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The main areas for hunting are Bakirkoy, Catalca, Beykoz and Sile. Foreigners can only hunt in parties organised by Turkish travel agencies which have been authorised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
These agencies provide all information concerning seasons, authorised zones, permits, weapons and ammunition. A list of agencies can be obtained from the Union of Travel Agencies (TURSAB).
For more information, contact;
- Forest Ministry, National Parks and Wildlife General Directorate, Gazi Tesisleri No 11, Gazi, Ankara.
Tel: (312) 221 1769/212 6300. Fax: 222 5140.
Youth and Sport General Directorate, Hunting and Marksman Federation
Ulus Ishani A Blok 4 Kat No 404, Ulus, Ankara.
Tel: (312) 310 6160/310 3960. Fax: 310 6160.
Around Kucukcekmece there are rare ducks and wild geese. Alibeykoy Dam lake also has ducks and geese, and in the hunting areas of Belgrade Forest around Kemerburgaz there are wild boar, foxes, rare jackals and wolves. In the dense forest areas, woodcock, pheasants and wild pigeons are found.
Catalca is the best hunting area in the city, and Yalikoy is a pheasant production area. Binkilic and its surroundings have wild boar, woodcock wild pigeon, rabbits and foxes. In the higher regions of the Istranca Mountains, it is possible to catch a rare sighting of a wolf in the dense forest. Quail and freckle-partridge hunting can be done in the open expanses of the plains, or between the southern areas of the forests.
Water buffalo, which get separated from their herds and become wild within the forest, and now rarely seen, may be hunted with the permission of the Borough Master. Calm waters and municipal lakes are good areas for hunting ducks and wild geese, as well as small rivers and lakes.
In the southern provincial areas of the city; quails, stoke doves, freckle partridges, rabbits and foxes are hunted. Further north in the forests are wild boar and woodcocks. The Sinekly region has been determined as a pheasant protection area.
In the northeast part of Beykoz, woodcocks, rabbits and foxes are hunted, as well as the rare mountain partridge. Around Omerli Dam lake there are ducks and geese for hunting, and the dense forest areas have wild boar.
The Asian Side is the best hunting ground in the city, and the forests on the Black Sea coast, especially around Sile, are good for wild boar and woodcock. During migration season, its surrounding river and small lakes, Rez and Riva, have wild geese and wild ducks.
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