Tarzan of Manisa

For the film, see Tarzan of Manisa (film).
Tarzan Heykeli ("the statue of Tarzan"), statue of Ahmet Bedevi in Manisa
The Topkale ("Gun's castle") the hut on Mount Sipylus where Bedevi lived for 40 years
The old cannon which Bedevi fired daily to signal midday

Tarzan of Manisa (Turkish: Manisa Tarzanı) is a pseudonym of Ahmet bin Carlak (1899, Samarra, Ottoman Empire – 31 May 1963, Manisa, Turkey), a Turkish environmentalist who lived on Mount Sipylus near Manisa, in western Turkey, for 40 years. He is considered the first environmentalist in Turkey,[1] and received his nickname because of his skimpy clothing and his life in contact with nature. Carlak called himself "Ahmet Bedevi" ("the bedouin Ahmet").

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