Istanbul Arnavutköy Municipality

Arnavutköy remains in the area of influence of 4 water basins that are very important for Istanbul. These are Alibey Basin, Lake Terkos Basin, Büyükçekmece Lake Basin and Sazlıdere Dam Lake Basin. The Terkos Basin meets 33.5 percent of Istanbul's water needs, Büyükçekmece Basin meets 18.5, Alibey Basin meets 15 percent, and Sazlıdere Basin meets 2 percent of this need. These basins meet 69 percent of Istanbul's water needs in general.

In addition to providing water to the city, the basins in Arnavutköy District also serve as the air corridors of the city. The water corridor in the Sazlıbosna Basin connects the Sazlıbosna Dam to the Black Sea, thus forming a natural airflow corridor. The Alibeyköy Dam Lake in Alibeyköy Basin, on the other hand, combines the ecological corridor connecting Terkos to the Golden Horn with the northern forests through the Bolluca and İmrahor settlements.

Within the natural boundaries of the water basins, climate, geology, topography, soil, flora and fauna interact with the waters of the basin. Any change in these factors by nature or human impact will affect all the basins. Therefore, they are the areas that must be protected.

Updated: 3 year ago
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