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The original area of peatland in Turkey was 24,000ha. Today only 3,000ha remain, an 87% loss. Losses are primarily due to drainage, agricultural reclamation through ploughing and cultivation, afforestation and peat extraction both for fuel and horticultural potting composts. Two types of peatland occur: fens and montane peatlands. These record up to 14,000 years of Turkey´s vegetation and climate history.

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Blanket Bog at Agaçbasi Yaylasi, at 2,100m a.s.l. in NE Turkey. The site covering 40ha is the largest example in Turkey.
Copyright Andrew Byfield 1999.

Species-rich peat fen occurs around Lake Abant, Bolu, N.W. Turkey at 1450 m a.s.l., with species such as Senecio paludosus.
Copyright Andrew Byfield 1999.

Cutting of peat in a traditional way for fuel is new in Turkey (only 20 years). It is used by 7 villages around the blanket bog at Agaçbasi. It will result in the eventual loss of Turkey´s rare peatland flora.
Copyright Andrew Byfield 1999.

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	Blanket Bog at Agaçbasi Yaylasi, at 2,100m a.s.l. in NE Turkey. The site covering 40ha is the largest example in Turkey. Copyright Andrew Byfield 1999.
	Species-rich peat fen occurs around Lake Abant, Bolu, N.W. Turkey at 1450 m a.s.l., with species such as Senecio paludosus. Copyright Andrew Byfield 1999.
	Cutting of peat in a traditional way for fuel is new in Turkey (only 20 years). It is used by 7 villages around the blanket bog at Agaçbasi. It will result in the eventual loss of Turkey´s rare peatland flora. Copyright Andrew Byfield 1999.