--- title: Two-Headed Dolphin Washes Up on Beach in Turkey Dead description: Rare dead two-headed dolphin washes up on beach in Dikili, near the Aegean city of Izmir in Turkey canonical: https://time.com/3101297/two-headed-dolphin-turkey/ author: Olivia B. 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Waxman Staff Writer Aug 11, 2014 7:17 PM UTC  This photo of a conjoined dolphin was taken by gym teacher Tugrul Metin, while he was vacationing during the first few days of August 2014, in the Aegean Sea coastal town of Dikili, Turkey This photo of a conjoined dolphin was taken by gym teacher Tugrul Metin, while he was vacationing during the first few days of August 2014, in the Aegean Sea coastal town of Dikili, Turkey Tugrul Metin—AP  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Aug 11, 2014 7:17 PM UTC A corpse that appears to belong to a two-headed dolphin calf washed up on a beach in Turkey, the [Associated Press](http://news.yahoo.com/dead-two-headed-dolphin-discovered-turkey-180026677.html) reports. Tugrul Metin, a gym teacher, was on vacation when he found the conjoined cetacean on a beach in Dikili, which is near the Aegean city of Izmir. Marine biologist Mehmet Gokoglu called the incident rare, AP reports, and that the dolphin will be studied by researchers at Akdeniz University. **PHOTO:** [Here Is a Crocodile Eats a Shark](http://time.com/3089162/crocodile-eating-shark/) **MORE:** [Recycle Plastic Bottles in This Machine, and It Will Dispense Food for Stray Dogs](http://time.com/3024554/recycle-plastic-bottles-in-this-machine-and-it-will-dispense-food-to-stray-dogs/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3101297/two-headed-dolphin-turkey/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3101297/two-headed-dolphin-turkey/"},"headline":"Two-Headed Dolphin Found Dead on Beach in Turkey","datePublished":"2014-08-11T19:17:04.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:12:21.830Z","description":"A rare occurrence, marine biologists told Turkish media","url":"https://time.com/3101297/two-headed-dolphin-turkey/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltedb290233bb59c3b/69869f0d361760aa0b90d670/dolphin-two-headed-conjoined-turkey.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. 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