Bird Paradise National Park Bird Paradise National Park (Kuş
Cenneti Milli Parkı) is one of the earliest national parks of
Turkey, surrounding Lake Kuş (Turkish: Kuş Gölü, lit. “bird
lake”). It’s an important stop-over and final destination for
migratory birds, which migrate to warmer places south in winter.
There are 239 species inhabiting the area during summer,
totalling about 3,000,000 individual birds, although whole area
is only 64 hectares, tiny in world standards. What makes the
area so popular with the birds is its ecosystem: at the end of
winter, with the level rise of the water of the lake (which is
related to the rising streams, which in turn are related with
the dissolving of snowcover up in the mountains), a small willow
grove and reed beds at the northwest of the lake submerge
underwater, making it a perfect area to nest, and for the youngs
to hatch and grow. Bird Paradise National Park has been awarded
with Class A European Diploma by the European Council for four
times since 1976, because of