Two People Who Collected Grasshoppers From Mount Nemrut Were Fined 1.4 Million Lira.

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Two foreign nationals who illegally collected grasshoppers from Mount Nemrut National Park were fined 1.4 million TL for biopiracy. The 16 grasshoppers seized during the operation were released back into the wild by the authorities.

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Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı stated, "We have imposed an administrative fine of 1.4 million Turkish Lira on two foreign nationals who were illegally collecting species in our natural heritage, Nemrut Mountain National Park, in accordance with our relevant legislation."

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Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı announced that two foreign nationals who illegally collected species from Nemrut Mountain National Park were fined 1.4 million Turkish lira and that the 16 grasshoppers seized were released back into nature.