Turkey Tourism Guide - Mosques, Historical Places, Towers, Castles

AYVAINI CAVE
Ayvaini is located at the vicinity of Ayva Village (Bursa). It is an active river cave. It is possible to enter the cave from Doganalan entrance with -17 km descend and exit from another point which is at 1 km southwest. of Ayva Village. The cave includes many lakes, in spite of increasing water […]

Underwater Diving
Within the seas of Turkey, divers can discover a fascinating submerged world, from underwater caverns to sunken ships and even the remains of ancient cities. The only areas prohibited from diving are military zones, those conducting scientific research and areas under protection.
Antalya
This world famous tourist region has the highest number of diving schools in […]

Geographic structure of Turkey, is appropriate for development of hunt tourism in connection with its plant cover and wild life. Hunting grounds, which will be opened to hunting tourism, with considering the hunting animals potential of our country, are determined and announced by Ministry of Forests (National Parks, Hunting and Wild Life General Directorate). Foreign […]

The first national park in Turkey was established in 1958. Since then their numbers have increased to 21. Some of these parks, which were initially established for archeological and historical purposes are at the same time rich habitats where biological diversity is protected. The Olympos-Bey Mountains National Park in […]

Mountain Climbing started for the first time in 1786 with the climb of two French,one is a doctor, to Mont Blanc (4807 mt), the highest summit of the Europe.After the first half of the 19th century in which there were some discovery and military purposed climbings, between 1850 and 1860 all the summits in Switzerland […]

A visit to Turkey would not be complete without a stop at one of the country’s better known spas, whether to treat a health -problem or simply to luxuriate in the soothing waters of natural mineral baths.
A stop at one of the spas described here can easily be added to a tour of Turkey’s most […]

Turkey’s main ski centers:
Uludag (Bursa): Reachable by cable car or road from this interesting city only 1-1/2 hours south of Istanbul by ferry and bus, the ski center is at 2453 meters (8000 feet), with nearly twenty hotels and lodges. Very popular.
Kartalkaya (Bolu): 40 kilometers south of Bolu off the Istanbul-Ankara expressway, the slopes at […]

The azure waters of the Mediterranean, Aegean, Marmara and Black Sea surround Turkey to the south, west and north, making a treasure chest of coves, inlets, bays and beaches in which yachtsmen can choose a different and private anchorage each night.
The sailing paradise of Turkey is also home to the Mavi Yolculuk, or Blue Voyage, […]

It’s a little known fact, but Turkey has some excellent rivers for white water rafting, including one that is rated by professional rafters as one of the top ten in the world, the Çoruh River.
The beauty of rafting is that no previous experience at all is required to experience this exhilarating outdoor sport. Each raft, […]

Golf was introduced to Turkey at the end of 1800s. The first golf club was founded in 1895 in İstanbul as “Istanbul Golf Club.” This club had a great role in introducing golf to Turkey. Izmir Bornova Golf Club followed this in 1905, Boğaziçi Bebek Golf Club in 1911 and Ankara Golf Club in 1949. […]