Simplify the following text for a Grade 5 native English-speaking person.
Original: Since about 1995 there have been reported sightings of a ` Lake Van monster ' about 15 m in length named Van GÃ lÃ 1\/4 CanavarÄ ( `` Monster of Lake Van '' ) .
Simplified: Lake Van ( Turkish : Van GÃ lÃ 1\/4 ; ; is the largest lake in Turkey , in the far east of the country .