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Letters should be sent to: 
His Excellency Dr Turgut Ozal and/or His Excellency Dr Adnan Kahveci 
Prime Minister Minister of State and Environment 
Bak.anlik.lar Bakanliklar 
Ankara Ankara 
Turkey Turkey 
DHKD has asked that copies of letters be sent to OSME for forwarding on to 
DHKD in Istanbul. 
Southeast Anatolian Project (GAP) 
The Southeast Anatolian Project (or GAP in Turkish) is one of the largest 
irrigation projects ever attempted. The total area is about 74,000 square 
kilometres. Upon completion, it is projected that 1.65 million hectares 
of land will be irrigated, and 26 billion kilowatt hours per year of net 
energy will be produced. The project involves 15 dams and 18 power 
stations on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. 
This area has a unique bird fauna, connected with the hot dry summers and 
the riparian habitat along the river valleys. Much of this will be 
drowned if the rivers are dammed, and the dry habitats will be lost 
through irrigation. DHKD is concerned that GAP will affect the 
already-threatened Bald Ibis, for which Turkey has international 
responsibilities, as well as Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Menetries's Warbler, 
two species of sandgrouse and See-see Partridge among others. 
