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| Winter Sports |
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 Turkey is an important winter tourism center with its high mountains which are snowy summer-winter and luxurious ski centers which are established on these mountains. Transportation in ski centers can be provided by both private tours which are made by private tour company and private cars. Paths which are on ski centers and cableway and chairlifts on these paths are generally run by existing hotels. The cities in which the most important winter sport center are: Uludağ (Bursa), Palandöken (Erzurum), Erciyes (Kayseri), Ilgaz (Kastamonu/ Çankırı), Kartalkaya ( Bolu), Davraz (Isparta), Zigana (Gümüşhane), Akdağ, Akseki (Antalya), Kartepe (İzmit). Turkey has also attractive and interesting points for climbing: Ağrı Mountain (Ağrı), Beydağlar (Antalya), Erciyes Mountain (Kayseri), Bolkar Mountains (Mersin), Aladağlar (Niğde), Kaçkar Chains of Mountain (Rize), Munzur Mountains (Tunceli), Süphan Mountain (Van)… |
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| Health and Thermal Tourism |
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 Turkey which has rich and healing thermal waters is a mineral spring heaven. In qualified institution, various methods like thermo mineral water bath, mineral spring, inhalation, mud bath together with supporting healing methods like climate cure, physiotherapy, rehabilitation, exercise, psychotherapy, diet etc. and other SPA applications are carried out on visitors. Afyon, Kütahya, Denizli and Muğla especially developed for this tourism too much. And also in most of the cities thermal centers carrying on their activities. |
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| Highland Tourism |
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 The flatland which is higher, smoother fields than the other and has much water. Turkey is very convenient for flatland tourism with its available climate condition, high landscape values, traditional lifestyle which is under domination rural factors and mountaneeering/climbing, nature walks with horses, trekking,paragiliding, examination of flora /fauna, fields which is avalilable for nature sports such as jeep safari etc. East Black Sea Region and Taurus Mountains are especially important centers for transhumance. |
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| Cave Tourism |
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 % 40 percent of Turkey is composed of karstic stones which have important role of cave formation. A lot of natural wonders are open for speleological tourism. The longest cave which is longer than 16 km in Turkey is Pınargözü Cave in Isparta; the deepest cave which is 1453 meter in Turkey is Peynirlikönü Cave in Mersin. The important caves in Turkey are: Damlataş Cave (Antalya), Dim Cave (Antalya), Zeytintaşı Cave (Antalya), Gürcüoluk Cave ( Bartın), İnsuyu Cave (Burdur), Kaklık Cave (Denizli), Dodurgalar Cave (Denizli), Karaca Cave (Gümüşhane), Zindan Cave (Isparta), Mencilis Cave (Karabük), Dupnisa Cave (Kırklareli), Tınaztepe Cave (Konya), Ballıca Cave (Tokat), Gökgöl Cave (Zonguldak)… |
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| Congress Tourism |
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 Turkey which is in the united place of Asia and Europe is a wonderful place for meeting, incentive and congress. Turkey offers first class hotel accommodation, richness of conference center, easy transportation to basic cities, beautiful decorations and unique landscape. A perfect climate and low cost advantage according to alternative destination are added to these. Especially, İstanbul, Ankara, Izmir and Antalya are the ideal places for congress tourism. |
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| Yacht Tourism |
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 Turkey whose three sides are covered by sea is very convenient for yacht tourism with its cove in which you can anchor, bay and beaches. Turkey is in the way of attraction center with its shores which is laying blue and green harmony, coves which include historical places and well equipped marinas. Winds which blow generally from west and northwest bring long summer season the ideal condition by enjoying the nature. It is possible to see some mountain hills which are high almost 3.000 meter from the some copper turquoise shore and protected bays. |
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| Faith Tourism |
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 Developing the first age civilizations in Anatolia, crouching down the disciples in the beginning of Christianity and Jews to these lands because of faced heavy pressure and collapsing politics caused many synagogue and church in addition to Islamic works build on these lands. Therefore, İstanbul has great importance. Hagia Sophia Church which is stayed tough until today and Lighthouse Greek Patriarchate which is very important for Orthodox is in İstanbul. Mevlana(humanistic, peace advocator and great advisor)'s museum is in Konya. 1. Meeting which caused the gathering consul tradition and 7. Meeting was made in Ayasofya and Konsil Palace in İznik. Şanlıurfa is known as prophet's city. Tarsus is showed as a birth place of St.Paul who showed great efforts to spread Christianity and to make it as an international religion. St. Paul Church and St. Paul Borehole are in Tarsus. According to the general belief, "Bible of Matta" was written in Antakya. It is believed that Madonna lived in Madonna House for a long time and died at Selçuk in İzmir. Cappadocia does the honors of many old stone churches and chapels. These regions are some important ones for belief tourism in Turkey. Many mosques, churches and synagogues which can be found different parts of Turkey have importance. |
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| River Tourism |
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 A great part of rivers in Turkey is convenient for rafting, canoe and river ski which are known as "river tourism". There are easy, mediocre raceways together with difficult sections. Çoruh River, Köprüçay, Manavgat Brook, Dim Brook, Adana-Feke-Göksu River, Zamatı River, some parts of Fırat River are convenient for rafting. |
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| Diving Tourism |
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 Turkey is waiting for discovery with its underwater world which includes many beauties and species. Kemer, Kalkan, Kaş, Datça, Marmaris, Bodrum, Mersin, Saros, Gökçeada and Bozcaada are important diving regions in Turkey. |
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| Air Sports |
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 Turkey is an attractive country for ones who are curious about sports such as paragliding, hang-glider, glider, parachuting, and ballooning. Ölüdeniz (Fethiye), Pamukkale (Denizli), Abant (Bolu), Eğirdir (Burdur), İnönü (Kayseri), Aksu (Antalya) and Cappadoccia are convenient regions for these sports. |
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| Mountain Tourism |
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 Turkey offers attractive and interesting opportunities for both winter tourism and trekking and climbing with its rich tectonic structure, surrounded forests which have flora, mountains which do the honors of rich hunting and wild life. The mountains which are important for this tourism: Ağrı Mountain (Ağrı), Beydağlar (Antalya), Erciyes Mountain (Kayseri), Bolkar Mountain (Mersin), Aladağlar (Niğde), Kaçkar chain mountains (Rize), Mercan(munzur) Mountain (Tunceli) and Süphan Mountain (Van) |
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| Other Sports and Activities |
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 Turkey begins contribution to golf tourism with its qualified establishments. Its topography, vegetation and wild life are convenient for development of hunting tourism. It has so available and interesting sections for nature walks. It arouses interest with containing endemic plants and botanic tourism. Turkey is also convenient for bird watching because of having rich wetland and locating bird's immigration ways. Additionally, there are various festivals and fairs in big cities and touristic regions. It also does the honors of lively night live. |
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