking in the nearer region of our village. More

 

Do you like Turkish cooking? Here we added some popular recipes for you to try. Add your own favourite, if you like to, click here

Do you breed mosquitoes? We found out, that the main breeding ground for these little pests are found in our gardens and houses. See, what YOU can do to protect yourself and us
You don't know Turkish yet? High time for a "crash course" then! To learn the most important words & phrases, click here
About Nail Çakırhan the famous builder that influenced Akyaka's
building style so much and made it famous for its woodwork and non-concrete buildings

otterfotos and a bit of otterstuff

Photos of Akyaka otters
and more about otters..

For more otterphotos

www.otter.org
Every wednesday: The weekly traditional market  in Akyaka, where you can get nearly anyhting you may want to buy...

About the
chairperson
of the Association of the Friends of Akyaka
Bahar Suseven

For the results of the 13. general assembly of the Friends of Gökova Akyaka, click here

Do you want to know how the"people of the first hour" looked like?
Or would you like to see the members of the associations board?

A group of divers from ODTÜ University Ankara
was invited by us to
clean our famous river from many  years garbage.
Every year, we have our traditional "Stork Walk"! The aim is to raise awareness in the population concerning the precious stork population
Our special foto page:
Akyaka from above:
Feel and Look like a bird.
Where was that restaurant we spent that nice evening in ??

The UNDP/GEF
Small Grants
 Pogramme(SGP)

Project

(Abstract)

 

In context to our Bio-Gökova Project we invited 18 farmers to visit an ecological farm near Kusadasi. We hope, that our farmers have been inspired to start eco-farming as well in Gökova. Click for more 

 

 

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