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Article · Black Sea
Uzungöl or Ayder: Which to Visit, and When to Pick Pokut
Uzungöl or Ayder: a lake from Trabzon or a meadow under the Kaçkar peaks. How they compare, who each one suits, and…
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Place · Eastern Anatolia
Sarıkamış
A ski resort among Scots pines near Kars, on the line of the Eastern Express, with 10 runs up to 2,634 meters.
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Place · Marmara
Kartepe
A ski center in the forests above Lake Sapanca, with 12 runs and a cable car on the mountain, about 110 km…
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Place · Black Sea
Kartalkaya
A ski resort in the Köroğlu Mountains above Bolu, with about 15 runs among fir forests, between Istanbul and Ankara.
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Article · Black Sea
Black Sea Highlands: Kaçkar Yaylas, Ayder and Summer Festivals
The Black Sea highlands of Turkey: Ayder and the Kaçkar Mountains, Pokut and Sal, Anzer honey, the Hıdırnebi and Kümbet festivals, and…
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Place · Aegean
Kula Volcanoes
About seventy young volcanic cones and black lava flows around the town of Kula, in the Kula-Salihli UNESCO Global Geopark in Manisa.
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Article · Cappadocia
Skiing Near Cappadocia: Erciyes in One Winter Trip
Skiing near Cappadocia: Erciyes ski center an hour away, its 41 runs, night skiing, slope-side hotels and how to pair the snow…
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Place · Black Sea
Kümbet Plateau, Giresun
Kümbet Plateau in Dereli, Giresun: a summer pasture about 60 km from the city, a tourism centre since 1991, with green clearings,…
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Place · Eastern Anatolia
Mount Ararat
Mount Ararat, Turkey's highest peak: the volcano of Noah's Ark, the first ascent, the 1840 disaster, the Ishak Pasha Palace nearby and…
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Place · Cappadocia
Mount Erciyes
Mount Erciyes above Kayseri: Central Anatolia's highest volcano, a ski resort in winter and a white landmark on the horizon from Cappadocia.
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Place · Fethiye
Babadağ
Babadağ above Ölüdeniz: a mountain of almost 2,000 m less than 5 km from the sea, Türkiye's most famous paragliding launch, with…
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Place · Antalya
Arykanda
Arykanda on the Elmalı road above Finike: a Lycian mountain city built on five terraces under limestone cliffs, with a theater among…
