Eskikaraağaç is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Karacabey, Bursa Province in Turkey.Mahalle , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023. Its population is 199 (2022).
The village is located on a very small peninsula, inshore of Lake Uluabat. The local community is composed of people who emigrated from Drama, Greece, in 1924 as a result of population exchange between Greece and Turkey, and people who immigrated from Bulgaria in 1937.
Eskikaraağaç is a Ramsar site. Local people are mainly employed in agriculture, and fisheries. The village is designated for its dedication to the protection of the white storks and therefore is a member of European Stork Villages Network since 2011. The village has run an annual “Stork Festival” in early summer since 2005. The friendship between a fisherman and a stork (Yaren) in the village was filmed and was awarded as best documentary at the 2020 International Prague Film Awards.
See also Yaren (stork) Gölyazı
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