Aladaglar National Park
Aladaglar National Park, also known as Aladağlar National Park, is a natural area located in the…
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Natural Wonders
Eighteen natural landmarks across Turkey: travertine terraces, crater lakes, canyons, waterfalls and rock formations. Turkey's landscape changes completely every few hundred kilometres, and this category is where those changes are most visible. Each entry covers what to expect and when to go.
This category lists 18 places in Türkiye on istambul.com, including Aladaglar National Park, Pamukkale, Saklikent Canyon, Saklikent National Park, Manavgat Waterfall, Duden Waterfalls, Sunken City Ruins of Simena, Kekova and Ucansu Waterfall.
Anzer Plateau
Anzer plateau above İkizdere in Rize: alpine meadows with hundreds of flower species, the famous Anzer…
Aras Bird Paradise
Aras Bird Paradise in Iğdır: a wetland on the Aras River where KuzeyDoğa has ringed some…
Ardahan
Ardahan travel guide: frozen Lake Çıldır, Şeytan Castle above the Karaçay canyon, Ardahan Castle, the Damal…
Artabel Lakes
Artabel Lakes Nature Park in Torul, Gümüşhane: 18 high mountain lakes in a 5,859-hectare protected area.…
Artvin
Artvin travel guide: the Çoruh gorges, medieval Georgian churches, Borçka and Şavşat Karagöl, Macahel and the…
Ayder Plateau
Ayder plateau above Çamlıhemşin in Rize: the hot spring, waterfalls and wooden houses, how to get…
Balıkesir
Balıkesir travel guide: Ayvalık and Cunda Island, Mount Ida’s national park, Antandros, Kuşcenneti bird sanctuary, thermal…
Ballıca Cave
Ballıca Cave near Pazar, Tokat: five levels and eight halls of stalactites, onion-shaped formations, dwarf bats,…
Bartın
Bartın travel guide: Amasra's harbours and castle, the Roman Kuşkayası monument, Güzelcehisar basalt columns, wooden houses,…
Bayburt
Bayburt travel guide: the castle above the Çoruh, the Baksı Museum, Aydıntepe underground city, Dede Korkut,…
Bektaş Plateau
Bektaş Yaylası, Giresun’s high pasture at about 2,000 m: Kulakkaya, Melikli Obası, the Gelinkaya rocks, summer…
Bingöl Mountains
The Bingöl Mountains near Karlıova: the glacial lakes behind the name Bingöl, summer pastures, the Kala…
Bingöl
Bingöl travel guide: the floating islands of Solhan, the lakes and pastures of the Bingöl Mountains,…
Bolu
Bolu travel guide: Lake Abant, Yedigöller National Park, Gölcük, Ottoman Mudurnu, skiing at Kartalkaya, hot springs,…
Borçka Karagöl
Borçka Karagöl in Artvin: a landslide lake in dense forest below the Karçal Mountains, a nature…
Bosporus
The Bosphorus is the strait that splits Istanbul between Europe and Asia — what lines its…
Botan Valley National Park
Botan Valley National Park near Siirt: the canyons of the Botan River, a national park since…
Boztepe
Boztepe, the hill above Ordu: the cable car opened in 2012, tea gardens and the best…
Bulak (Mencilis) Cave
Bulak (Mencilis) Cave near Safranbolu: a 6.5 km karst cave with a 400 m lit route,…
Butterfly Valley
Butterfly Valley near Ölüdeniz: a cliff-backed beach reached by boat, its waterfall and the butterflies that…
Buzluk Cave
Buzluk Cave near Harput, 11 km from Elazığ: a natural cave where ice forms in summer…
Cape Jason
Cape Jason (Yason Burnu) near Perşembe, Ordu: a 19th-century church and lighthouse on the site of…
Cappadocia
Cappadocia is a region in central Turkey that's known for its unique moon-like landscape, underground cities…
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