Nature Tourism

BEYSEHIR LAKE An expanse of pale blue is the first impression as Lake Beysehir comes into sight

BUTTERFLY VALLEY Butterfly Valley opens onto a cove near Fethiye on Turkey's southwest coast

EBER LAKE Many lakes, each with their own disparate beauty, are scattered across Turkey

Istanbul

DOLMABAHCE PALACE The Dolmabahce Palace, was built between 1843-1856 by Karabet Balyan, the court architect of Sultan Abdulmecid

MAIDEN'S TOWER This small and attractive stone tower erected on a rock at the entrance of the Bosphorus by Byzantine Emperor Manuel Komnenos

RUMELIHISARI (RUMELI FORTRESS) Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror built Rumeli Fortress in four months only and directly opposite to Anadoluhisari in 1452 in preparation

Religion Tourism

SIDE Side is located on a peninsula penetrating into the Mediterranean. It was one of the important civilizations

SUMELA MONASTERY One of the best places to visit in Trabzon region, Sumela Monastery is 1200 meters above the sea level where according to legend

VIRGIN MARY HOUSE The House of the Virgin (Meryemana in Turkish) is a typical Roman architectural example, entirely made of stones

Sea Tourism

GOCEK Gocek, which has recently become the meeting point of yachtsmen and lovers of the sea, has attained a justified fame

BODRUM Bodrum has a dazzling blue bay, in which the Aegean and the Mediterranean Seas meet and absolutely clear and warm seas

CESME You find the Cesme peninsula at the most western point and ½ way down the Aegean coast of Turkey

Active Tourism

WHAT IS ACTIVE TOURISM? Active Tourism can be introduced as a style or philosophy of leisure travel that combines elements of adventure

GOLF Golf, which has a long history and is known for being the most environment oriented sport

RAFTING Rafting has been in recent years the most popular adventure sport. Rafting can be made only in some places around the world and in

Mountain Tourism

AGRI MOUNTAIN Rising at the common borders of Turkey and Iran, Mount Agri (Ararat), an inactive volcano capped year round with ice

BEY MOUNTAINS The western branch of the Toros (Taurus) Mountains, the Bey range, is located in the province of Antalya

BOLKAR MOUNTAIN Of all Turkey's magnificent mountains, the Toros range is perhaps the loveliest. In geological terms this range is

Culture Tourism

GALATA There are cities which are eternal, bewitching generation after generation with their beauty and splendour

CAPPADOCIA The amazing underground cities of Cappadocia are worthy of a visit. Let's take Derinkuyu for example

BELKIS Turkey's southeast province of Gaziantep was until recently best known for its pistachio nuts and baklava

Thermal Tourism

PAMUKKALE Pamukkale, located 20 kilometers from the town of Denizli, is one of the most interesting places in the world

PAMUKCU THERMAL Pamukcu Thermal Spring which is almost 18 kilometers far from Balıkesir Province, on the Izmir

PRIENE Priene, birthplace of Bias, the famous 6th century BC philosopher who numbered among the seven wise men

Winter Tourism

ULUDAG Uludag is the symbol of Bursa. It is located in the south east part, 34 Km far from Bursa. Uludag's height is 2545m

KARTALKAYA Located in the Western Black Sea Region, the skiing area of Kartalkaya is 1800-2221 m high

SARIKAMIS Sarikamis ski center is located near Sarikamis, 60 km from Kars in the Eastern Turkey

Eastern Tourism

MARDIN Mardin (in Arabic means 'fortresses'), located near the traditional boundary of Anatolia and Mesopotamia

SANLIURFA About 110 miles (180 km) west of Kiziltepe, in South Eastern Anatolian region, lies the venerably old towns of Urfa

KARS Kars, standing at an altitude of 1750 meters in Eastern Anatolia, has played an important role in Turkish history

U.S. States

CALIFORNIA California is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by land area

FLORIDA The state of Florida is located in the southeastern region of the United States

COLORADO Colorado is a state of the United States of America that encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains

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