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  • Spelunking is a nature sport that is done to explore caves without spectators

    Spelunking is a nature sport that is done to explore caves without spectators

    With an approximate number of 40.000 caves and caverns present, Turkey is like a ‘paradise of caverns’ when compared to other countries. An important geologic – geomorphologic fact in the formation of caverns is karstification (karstic fields) and this karstification is present in Western and Central Toros Mountains ( Mugla, Antalya, Isparta, Burdur, Konya, Karaman, Icel and Adana ) of our country.

    The longest (Pinarozu Cavern, 16 km west of Beysehir Lake) and the deepest (cukurpinar Sinkhole, 1880 meters at the south of Anamur) caves of Turkey are present on this mountain belt. In our country, the cavern investigations initiated by the Cavern Research Society (MAD) founded in 1964. Later on, the first university club, Bogazici University Cavern Research Club (BUMAK) has been founded in 1973.

    In 1979, Karst and Cavern Exploration Unit founded under the authority of MTA Geology Studies Department is executing most of the cavern explorations nowadays. The exact number of caves investigated and documented by all local and foreign cave explorers is 800 so far. The Purposes for Usage of the Caves. The formation and development properties and the climatic condition of a cave determines the purpose of usage of that particular cave.

    The common usage fields of the caves are as follows:
    * Tourism
    * Natural deep freeze deputing
    * Preservation and maturation of animal based products (Water pipe cheese, butter, etc. )
    * Cultural mushroom growth
    * Respiratory system diseases
    * Storage of liquidified gas, natural gas and fuel oil
    * Shelter and refuge for military purposes
    * Guano production
    * Placer mineral inference
    * Determination of underground water basins and taking these water to surface
    * Determination of the pollution focuses of spring waters and preservation methods
    * Determination of regional geological, geomorphologic, hydrological, hydro geological, anthropological and paleo ecological properties.

  • Experience the thrill of flying into the sky with paragliding without any effort

    Experience the thrill of flying into the sky with paragliding without any effort

    Paragliding is another flight of fancy particularly suited to the high peaks and gentle gusts of wind above the Blue Lagoon, over the travertines of Pamukkale, atop Bolu’s Abant Lake, and down along the coastline above Kas. And you don’t have to be a licensed pilot to enjoy the bird’s eye view. Experienced and insured flyers offer tandem flights to anyone with a yearning for flight, leaving their charges free to meditate upon the sights below. There are three paragliding disciplines: cross-country, bivouac and acrobatic.

    Paragliding sport is to take off by means of running from a high hill instead of plane with a parachute similar to free style jumping parachute on the first look. Parachute, which is lied on a inclined and high hill, is filled with air with the running of pilot and take off with pilot. Periods of the flights can continue for kilometers / hours in connection with the experience of pilot and performance of the materials used. Although it can be for single person, there is two persons (tandem) wings. Paragliding, whose first trial had been made in 1940s, and numerously modified till today. There were lots of structural improvements which has increased the flight period and security of perform.

    First paragliding was similar to free style diving parachute. It had turned into an aerophyl structure which has high raising power instead of its pressure enduring characteristic with changing in time. Paragliding parachute wing structure had reached to its appropriate shape for easy to take off, slowly descending ratio and good flying performance, beginning from 1980s. Paragliding Sport in our country had been recognized with the discover by foreign pilots of Mount Baba in Fethiye, Oludeniz (Blue Lagoon) region at the beginning of 1990s, and actively started in university clubs initially.

    Being the most economical aerial vessel and being inside the natural sports, maintained it to be performed by a massive number of people today. Paragliding Parachute Sport, which does not require a special skill or much effort basically, is very easy and enjoying to do after a standard training. Paragliding training are organized by THK, university clubs and private clubs.

