went to the richest habitats on the planet in this remote corner of north eastern turkey is one which is proving to be an ecological jam conservationists have only recently realized its vital importance not only for local birds but also for those migrating from all over the world and yet the arris river wetland is under threat i've come here to me some man who's hoping to save this remarkable part of the world's. chance check a geologist is a world renowned on astrologist souljah to become a professor in the united states every year china returns to his homeland of turkey and comes to this arid part of the country which trust him here is the 5 kilometer squared pocket of land the arid river where. china came across it in 2005 and was looking just playing with google earth and i thought this looks like a globally important oasis in critical spot for migration breeding and wintering birds and is confident coming here in person and i thought this is a this is a place where i want to do long term research to really understand what birds use this area this rare wetland situated in a dry su

but 23 of the eights world's global bird migration flyways intersect right where we are in north eastern turkey it is one of the most special wetlands on the planet if you base it discovered a treasure trove how did you feel it was so exciting and it was so beautiful i mean i really did not expect after 15 years we would have recorded almost 300 burst species the 2 thirds of the end tar even far off the whole country. recorded over centuries i mean in this one spot of the 290 bird species on a phone i documented here 21 globally threatened or near threatened including the gyptian vulture and to the current but further danger is looming the government wants to down this tar valley as far as that village over there flood this whole place all this will be under 45 meters of water and every season i come here just seeing it still there is like a relief because i'm always afraid it will all be gone i have to come here and see it for myself. early the next morning chantix me to the burgeoning station down in the wetlands and. he's currently fighting the calls to reverse the government's decision to b

from its rights in the seas surrounding the countries turkey is surrounded by seas both north west and south and especially when it comes to eastern mediterranean with turkey if it believes that there are so many players even players who doesn't have who don't have course in this the mediterranean but turkey is excluded in the game that's why turkey says it's after its fries and the main dispute between the 2 neighbor countries and nature allies are actually because of the islands because according to greece each island has individual exclusive economic zone this is what turkey is against as greece is not an island country but a continental country but apparently the tension seems to be rising but what we have understood from yesterday's was that german foreign minister was kind of. harsh during his statement in athens but. many as one of the leading countries of the e.u. trying to make the between the 2 nato allies is pursued by turkey that the e.u. is not totally for them going. to seize greece as the oil child of the e.u. with unconditional support but of course some will show whether dissension is really going to become a mili