Protection Of Wildlife: Analysis Of Legislative Periods In Turkey

The first legal arrangements concerning hunting and wildlife were held in “Mecelle (Ottoman code of civil law)” was declared 1976 abolished 1926. Prior to this date, carried out freely, game animals regarded as “waif” there no re-strictive regulations. Only it forbidden enter the areas Sultan ac-tivitis punished. When analyzed Mecelle seen that made general regulations on about catch or ownership . basic arrangement wild Turkish law 1937 by Law Hunting, Numbered 3167. No: 3167 had provisions definition animals, principles prohibitions, 2003 with current which numbered 4915. No 4915 is more detailed than regards con-servation at same time terms compliance international agreements related biodiversty. In study will be discussed process developmet legislation from 1900 present day agreements. These are Mecelle, Constitutions, Civil Laws, Criminal Land Hunting Forest Fish-ery Environmental Law.