Ramsar sites in Turkey are wetlands which have been designated as internationally important. As of 2025, there are 14 Ramsar sites, which were designated between 1994 and 2013.^[4]

Wetlands in Turkey are diverse, ranging from alluvial forests, lagoons, saltmarshes and even a caldera lake.^[5] Around the time of the formation of modern Turkey after WW1 there were almost 1400 natural wetlands covering almost 14 thousand sq km, but by 2014 over 20% of wetland area had been drained (mostly - but some was lost due to changes in precipitation) and 900 wetlands remained.^[6] In the early 21st century a law was passed to protect wetlands.^[7]

In 2023 the Turkish Nature Association called for Turkish agriculture policy to be changed to protect the water cycle.^[8]

As well as Ramsar sites there are also nationally and locally important wetlands, and as of 2021 there are 66 plans.^[9] According to Caterina Scaramelli, research assistant professor of anthropology and earth and environment at Boston University, local people are not properly consulted.^[5] Because the Directorate of Wetlands Conservation is part of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (it is not part of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change),^[10] she says there is a conflict of interest.^[5]

Ramsar ID	Ramsar site	Province	Est. date	İmage
3TR001	Göksu Delta	Mersin	1994-07-13
3TR002	Lake Burdur	Burdur	1994-07-13
3TR003	Lake Seyfe	Kırşehir	1994-07-13
3TR004	Lake Kuş	Balıkesir	1994-07-13
3TR005	Sultan Marshes	Kayseri	1994-07-13
3TR006	Kızılırmak Delta	Samsun	1998-04-15
3TR007	Akyatan Lagoon	Adana	1998-04-15
3TR008	Lake Uluabat	Bursa	1998-04-15
3TR009	Gediz Delta	Izmir	1998-04-15
3TR010	Lake Meke	Konya	2005-06-21
3TR011	Yumurtalık Lagoon	Adana	2005-06-21
3TR012	Kızören Obrouk	Konya	2006-05-02
3TR013	Lake Kuyucuk	Kars	2009-04-02
3TR014	Nemrut Caldera	Bitlis	2013-04-17