Hunting in TURKEY

The geographic structure of Turkey is appropriate for development of hunting tourism in connection with its plant cover and wild life. Hunting grounds, which will be opened to hunting tourism with considering the hunting animals potential of our country, are determined and announced by the Ministry of Forests (National Parks, Hunting and Wild Life General Directorate). Foreign tourist hunters can hunt with Hunting Tourism Permission Certificate, issued to A Class Tourism Agencies by the Ministry of Forests. Also, foreign tourist hunters can only hunt species, breed and set free here within private hunting grounds approved by Ministry of Forest, National Parks and Hunt - wild Life General Directorate.

Foreign tourist hunters, who can hunt by means of Tourism Agencies, according to the related decision of MAK (Central Hunt Commission) and regulations related to the application of Law Number 6136, can bring their hunting guns and accessories with them.

In the Hunting Permission Certificates; the name, surname, nationality of the hunter who will participate in the hunting party, dates and customs offices, when and where he will enter and exit our country, hunting grounds, dates of the hunt, the animal species and the numbers that he can hunt, are shown.

Hunting Animals Allowed for Hunting in Turkey

The wild animals allowed for hunting in Turkey are determined each year according to  the species and hunting periods. These details are determined by the decisions of the Central Hunting Commision which is organized each year.

Bear, hook horned mountain goat (þamua), wild goat (Bezoar), wild boar, lynx, wolf, jackal, fox, from big game animals, are served against its value to usage of national and foreign hunters under hunting tourism title. Hunting of hunting animals except these can only be possible within special hunting grounds. Foreign hunters cannot hunt game animals except the above mentioned game animals outside special hunting grounds.

Research On Hunting Species

In order to research animal species, activities of foreign researchers, who will come to Turkey and submission of applications made on this matter to related authorities under a certain procedure is also performed by Ministry of Forest, National Parks and Hunting - Wild Life General Directorate.

Applications on research permissions to be performed within countries, are made by T. R. Embassies outside country and Ministry of Forest by means of Ministry of Foreign Affairs within country. In order to give permit to the applicants, the presence of their background serious studies and a pieces of arts are considered.

In case of finding appropriate after investigation of application demands by required official authorities, research permission under certain conditions is given. Under research study, sampling from wild animals and getting egg, etc. production materials to outside of country is not permitted.

[Under certain conditions research permission can be given depending on the requirements in the application and subject to investigation and appropriate findings by the official authorities. Samples from wild animals and eggs gathered for research purposes are not permitted to be taken outside the country.]

Contact Address and Links

Ministry of Forest, National Parks and Hunt - Wild Life General Directorate

Address: Ministry of Forest, Gazi Facilities 11 Nolu Bina Gazi/ANKARA

Telephone: (+90-312) 221 08 79
                 (+90-312) 221 21 70
                 (+90-312) 221 17 69

Fax: (+90-312) 222 51 40

Web Site: http://www.milliparklar.gov.tr

E-mail: pkd@milliparklar.gov.tr