Sightings of the Lake Van monster were first reported in 1995, but further evidence was offered on June 10, 1997: amateur video of something long and dark moving in the middle of the lake.

(large) CNN footage of a lake creature in Turkey (.MOV format, 320 x 240, 3.5 megs)

(small) CNN footage of a lake creature in Turkey (.MOV format, 240 x 120, 754 kb)