Lake Bolluk project to protect the lake. Slender billed gull, Mediterranean gull, gull-billed tern, greater sand plover, spoonbill, black-winged stilt, and avocet are the birds of the lake. Lake Bolluk Lake Bolluk is a lake in Turkey. The lake is in Cihanbeyli ilçe (district) of Konya Province at . It is situated to the east of the highway , which connects Ankara to Silifke and to the west of Lake Tuz. The area of the lake is . Its elevation with respect to sea level is . The hard water of the lake contains sodium. Rrecently, there are two threats to lake;
Tuz Khurmatu Since the Invasion of Iraq, the city has experienced significant violence. It has been frequently bombed by Al-Qaeda in Iraq and its successor the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, as well as the PKK. Ali Kanbar Ozdamer (1919–1999) was a well-known artist from the area. Tuz Khurmatu Tuz Khurmatu (, also spelled as Tuz Khurma and Tuz Khormato or just Khurmatu) is the central city of Tooz District in Saladin Province, Iraq, located 55 miles south of Kirkuk. The town is multi-ethnic, with a majority of Turkmen. Tuz Khormato, along with Altun Kupri, Amerli, Bashir, Bustamli, Mahalabiyah, Qarah