    Some of the Flight Zones
    Paragliding in Inonu Eskisehir
    Paragliding in Egirdir Isparta
    Paragliding in Abant Bolu
    Paragliding in Golbasi Ankara
    Paragliding in Kayseri
    Paragliding in Pamukkale Denizli
    Paragliding in Fethiye Mugla
    Paragliding in Aksu Antalya

  • Golf has been played in Turkey since 1895

    Golf has been played in Turkey since 1895

    Golf, which has a long history and is known for being the most environment oriented sport, is showing a great development in recent years in Turkey. About 50 million people of every gender and layer of society in nearly 30 thousand fields are playing golf, which is the oldest sports branch with written rules, and also one of the most profitable ones.

    As golf enables the players to have a break from daily problems, by spending hours in the nature, it is an ideal recreation and for some, a way of life. That is why specialist attribute the improvement of the productivity and health of societies, to the increase of the number of golf clubs.

    Golf In Turkey
    Adopting an approach of diversifying tourist activities and expand those to the whole year, the Ministry of Tourism is attaching great emphasis on the golf tourism. To this end, the Ministry studied areas suitable as golf fields, which are near to our shores and the high-capacity accommodation plants. The planning on these areas has already been concluded. Golf is a kind of recreation preferred by the high income level foreign visitors.

    Taking this into account, the Ministry has foreseen to include other sports facilities in planned golf fields and targeted at internationally compatible standards. The Ministry aims at holding international golf tournaments in our country in future years and determined 10 golf fields to this end. Under the Tourism Incentive Law No 2634, the Ministry determined some public areas to be turned into golf fields with all relevant environmental facilities and allocated these areas to investors.

  • Popular Activities in Turkey

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    Popular Activities in Turkey

    Hot Air Ballooning,
    Fishing,
    Hunting,
    Rafting,
    Biking,
    Golf,
    Mountainering,
    Skiing,
    Scuba Diving,
    Camping

  • Equipped Diving Rules in Turkey

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    Forbidden Zones: Al kinds of diving excluding scientific studies in military forbidden zones as well as regions in which there are Cultural and Natural Wealth Required to be protected underwater according to 19/08/1989 date and 20257 numbered Official Gazette issued Decision of Board of Ministers, according to 35th article of 863 numbered Cultural and Natural Wealth Protection Law.

    Certificate: Sportive aimed equipped divers, should have the sufficiency certificate (diving card) issued by Underwater Sports, Life Guarding and Water Ski Federation. But certificates issued by organizations educating under international standards, are also valid. These certificates, can be turned into sufficiency certificate (diving card) with application to federation. Sportive dives, diving disciplinary authorizations, technical specifications and authorization certificates of Turks are issued complying with the principles determined and accepted by Youth and sports General Directorate, Underwater Sports Life Guarding and Water Ski Federation. For sportive aimed dives of foreign divers, they should be a member of International Underwater Sports Federation or national organizations or have a certificate issued by authorized organizations or institutions of their countries.

    Responsibility: Diving and life security of the divers belongs to divers, but all of the responsibilities of course participant’s during training belongs to lecturer. In dives of Turks, taking guide skin diver is under request. Foreign divers should take guide skin diver during their dives. During diving, protection of cultural and natural wealth, maintaining of property and life security of divers during diving, are under the responsibility and obligation of guide skin diver. But all kinds of problems exist before diving and due to the personal mistakes of divers who violates the diving rules is not under the responsibility of skin diver.

    Material: There is no equipment limit during sportive aimed dives. Whilst equipped sportive dives, balance vest (life vest, BC), tube pressure monitor, depth monitor and time hour usage is obligatory. But usage of lifting balloon or same aimed materials are forbidden. Decompressed dives are absolutely forbidden. Presence of high pressurized tube filling compressor in land or in ships, which took required permissions from corresponding authorities during dives is free. Diving organizing agency, club, establishment, hotel, holiday village, school etc. places as well as ships should provide first aid material in stock. Underwater photographing, video camera usage during dives is free. All kinds of materials for taking picture or video recording can be used.

    Material Maintenance: Sportive aimed diving organizing tourism agencies, yacht operators, organizations and institutions as well as underwater clubs should perform the periodic test and maintenance of diving materials (such as tube regulator, balance vest) used and owned by skin divers. These tests can be performed in civil skin diver firm agencies or organizations authorized by Ministry of Industry and Commerce.

