Lake Çıldır
Lake Çıldır on the Ardahan–Kars border: a 1,959 m volcanic lake that freezes in winter, with…
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Lakes
Turkey's lakes, including Lake Van, Lake Salda and Lake Tuz. Several are unlike anything in Europe: one is the size of a small sea and too alkaline to drink, another has white mineral shores that look nothing like a normal lakeshore. Each entry covers what to expect and when to go.
This category lists 5 places in Türkiye on istambul.com, including Salt Lake, Lake Salda, Lake Tuz, Lake Sapanca and Golden Horn.
Lake Gölcük
Lake Gölcük, 10 km from Bolu: a small lake in fir and beech forest with a…
Lake Hazar
Lake Hazar near Elazığ: a 22 km rift lake at the source of the Tigris, with…
Lake Salda
Lake Salda in Burdur, known for its white shores and turquoise water: a lake NASA scientists…
Lake Sapanca
Lake Sapanca in Sakarya: a freshwater lake ringed by forest, with lakeside walks, cafés and the…
Lake Tuz
Lake Tuz (Salt Lake), Türkiye's second-largest lake: a shallow salt lake in Central Anatolia that turns…
Nemrut Crater Lake
Nemrut Crater Lake in Bitlis: Türkiye’s largest crater lake, inside a volcano above Tatvan. How to…
Pertek Castle
Pertek Castle in Tunceli: the Mengücek-era fortress left on an island when the Keban Dam filled…
Samsun
Samsun travel guide: the 1919 Bandırma landing, Kızılırmak Delta birdwatching, Amisos Hill, the wooden Göğceli Mosque,…
Sarıkum Nature Reserve
Sarıkum Nature Reserve near Sinop: a coastal lake, dunes, beach and forest in 78 hectares, with…
Seyfe Lake
Seyfe Lake in Kırşehir: a shallow salt lake and Ramsar wetland since 1994, the best seasons…
Sivas
Sivas travel guide: the UNESCO-listed Divriği Great Mosque, Seljuk madrasas, the 1919 Congress, Kangal’s fish spring,…
Trabzon
Trabzon travel guide: Sumela Monastery, the Hagia Sophia of Trebizond, Uzungöl and the high plateaus, with…
Uzungöl
Uzungöl in Çaykara, Trabzon: how a landslide made the lake, how to get there from Trabzon,…
Yedigöller National Park
Yedigöller National Park near Bolu: seven landslide lakes in beech forest, famous autumn colours, the Kapankaya…
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