Sultan Reedy Bird Paradise

Sultansazlığı (Sultan reedy), a limited bird paradise
among the bird paradises in Turkey, together
with Yay lake, a fresh water eco-system, has 17.200
hectare area and has been an important value
for tourism and environmental aspects recently.
Sultansazlığı is located in the middle of Erciyes
Mountain, Aladağ Nature Park and Cappadocia
National Park and is combined with the unique
characteristics of the areas. Thus, this fact increases
the value of Sultansazlığı.
Sultansazlığı has an altitude of 1072m and depth
of 1,5 m max. It is 23 km from Yahyalı. Yay gölü,
which is in the borders of Yahyalı, Develi and
Yeşilhisar, has a fresh water eco-system and is a
paradise for plants and animals. The place is called
as “a bird paradise” because 600000 red winged flamingoes
along with about 125000 birds of various
kinds live in Sultansazlığı. Forest Administration
Directorship is serving for Sultansazlığı.