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Eskikaraağaç Village, located in Karacabey on the edge of Lake Uluabat, 45 km away from the center of Bursa, was a village where predominantly Greeks lived until the population exchange period. Known for hosting storks, Eskikaraağaç is the only representative of European Stork Villages in Turkey. Storks arrive every year in March and stay in their nests here until September. Eskikaraağaç, which has a bird observation tower and a nature museum, also has the story of “Uncle Adam and Yaren Stork”, which is famous abroad. Adem Yılmaz’s friendship with the stork he named “Yaren”, which has been coming to Eskikaraağaç since 2011 and fed by fisherman Adem Yılmaz’s hands, was awarded the best award at the Prague Film Awards held in the Czech Republic with the documentary titled “Uncle Adem and Yaren Stork”. It received the best documentary award. The story of Adem Yılmaz and Yaren the stork, which was the subject of textbooks in Austria and Germany, was also exhibited as a shadow play in Greece. The “International Old Karaağaç Stork Festival” is held in Eskikaraağaç every year in June. Maiden’s Tower is an islet in the middle of the Bosphorus. many tourists come often to take pictures and visit