Today’s Zaman: Erkaya Yirik, the governor of Konya’s Kulu district, has said that Lake Küçük, which is home to 186 different species of birds, has completely dried up. Yirik, who joined Kulu Mayor Ahmet Yildiz on a tour of the Lake Küçük region, spoke to reporters about the effects of global warming and said that irresponsible and careless digging of wells in the Lake Düden area threatens one of Turkey’s most important water resources. Noting that Lake Küçük had already dried up, Yirik said: “With …