6 August 2013
A local Turkish court has suspended a ruling allowing the construction of a tourist facility on Çıralı Beach.
Villagers and activists took the case to an administration court to stop the construction of a recreational area for tourists on a protected woodland, which is also used by the endangered loggerhead turtles to lay eggs.
Çıralı Beach will remain tourist free after a court suspended the construction of a recreational area (September9/Wikimedia)
Antalya’s regional council for protection of natural assets gave approval for the construction and opened the area for tourism in 2011.
Source: Hürriyet Daily News
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