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Manisa – Spil Dağı National Park

Location: The mountain is 24km from Manisa. Transportation: Manisa can easily be reached by private and public transport. Highlights: The park is known for its historical and mythological points, as well as a wide variety of flora and fauna. Cavernous formations in the area have resulted in many canyons, caves and steep valleys. The main…
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Muğla – Marmaris National Park

Location: The park is 6km from Marmaris, in the province of Mugla. Transportation: The state highways 550 and 400 reach the park. Highlights: The area on the northwestern side has a red appearance, due to the oxidation of the old magnetic rocks. The forests include species of trees which are endangered and only grow in…
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Muğla – Saklııkent National Park

Location: Saklikent is around 40km due east of Fethiye and north of Kas. Transportation: From the south, the park can be accessed via the Kalkan – Yesilova road leading to the village of Palamut, and from the north via the Kemer road. Highlights: The Saklikent Gorge is 18km long and is steep and narrow. The…
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Nevşehir – Göreme National Park

Location: Goreme National Park is just outside the village of Goreme, 12km east of Nevsehir and in the heart of Cappadocia, in Central Anatolia. Transportation: Goreme village is easily accessible by road from all directions, especially through Nevsehir. The Ankara – Adana highway approaches from the northwest, the Aksaray – Nevsehir from the southwest, and…
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Fashion and Design

Turkey is extremely ambitious and rich when it comes to fashion. Textile products are one of Turkey’s largest export products, therefore the country is very dedicated to fashion and the public continously follows the latest fashion trends. There are numerous local clothing manufacturers producing a wide range of apparel and textiles across Turkey as well…
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Niğde – Ala Dağlar National Park

Location: The Aladaglar national park is in the province of Nigde, south of Kayseri, and lies 30km from Yahyali. Transportation: The park is adjacent to the main highway from Nigde to Kayseri, and can also be accessed from Yahyali. Highlights: Inside this huge park of around 55,000 hectares, the summit of Demirkazik at 3756m is…
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Osmaniye – Aslantaş National Park

Location: The park is on the river Ceyhan, around 40km northeast of Osmaniye, and west of Gaziantep in the southeastern Mediterranean region. Transportation: It can be accessed via the Adana – Kadirli, and Adana Osmaniye highways. Highlights: The park has a fascinating history and the Karatepe-Aslantas museum was the site of an area inhabited for…
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Rize – Kaçkar Dağı National Park

Location: The mountains are in the northeast of Turkey, near the Black Sea coast, around 70km east of Rize. Transportation: The town of Camlihemsin, 16km northwest, is easily reached via Rize, Trabzon and Artvin. Highlights: The areas around the River Firtina (Thunder) at the west of the mountains, and the River Hemsin on the east…
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Trabzon – Altındere National Park

  Location: This is the best known park in the Black Sea region, and lies to the west of Trabzon. Transportation: The park can be reached via the 48km road connecting Trabzon to Macka. Highlights: In addition to the wide range of flora and fauna, the Sumela Monastery is one of the main sites of…
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Tunceli – Munzur Dağı National Park

Location: 8km in north of Tunceli, in Eastern Anatolia, which is northwest of Elazig and around 100km west of Bingol. Transportation: Tunceli is a large town with good highways, and buses are available from most parts of the province. The national park is just off the Tunceli-Ovacik road. Highlights: The geological structure of the Munzur…
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