Strangely, the lake turns blood red in Turkey

Lake Tuz water in central Turkey turns bright red throughout the summer due to the development of an algae.

The lake in Turkey turns red like blood

Tuz is the second largest lake in Turkey, the locals also call it " Ho Muoi" . Interestingly, Ho Salt is unusually bright red whenever the weather changes to summer.

Part of Lake Tuz Golü in Aksaray, Turkey.(Photo: Independent)

According to Christopher Gobler, professor of marine ecology at Stony Brook University in the US, Dunaliella salinas is the cause of the red lake water. When a large amount of water in the lake evaporates, elevated salt levels will kill most plankton , a type of algae that eat algae. The overgrowth of algae causes the lake water to turn bright red.

ABC News said that the lake will retain its strange color until all water evaporates in August, leaving behind a giant pan of dry salt. The lake water will then be filled again in winter.

Grand Prismatic Spring Lake in Yellowstone National Park, USA.(Photo: Corbis)

Tuz is not the only lake in the world with unusual colors . Laguna Colorada Lake in Bolivia also turns red in summer. Lake Hillier in Australia also has fresh pink. Meanwhile, the Grand Prismatic Spring multicolored lake in Yellowstone National Park, which contains many bacteria, can make the water different colors like a rainbow.