{"id":4559,"date":"2026-02-27T14:09:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/english\/migration-journey-ended-yaren-stork-returned-to-its-home-in-its-15th-year\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T06:18:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T06:18:57","slug":"migration-journey-ended-yaren-stork-returned-to-its-home-in-its-15th-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/english\/migration-journey-ended-yaren-stork-returned-to-its-home-in-its-15th-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Migration Journey Ended: Yaren Stork Returned to Its Home in its 15th Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_117\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><strong>Yaren Stork, known for her friendship with Adem Y\u0131lmaz, who is followed by large masses in T\u00fcrkiye, completed her migration journey and returned home. The meeting, which is eagerly awaited every year, took place for the 15th time this season and has come to the fore again as one of the symbolic examples of the nature-human relationship.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Return in Eskikaraa\u011fa\u00e7<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Yaren Stork landed on the boat in Eskikaraa\u011fa\u00e7 Stork Village and reached the village.<\/strong> Due to its shy attitude in the first days, the arriving stork was initially mistaken for another individual. Adem Y\u0131lmaz, who could not go to the lake due to the cold weather conditions in the region, observed the movements of the stork closely.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/yaren-leylek.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17705\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Encounter That Turned From Mistake to Joy<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Adem Y\u0131lmaz stated that they initially thought the stork that came on February 24 was Yaren&#8217;s wife Nazl\u0131.<\/strong> The stork&#8217;s physical appearance as weaker and smaller led to this evaluation. However, subsequent observations revealed that the guest returning to the village was Yaren. Y\u0131lmaz stated that this year was one of the earliest periods in which Yaren arrived and emphasized that Yaren is not only a bird but also a creature with symbolic value for the village.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Yaren Stork in Village Culture<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Yaren Stork lives in the village for about six months every year. Storks, which display the behavior of raising offspring together with their partners during this process, continue their migration journey at the end of August after the offspring grow up and are brought back to nature.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"776\" height=\"436\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17706\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.779858195085014;width:820px;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/yaren-leylek1.webp\" data-lazy- title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"776\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/yaren-leylek1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17706\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.779858195085014;width:820px;height:auto\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Wildlife Photos and Shares<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The moments of Yaren&#8217;s arrival were recorded by wildlife photographer Alper T\u00fcyde\u015f and shared on social media. T\u00fcyde\u015f stated in his statement that they had been watching the sky for days to see Yaren, but the stork was waiting cautiously on the roof and in the garden in the first days.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Symbolic Friendship Between Nature and Human<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The story of Yaren Stork is considered as one of the symbolic examples of the harmony between nature and humans. <strong>This meeting tradition, which has been going on for 15 years, is followed by large masses, especially in T\u00fcrkiye.<\/strong> The news of his arrival was announced to the public through Anadolu Agency.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"901\" height=\"575\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17707\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/yaren-leylek2.webp\" data-lazy- title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"901\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/yaren-leylek2.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17707\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><strong>To join our WhatsApp group <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/GcUb561wzz44AcjKoMQHY6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><h5>Share<\/h5>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yaren Stork, known for her friendship with Adem Y\u0131lmaz, who is followed by large masses in T\u00fcrkiye, completed her migration journey and returned home. 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