Investigation of natural water values in terms of protected area criterias in İspir-Yedigöller region", Biological Diversity and Conservation, "7(2)", 78-85 pp., 2014, ISSN: 1308-5301.

For more than a century, many countries have taken specific areas under protection by various conservation statutes to protect their own natural beauties and biological richness. İspir-Yedigöller region, which is the subject of the

study, has a privileged location in Turkey with the natural lanscape, rich flora and fauna, fascinating topographical structure. In this study, as a result of conducting the necessary field work and associating with each other of data in different format and content belongs to Ispir-Yedigöller by using GIS, investigating of natural water resource values,

which is an important resource, in terms of protected area criteria and grading of conservation properties have been aimed as a goal. According to research result, 2900-3040 m above sea level, Yedigöller Region, consist of seven large

lakes, is determined to be preserved in a “Natural Park” status with Natural Park Law due to having superior geographic structure of natural, recreational potential, vegetation, wildlife features and landscape beauties. Natural Park, which is

suggested and an area of 13.175,71 ha, is 6:26% of the total area. Furthermore, inventory data base has been formed then with this study for the further studies in the research area.