National Parks

Artvin – Hatila Valley National Park

Artvin – Hatila Valley National Park
Location: Hatila Valley is a branch of the River Coruh, in the province of Artvin. Transportation: Transport to the park is via a 10km road from the centre of Artvin. Highlights: The valley is v-shaped, narrow based, with inclination cracks which cause the waterfalls. There are parts of the valley where the slopes are almost…
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Aydın – Büyük Menderes National Park

Aydın – Büyük Menderes National Park
Location: This park in the region of Kusadasi and Soke, in the province of Aydin. Transport: The park can be reached via the Kusadasi – Soke highway, and lies roughly in the middle of the two towns. Highlights: The northern side of the park has plants rarely seen in the Mediterranean region. There are many…
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Aydın – Bafa Lake

Aydın – Bafa Lake
Location: Bafa Lake is in the Soke District of Aydin province, in the Aegean Region. Transportation: Bafa Lake is at the southeast of the Buyuk Menderes Delta, and 25 km from Soke from where it is easily accessible. Highlights: The lake, once part of the Aegean Sea, became a lake as result of geomorphologic development…
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Balıkesir – Kaz Dağı (Mount IDA) National Park

Balıkesir – Kaz Dağı (Mount IDA) National Park
Location: The park is in the district of Edremit, in Balikesir province. Transportation: The park can be reached via the 230 highway from Balikesir (92km), and the 24 highway from Bursa. Highlights: Kaz Dagi, originally called Ida in ancient times, separates the Aegean and Marmara regions and is the highest in the Biga peninsula at…
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Balıkesir -Birds of Paradise (Kuş Cenneti) National Park

Balıkesir -Birds of Paradise (Kuş Cenneti) National Park
Location: Kuscenneti (Bird Paradise) is 20km southwest of Bandirma, and around 50km north of Balikesir, adjacent to Kus lake. Transportation: The park can be reached via the Balikesir – Bandirma highway. Highlights: At the end of the winter the level water in Kus Lake rises, which cover the small willow grove and reed beds at…
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Bolu – 7 Lakes (Yedigöller) National Park

Bolu – 7 Lakes (Yedigöller) National Park
Location: The Yedigoller (Seven Lakes) National Park is in the north of the Bolu province, and south of Zonguldak in the western Black Sea region. Transportation: The park can be reached via the Yenicaga road, 152km off the Ankara – Istanbul highway. The Bolu – Yedigoller route is closed during winter, which means transport is…
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Bolu – Abant Lake

Bolu – Abant Lake
Location: Abant Lake is 33km away from Bolu, in the west of the Black Sea region, and exactly halfway between Ankara and Istanbul. Transportation: The lake can be reached via the E-5, the Istanbul – Ankara highway, and then turning off at Omerler Madensuyu for 22km. Bolu is well connected by bus to other parts…
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Bursa – Ulu Dağ National Park

Bursa – Ulu Dağ National Park
Location: Uludag is 30km southeast of Bursa. Transportation: A cable car makes the journey up to Uludag from Bursa to the Sarilan Plain, which takes around 20 minutes, and then a dolmus to the hotel area of the park. The mountain road, 34km from Bursa, is open throughout the year. There is also a private…
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Çanakkale – Gelibolu Peninsula Historical Park

Çanakkale – Gelibolu Peninsula Historical Park
Location: The Gelibolu Peninsula Historical National Park, with a total area of 33,000 hectares, was founded in 1973 and is on the United Nations list of Parks and Protection Areas. It is in the province of Canakkale, at the southern edge of the Gelibolu Strait, on the European shore of Dardanelles (Canakkale Bogazi). Transportation: From…
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Çanakkale – Troia (Troy) National Park

Çanakkale – Troia (Troy) National Park
Location: The park is in the district of Ezine, at the entrance to the Dardanelles. Transportation: Troy can be reached from the Canakkale - Izmir highway, as well as the Bursa – Balikesir highway. Highlights: The park is best known for the ancient city of Troia (Troy), which was immortalised in Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey.…
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