The first record of loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) nesting on the northernmost Aegean coast, Turkey

• Main Authors: Şükran Yalçın Özdilek, Selma Kırbeci, Sevil Yalçın, Aytaç Altın, Ahmet Uzatıcı, Murat Tosunoğlu, Adnan Ayaz, Alkan Öztekin, Bektaş Sönmez
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Natural and Engineering Sciences 2020-11-01
• Series: Natural and Engineering Sciences
• Subjects: caretta caretta; north aegean sea; çanakkale; gelibolu peninsula; sporadic nesting site
• Online Access: https://www.nesciences.com/download.php?id=639
• ISSN: 2458-8989; 2458-8989

This study presents the first documented evidence of a loggerhead turtle nest on the northernmost Aegean coast of Turkey which was found on the Gelibolu Peninsula of Çanakkale province, Turkey. The nest contains a total of 74 eggs; 50 of them produced hatchlings and 46 of those hatchlings reached to the sea safely. This record supports the idea that sea turtles search alternative nesting beaches as a result of climate change.