The Deveboynu peninsula reaches into Lake Van across the boundary between the Gevaş district of Van and the Tatvan district of Bitlis, and a presidential decision announced at the end of August 2026 made it the country's fifty-fourth national park. The minister of agriculture and forestry described the area as holding turquoise coves, country left largely alone, rich wildlife and a heritage a thousand years old, and said the designation was intended to bring out those values and to increase the region's potential for ecotourism.
- Designated
- 31.08.2026
When to go
- Climate
- Across Van as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from -3 °C in January to 22.4 °C in July; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in June, July, August and September; rainfall is heaviest in April (55 mm) and lightest in August (6 mm). Long-term means for 1939-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
