European Destinations of Excellence
This publication is co-financed by Republic of Turkey and European Union within the framework of REPUBLIC OF TURKEY Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme and does not reflect European Union’s opinions. MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND TOURISM Department of Foreign Relations and EU Coordination European Destinations of Excellence
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Ankara 2012 Contents
Ankara Hamamönü ...... 6
Mersin Tarsus ...... 12
Karabük Safranbolu ...... 18
Kütahya ...... 22
Bolu Mudurnu...... 26
Bitlis Nemrut Crater Lake ...... 30
Mersin Silifke ...... 34
Hatay Samandağ ...... 38
Elazığ Hazar Lake ...... 42
Eskişehir ...... 46
Kars Kuyucuk Lake ...... 50
Kastamonu Cide ...... 54
Bolu Yedigöller National Park and Abant Lake Natural Park ...... 58
Bursa Gölyazı ...... 62
Edirne ...... 66
Konya Akşehir ...... 70
Kırşehir ...... 74
Bursa Cumalıkızık ...... 78
Bayburt ...... 82 Photographs Ankara Hamamönü: Altındağ Eskişehir: Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality Municipality Mersin Tarsus: Tarsus Kars Kuyucuk Lake: Kuzey Doğa Municipality Society, Assoc. Prof. Çağan H. Şekercioğlu, Ministry of Culture Karabük Safranbolu: West Black and Tourism General Directorate Sea Development Agency of Promotion Kütahya: Kütahya Provincial Kastamonu Cide: Cide District Directorate of Culture and Governorship Tourism Bolu Yedigöller National Park Bolu Mudurnu: Mudurnu District and Abant Lake Natural Park: Governorship Bolu Provincial Directorate of Bitlis Nemrut Crater Lake: Bitlis Culture and Tourism Provincial Directorate of Culture Bursa Gölyazı: Bursa and Tourism, Ministry of Culture Governorship Association of and Tourism General Directorate Culture Tourism and Promotion of Promotion, Necmettin Küllahçı, Sabit Kalfagil, Eastern Anatolian Edirne: Ministry of Culture and Development Agency Tourism General Directorate of Promotion, Abdurrahman Mersin Silifke: Silifke Antakyalı, Suavi Sonar, Gürol Kara Municipality, Turkish Aeronautical Association Konya Akşehir: Akşehir Municipality Hatay Samandağ: Samandağ District Governorship Kırşehir: Kırşehir Provincial Directorate of Culture and Elazığ Hazar Lake: Elazığ Tourism Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism, Ministry of Culture Bursa Cumalıkızık: Yıldırım and Tourism General Directorate Municipality of Promotion, Association for Bayburt: Bayburt Provincial Protection of Hazar Lake Directorate of Culture and Tourism Foreword E - - - - - - . / 0 - 1 2 3 4 5+ + 7 8 24 5 5 - 9 7 / : ;4 < 7 := 4 : 8 T Z / @ - : - 1 - . - - Ankara Hamamönü < < 5 F F F 6
6 T Z B : B B B 8 B B B B B : B B B B B / : + 1 B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B : B B B B - B B B B B B B 8 T Z : B B B B B : B B B B B = B B B B B B B B B B B 8 T Z B BD B B 3 B 8 / B B B B B B B B B B B : 8 T Z B B - B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B 3 B B B B B 3 B B 3 B 8 - ; B B B : B B B 5 B B B B B B @ 1 = 8 + 1 1 = B 3 B 8 T Z B B B B B 1 : B - - 1 B B < B : B B H B B B B 1 : B 5 B : : B 3 B B B 8 8 B B B / B B B B B B B B ; 8 T Z T Z B B / B 8 T Z B B B B B : B B B B B B B
Ankara Hamamönü
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2 B B : : B B B B B 3 B B B B B 3 B B B B @B / : B B B B B B 3 B B B B B / B B B B B B B B B 8 T Z B : B B : B B : 8 B B B BD B B B B B - B B : B B B8 : B 8 B B B B B - B : B B B BD B B B : B - 9 ! B B B 8 B B B : B B B B : B I B B / B B B D B @ 3 B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B8 H B B : B : B 1 = 2 B B B : B B B B B B B B : B B B : B B B B B : B B : B 3 B B 3 B B B - B B B J1 : B B B BD B B - B = B B B B K L 5 8 1 D 3 B B 1 B B : B B B B B B B B B B B : B B B BD - B B B B : B B B B B B % 8 B B : B 3 B B B L B B N O / B 1 5 E 1 1 B- B B B B -
; Ankara Hamamönü
