Lake Düden plan of Kulu municipality to build roads to and around the lake, and to afforest the lake's surrounding would be a threat for the breeding birds. Another important issue is the poaching. In 2010, the district administration undertook measures to save the lake by builing a waste water treatment facility and preventing unlawful water usage from the creek. Lake Düden Lake Düden, also known as Lake Kulu, ( or "Kulu Gölü"), is a brackish water lake in Konya Province, Turkey. Lake Düden is located northwest of Lake Tuz and east of Kulu town in Konya Province at an elevation of
1991 uprising in Tuz Khormato 1991 uprising in Tuz Khormato The 1991 uprising in Tuz Khormato refers to the Peshmerga orchestrated uprising in the Arab-Turkmen town of Tuz Khormato. Tuz Khormato, a largely Turkmen town, was one of the most southernly towns to fall under the control of the Peshmerga. Tuz Khormato's importance lay in the fact that it was situated on the Baghdad–Kirkuk road, meaning that any government reinforcements to Kurdistan would have to pass through the town. The defence of Tuz Khormato was therefore given a high priority in order to defend Peshmerga positions in Kirkuk. The uprising began between 10 and 12