    Ships to be used during dives: During underwater dives, usage of Turk ships is basis. But dives are possible on condition that required permissions should be taken for foreign groups who wishes to dive from their boats as well as foreign divers who come with their ships.

    Diving permission: Sportive aimed equipped dives are subjected to permission excluding forbidden zones. Dives, organized to places excluding forbidden zones in group by club, organization or institutions, should be informed to City Tourism Directorates or authorized organization. This information is submitted to Regional Coast Guard Headquarters (or authority within the region) by correspondent organization. All kinds of equipped sportive dives are subject to permission for foreign divers.

    Authorities which will issue these permissions are City Tourism Directorate or authorized organizations. One copy of permission forms to be issued will be submitted to Harbor Directorate and one copy of it is submitted to Regional Coast Guard Headquarters (or authority within the region) by permission issuing organization. Permission certificate, whose one copy remains at permission holding organization, should be shown to authorities during controls. Information submission and permission taking is not obligatory during dives with the aim of training as well as two persons friend system dives (excluding forbidden zones).

  • Sea Kayaking in Turkey

    Kayaking is a particularly rewarding way to explore Turkey’s Mediterranean coastline. Imagine paddling around the sunken city of Kekova, where it’s all in a day’s fun to visit the ruins at Aperlae, glide by a half-submerged sarcophagus and top off the day with a savory meal of fresh caught fish at a waterside table at Simena. Or guide the stern of your personal vessel down the Dalyan Delta, out of the mouth of the Blue Lagoon to Gemiler Island, or off the bow of a traditional gulet.

  • Fishing in Turkey

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    Mostly fishing is made in the black sea followed by the Marmara, Aegean and the Mediterranean. Anchovy, small mackerel and bonito are the most common fish in Turkey. The major freshwater fish are carp and trout. Besides fish, mussels and shrimps are also abundant. Production and consumption of seafood per person is below the world average.

  • Paragliding in Abant – Bolu

    BOLU – ABANT
    Location: Abant Mountains, is 34 km. in south of the Bolu city center. Asphalt 25 km. long Abant Lake road can be used for reaching. Road transport to Bolu, which is on the Ankara – Istanbul highway passing is very easy. For reaching Abant Lake minibuses departing from city center can be used.

    Regional Characteristics: Dense rain forests surrounded Bolu city is appropriate for all kinds of tourism activity. Abant Lake, whose environment has a rich plant cover, is drawing attention as a picnic and resort place during summers and an appropriate place for winter sports during winter. Abant Lake surrounding accommodation and nutrition possibilities can be benefited.

    Take Off Runway: Abant Mountains have more than one take off runways appropriate for hillside parachute. Generally it is performed on the hills surrounding orencik Plateau, near to Abant Lake, wide, plain and fully covered with grass.

  • Paragliding in Pamukkale – Denizli

    DENIZLI – PAMUKKALE
    Location: Pamukkale is at the feet of Mount Cokelen which is 21 km away from Denizli. As it is a touristik region all kinds of transportation is available to the region.

    Flight Season: Flight can be made during all seasons with its warm climate.

    Regional advantages: An ancient settlement region, Pamukkale is one of the most important tourism centers of our country where thousands of tourists are coming every year with its ancient ruins and travertine formed with the settlement of lime water.

    There are two hills to take off:

    Training Hill

    Meteorological Characteristics: After the sun rise, the wind which can be sensed at south – west direction blows mild till to the noon hours. The wind which increases its speed during noon hours slides to the west and nearly fully stops during sun set.

    Take Off Runway: As 70 m high hill is low it is preferred for amateur flights. Due to the warm impacts of the underground waters in all of the region wind changes sensed within the region is not sensed here. By means of regular winds secure flights can be made during the year.

    Landing Runway: Flights from the slope is ended at the plains of the region. Landing points are very secure due to not holding a handicap.

