Hunting and hunting tourism in Turkey
2012
Beşkardeş, Vedat (Istanbul University, Istanbul (Turkey). Game and Wildlife Program, Vocational School of Forestry) | Keten, Akif (Istanbul University, Istanbul (Turkey). Game and Wildlife Program, Vocational School of Forestry) | Hizal, Erdem (Istanbul University, Istanbul (Turkey). Game and Wildlife Program, Vocational School of Forestry) | Arslangündoğdu, Zeynel (Istanbul University, Istanbul (Turkey). Game and Wildlife Program, Vocational School of Forestry) | Yöntem, Osman (Istanbul University, Istanbul (Turkey). Game and Wildlife Program, Vocational School of Forestry)
Hunting was firstly regulated with The Law of Land Hunting No.3167 in 1937 in Turkey. This law was amended to 4915 numbered on 01.07.2003 according to requirements of current conditions. This law aims to sustain hunting and wildlife management, to protect and improve game animals with their natural habitats, to control and manage the hunting in the country. Depending on The Law of 4915 numbered, The Central Hunting Commission was established. This commission chaired by Minister of the Forest and Water Affairs, meets every year in May. In addition, The Central Hunting Commission determines game animals’ bag limits, quotas and the areas which are closed or opened to hunting for the following year. In Turkey, hunting season begins in the middle of the August along with quails, turtledoves, wild boar and jackal's hunting. The season is closed at the end of February. Foreign hunters can hunt depending on hunting tourism. Wild goat (Ibex), chamois, red deer, roe deer, wild boar, Anatolian wild sheep, gazelle, hybrid ibex, fox and jackal are hunted according to game tourism regulations. In Turkey, the number of game animals except wild boar is far below the carrying capacity of the country. Because of this, the quotas given for hunting between 2011 and 2013 seasons were very low. For example, the quotas for ibex 289, chamois 17, red deer 54, Anatolian wild sheep 6, gazelles 10 and roe deer 52 were given in 2011 for hunting tourism. However, the wild boar's quota given was around 3850. In 2012 hunting season, these quotas were increased a little.
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