1. NATURE IN TURKEY
• Turkey is a peninsula surrounded by the Mediterrenean
Sea, the Eagean Sea and the Black Sea. It also has an
inland sea. ( the Sea of Marmara )
• It is a young country jeologically. However, it has wide
range of land forms.
• The height is rising form west to the east.
2. • It has rich forests especially in the north and in the south.
• It has many lakes. The biggest one is The Lake Van with
small islands on it.
3. • It has many rivers. You can do rafting on some of them.
• The dams on these rivers are also important for producing
electricity of the counrty and irrigation of farm products.
• There are also many waterfalls such as Düden and
Manavgat.
• Caves are another natural beauty of the counrty.
• There are huge stalactites, stalagmites and columns in these
caves. Some of them are open to health tourism for
asthmatic people.
5. PAMUKKALE
• Pamukkale; meaning ‘cotton castle’ in Turkish,
is a natural site in the southwestern Turkey.
• It contains hot springs and travetines, terraces of carbonate
minerals left by the flowing water.
• It is in the Inner Aegean Sea Region which has a temperate
climate for most of the year.
6. CAPPODOCIA
• It is a historical region in the Central Anatolia (Turkey) .
• The region was characterized by fairy chimneys and a unique
historical and cultural heritage.
• It was also home to Christian philosophy from the 4th century
to the Byzantine time.
7. AYDER PLATEAU
• It is in the eastern part of the Black Sea Region and 1350
metres.
• It is one of the touristic destination.
• Tourists can enjoy beautiful views of waterfalls, plateau
houses, flowery hills and taste the special honey to the region
there.
8. ULUDAĞ
• In Turkish, Uludag means "Sublime Mountain“.
• It is a mountain in Bursa Province ofTurkey with an
altitude of 2,543 m.
• It is a popular center for winter sports such as skiing, and
a national park of rich flora and fauna. Summer activities,
such as trekking and camping, also are popular.
9. • The Turkish Riviera is a term to define the provinces
that have a favorable climate, warm sea, more than a
thousand kilometers of shoreline along the
Aegean and Mediterranean waters.
• Abundant natural and archeological points of interest
makes this part of Turkey's coastline a popular
national and international tourist destination.
• The Turkish Riviera is also the home for the
internationally-known Blue Voyage.
TURKISH RIVIERA
12. ENDEMIC PLANTS
• As you know endemic means ‘peculiar to a particular
area or region; not found in other places’.
• Turkey has 3.000 endemic plants. Here are some of
them.
• Turkish sweetgum: It includes sweetgum oils.