    Things that should be considered: Though turbulence formed with the speeding up wind during the noon hours of the months when summer hot is lived most densely should be considered.

    Dynamite Warehouse

    Meteorological Characteristics: The hill, which is reign by western winds is especially appropriate for flight during morning hours. Strong thermal formations which begin around noon are maintaining long flights for experienced pilots.

    Take Off Runway: Flight runway, which took its name from a former dynamite warehouse at the peek of 300 meters high. Slope which has a wide area to take off of two parachutes together easily, is at a point from where you can see all beauties of Pamukkale.

    Landing Runway: Although you can land to the area at the end of flight track, you can also land securely to the helicopter runway at the entrance of travertine.

    Things that should be considered: Turbulence formed during noon hours of summer months require maximum control and consideration during flights. You can face with turbulence at the end of take off runway during hard winds. Cross blowing wind causes asymmetrical close at parachute just after take off. Also ending of hill with high slope requires a very quick run for a successful take off.

  • Paragliding in Aksu – Antalya

    Aksu / ANTALYA
    Hill in Aksu province of Antalya is used as training hill by Akdeniz University, Avaiation Club. When you turn Perge ruins from Aksu turn of Antalya – Alanya road, and go for a 10 – 15 km. without entering Perge 40 – 50 m. high training hill is reached. Irrigation channel should be considered during flight.

    Physical Conditions for Paragliding

    For paragliding lower age limit is 16 and upper limit is 55. You can be flexible for upper age limit according to health condition. Kilo limit is minimum 40 kg, and maximum 130. Epilepsy, asthma, heart, waist and knee disordered people can not participate to hillside parachute training. For participation to hillside parachute a form declaring that health conditions are appropriate is filled.

    Parachute Types

    Parachutes (wings) have various sizes and types according to weight of the pilot and flight type. Parachute used by light weighted pilot, is smaller in size than heavy pilot uses. There are 5 types of parachutes showing different performances according to the training taken and experience.

    Wing Structure

    Paragliding can be investigated at 4 parts composed of Canopy (Dome), hook and break ropes, supporting columns and Harness (equipment).

    Canopy It is made up of texture with no air transparency which will maintain parachute to remain in the air with supplying air pressure in the parachute. Canopies, is composed of approximately 40 – 60 cells according to the weight of the pilot and flight type, and these cells are connected to each other with valves for maintaining air pressure.

    Hook and break ropes Ropes made up of a very resistant and light material are moderately to the canopy in order to support the pilot. Ropes in front of the canopy are collected on front columns and rear ones are collected on rear columns. Break ropes are different colored and they pass through a ring (they won’t hurl even if pilot leaves them free) and place into the final column.

    Supporting Columns Supporting columns, are connecting dome ropes to equipment. They maintain suitable holding places to pilot during take off. They give possibility to use different harness usage beyond easing take off. While there are accelerators known as speed system on less developed hillside parachutes, it is fixed to harness columns on some of them.

    Harness (Equipment) It is part where pilot will sit. It is basically composed of hooks passing through feet and arms for equipment of pilot. Its structure can vary according to the used material and additional equipment. There are cross columns on some harnesses. These have a structure of directly transiting body movement of pilot to upper part for more securing the dome. There are speed system connections, back protector, air bag, spare parachute division like advantages of developed harnesses. All harnesses can be modified according to the body structure of the pilot.

    Meteorological Information

    For performing air sports securely appropriate weather conditions are very important. Basic meteorological information is required especially paragliding Movement of the wind and shapes of the clouds are the factors initially signing for flight. Other two factors are turbulence and thermal.

    Turbulence They are vertical aerial movements. Turbulences; are faced during 5 km/h exceeding impact movements, specific geographic regions, with a wind backward coming to a steep hill, in thermal entrances and exits and front regions.

    Thermal It is formed with the rise of warm air mass. This air mass composes flight hindering clouds with cooling, and this is also causes hard turbulence. Thermal is more formed especially in rocky regions, asphalt areas, forest region, water region (river, lake, sea …) and agricultural areas.