Türkiye · 2000—2026
Mediterranean monk seal
Seals around Türkiye.
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31 May—22 November
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- Akyaka2 reports
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- Aydıncık1 report
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- Datça5 reports
- Demre3 reports
- Didim1 report
- Dilek Peninsula1 report
- Fethiye1 report
- Gazipaşa2 reports
- Gökova1 report
- Hisarönü1 report
- Istanbul coast2 reports
- Karabiga1 report
- Karaburun1 report
- Kaş3 reports
- Kemer1 report
- Konyaaltı1 report
- Kuşadası2 reports
- Mordoğan4 reports
- Muratpaşa1 report
- Ören1 report
- Samandağ1 report
- Seferihisar1 report
- Türkiye2 reports
- Yalıkavak2 reports
- Yeşilovacık1 report
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Reports over time
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Grouped by each record’s archive date. Approximate dates keep their original labels in the records below.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Ahmet Acar / DHA
Observation: A monk seal was filmed swimming in Üçağız cove and between the moored yachts. Local boaters thought it might be a previously seen seal, but identity was not verified.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Ergun Dündar / DHA
Observation: Ergun Dündar filmed one monk seal feeding on a ray off Kaleköy. He considered it likely the animal seen at Üçağız in May, without proof of identity.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified Ahmet Acar / DHA
Observation: A Mediterranean monk seal swam between yachts moored at Üçağız harbour. Later local encounters may have involved the same animal; its identity is unconfirmed.