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National Parks

Turkey's national parks, covering canyons, forests, coastline and mountains. Each entry sets out what the park protects, the best season for it, and how much of it you can realistically see in a day. Several are reachable as a day trip from a coastal resort town.
This category lists 8 places in Türkiye on istambul.com, including Aladaglar National Park, Mount Aladag, Saklikent National Park, Koprulu Canyon National Park, Masukiye, Camlica Hill, Sapadere Canyon and Oludeniz.

Place guide · Kayseri

Aladaglar National Park

Aladaglar National Park, also known as Aladağlar National Park, is a natural area located in the…

Destination guide

Artvin

Artvin travel guide: the Çoruh gorges, medieval Georgian churches, Borçka and Şavşat Karagöl, Macahel and the…

Destination guide

Balıkesir

Balıkesir travel guide: Ayvalık and Cunda Island, Mount Ida’s national park, Antandros, Kuşcenneti bird sanctuary, thermal…

Destination guide

Bolu

Bolu travel guide: Lake Abant, Yedigöller National Park, Gölcük, Ottoman Mudurnu, skiing at Kartalkaya, hot springs,…

Place guide · Siirt

Botan Valley National Park

Botan Valley National Park near Siirt: the canyons of the Botan River, a national park since…

Place guide · Marmara Region

Camlica Hill

Çamlıca Hill on Istanbul's Asian side, one of the city's best viewpoints: both continents and the…

Place guide · Kırklareli

İğneada Floodplain Forests

İğneada Floodplain Forests National Park: flooded longoz woods, five lakes and Black Sea dunes near the…

Place guide · Rize

Kaçkar Mountains National Park

Kaçkar Mountains National Park on the Rize–Artvin border: glacial lakes, the 3,932 m summit, north and…

Place guide · Artvin

Karagöl–Sahara National Park

Karagöl–Sahara National Park near Şavşat, Artvin: the forest lake of Şavşat Karagöl and the Sahara plateau…

Place guide · Osmaniye

Karatepe-Aslantaş

Karatepe-Aslantaş Open-Air Museum near Kadirli: the 8th-century BC gates, the Phoenician–Luwian bilingual, Halet Çambel, hours and…

Destination guide

Kastamonu

Kastamonu travel guide: the UNESCO-listed Mahmut Bey Mosque, the castle, Pompeiopolis, Küre Mountains canyons and Ilgaz,…

Place guide · Balıkesir

Kazdağı National Park

Kazdağı National Park on Mount Ida above the Gulf of Edremit: myths, the endemic Kazdağı fir,…

Destination guide

Kırklareli

Kırklareli travel guide: Dupnisa Cave, İğneada floodplain forests, Kıyıköy, Vize Hagia Sophia, Mimar Sinan mosques, local…

Place guide · Kastamonu

Küre Mountains National Park

Küre Mountains National Park in Kastamonu and Bartın: Valla Canyon, the Horma Canyon walkway, Ilıca Waterfall…

Place guide · Balıkesir

Kuşcenneti National Park

Kuşcenneti National Park on Lake Manyas near Bandırma: 239 bird species, pelicans and heron colonies, the…

Place guide · Bolu

Lake Abant

Lake Abant near Bolu: a 1,328 m mountain lake and national park since 2022, with endemic…

Place guide · Muş

Malazgirt Battlefield

Malazgirt (Manzikert) battlefield in Muş: the 1071 Seljuk victory, the 2018 national historical park, the 26…

Place guide · Kocaeli

Masukiye

Maşukiye, a village in Kocaeli's Kartepe district known for its streams, trout restaurants and forest walks…

Place guide · Aegean Coast Region

Mount Aladag

The hill above Ephesus where the House of the Virgin Mary stands, a pilgrimage site near…

Place guide · Tunceli

Munzur Valley National Park

Munzur Valley National Park in Tunceli: the 420 km² river gorge between Tunceli and Ovacık, its…

Destination guide · Aegean Coast Region

Oludeniz

Ölüdeniz near Fethiye: the Blue Lagoon, paragliding from Babadağ and the start of the Lycian Way…

Destination guide

Osmaniye

Osmaniye travel guide: Karatepe-Aslantaş and its Hittite bilingual, Kastabala, Toprakkale and other castles, Zorkun plateau, peanuts…

Destination guide

Rize

Rize travel guide: Ayder plateau, the Kaçkar Mountains, Fırtına Valley and Zilkale, Anzer honey and tea…

Place guide · Mediterranean Region

Sapadere Canyon

Sapadere Canyon is a natural wonder located in the Alanya district of Antalya province, in the…

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