Nature & Outdoors

Turkey has more than seven thousand kilometers of coastline, washed by four seas, and for the beach lover it is one of the great destinations of the world.

The market, the pazar, is the beating heart of Turkish life, and no traveler should miss it.

Turkey sits on one of the richest geothermal regions in the world, and its thermal springs have been drawing bathers for thousands of years.

Beneath the surface of central Turkey lies a hidden world that has fascinated travelers for centuries: vast underground cities, churches carved into rock, and cave systems shaped by both nature and human hands.

The Aegean region of Turkey is a landscape shaped by two ancient trees.

The misty green hillsides of Turkey’s Black Sea coast hide one of the world’s most concentrated agricultural treasures: the hazelnut.

In the hills of northern Turkey, the town of Safranbolu owes its name to a tiny purple flower with three crimson threads: the saffron crocus.

Turkey has set itself an ambitious goal: to transform from a country heavily dependent on imported fossil fuels into a renewable energy powerhouse.

Turkey’s coastlines are among the most beautiful in the Mediterranean world, and they are also among the most exposed to climate change.

Turkey’s landscape of coasts, mountains, and highlands has given rise to a rich and growing selection of eco-lodges, farm stays, and green travel experiences.

Turkey welcomes tens of millions of visitors each year, and the question of how to do that without wearing out the country’s coasts, villages, and cultural treasures has moved to the center of the tourism industry.

Turkey is a country of extraordinary natural wealth, from Mediterranean beaches and Black Sea forests to highland lakes and vast wetlands, and protecting that wealth has become a national priority.