The first reported outbreak of bird flu in Turkey has killed some 2,000 turkeys in the northwestern province of Balikesir, a government official there said Saturday.

Deputy governor Halil Yavuz Kaya told Turkish CNN television that a quarantine had been imposed on a turkey farm in the province´s Manyas region.

He added that the turkeys probably contracted the disease from migratory birds and that the outbreak was isolated.

Manyas is home to a nature reserve known for its wide variety of birds.