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JR B 3 B B : B IK B B / B B B B B B 3 B B B B B B 0 B B 0 B B B B / B : : - B B 3 B B B B B B 8 B B B B 0 B B B - / B < B- : 1 / B B ;2 B : Z / B B B B 3 B B - B B B B B < B : B B B B B 9 1 : B 1 B : B B B B : B B B B B - : B B B B B @+ + 0 B B : B B B : B 1 5 : / B : + B : Z B B B B / B 8 B B B : + B B : Z 1 B : Z B B B B B B B 1 B B S 7B : - B 1
How to Get There? 8 T Z - : 8 T
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How to Get There? : X Y : I 1 8 T
Karabük Safranbolu @ < 5 F F F 6
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How to Get There? @ : N O I; * N O + 5 KI \ 2 5 Z 8 T
Kütahya
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I Kütahya
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+ 1 N ; O = X E+[ 5 1 N ; O X XZ Z 8 N 2 O 5 Y 1 - N ; O 5Z 1 N ; O : 5Z L N K L K O % X Z K Z Z N D O 5ZEZ N D O D /Z Y 1 /Z W D L L @ 1 - - 0 @ + 1 I 0 1 = L % L: D H - % * N L O 8+ + + / I = . D % L: D D % 8 : D 3
How to Get There? H 8 L - Y : 5Z I H \ : 8 T
Bolu Mudurnu 1 < 5 F F F 6
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X 1 = @ / 5T Z = N = O N O X 5 ; -
: : @ : - : : - = + + 5 : 0 L @ 0 : + + 1 = 1 = 1 @
T How to Get There? H 1 < W : / H - 7 W 1 Y
II 8 Mersin Silifke @ < 5. F " F6
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How to Get There? @ : L 1 5 L 1 : L : / - < @ L Y : : @ 8 T
I Hatay Samandag 8 L@ < 5. F " F6
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How to Get There? @ 8 : @ : : 8 T
Hazar Lake 8 D 7 D+ < 5. F " F6
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3 5 Y 1 = I2 1 = -
D+ 8 D 1 D+ 1 1 9 1 / 8 D @ K @
How to Get There? D+ / - D+ : 7 8 D K D+ + 8 T
Y < 5. F " F6
K Y E : - X T Z - Y I - FYF F # F !F 4 D Y F4 ; "F F $ D Y H D+ + )F % !F F F . " F Y 3 F 5 = 3 3 $ ! N 3 O 0 5 F6 F 4 : Y $ F F 4 1 +EE+ H - F F F H @ #F 4 @ / D @ 3 < 8 4 @ D @ D L : : - Y
Eskisehir
3 D + H 3 D + - = - 3 3 D + : 3 D + 5 Y @ = + N O K @ 1 N7Z Y O Y Y - Y 1 = : 3 - 1 1 1 Y : : + 8 D Y % T N O Y : = Y 1 N O : 4 N O N O T N O
2 N O = Y : - Y Y 1 I - Y 9 : Y Y - 1 D Y . Y - Y / H / - @ : -
How to Get There? Y - Y Y - : H Y : L 8 T ; Kars Kuyucuk Lake 5 7 ; < 5" F 6
7 5 - 7 5 - - 5 " F /:1@:/ F ) 9 ; : F F F - F # F $F ! F D , #& F F $F F . - F#F F F !F F !F F 7 5 - L D - 5 - 5 - N / O / 3 L/ 9 2 L 2 2 ; L = - 5 : / 5 5 : - -
Kars Kuyucuk Lake
8 - 5 = : 5 / : L L 5 - 3 L/ - 9 2 2 5 - 7 X Y ; Y T Z * 1 D ; . 1 = / - : - 5 L @ 3 : D : : = @ K @ 5 @ E - : : @ 3 1 Z 1 = = = @ : @ 3 5 - 5 = 5 N O = 5 5 : - 5 5
How to get there? 5 * - : *D 5 : 7 5 5 : E 5 I2 L 1 : + 8 T
I Kastamonu Cide 5 L ; < 5" F 6
@ C 5 : @ 5Z 1 - 5 1 0 - A F F$ F ! F .F $ D - 0 !F ; ! F F # ! 0F & F F 8 F F 5 : / D @ 3 !F #3 $ D F # & F @ / - $ / $ ! : C F F 5 6 5 6 :
Kastamonu Cide
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- - : D 0 % : + * - /
K - D 3 = /+ D @ + H D : . - :
How to Get There? L + H % 0 * 0 8 T
Bolu H T < : 7 < ; < 5" F 6
2 T < : 7 < H ; : H T : * / FT !F H T - ! < ;K : D F " F 8EF< F $ - F F : ! !F F : - FF F : 7 < - # $ !F F # : -
; Bolu
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K : % / - - : : L H : / : 7
How to Get There? : 7 @ / = * : - H D L L : : * : I -
: H T : - L 8 T
K T D+ ; < 5" F 6
K B *D 0 7 = 3 0 < 2:= 3 ; T D+
T D+ 0 7 0 = - A #FF 2T1+ F '& F. - #F F F D F #F : 0 7 : F F - F F F !F #F& < T D+ #F 7 8
- T D+ = - 3 4 ; L - 3
KI Bursa
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T D+ 1 : .
: T D+
K H L - T D+ R = @ H - T D+
T D+ - - D T D+ - - D
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How to Get There? T D+ + *D H 3 - T D+ 8 T
K Edirne < 2 < 5A F$ >F G F F 6
66 3 : = 3 3 2 3 L - = 3 IK = I : - - 3 % K I @ 1 = - 1 @ 3 - " @ 1 = F F# 0< @ 33 9 8 7 H 3 = - F F @ @ 1 @ #F F # 1 @ 5 6 $ 2 - F 3 = @ 1 = !F F 1 !4F FF *D F F F ! 3 - 3 : - S 5 @ 1 = 3 1 = 1 = 6 D 9
K Edirne
3 1 = @ 1 - = : = - 1 = @ 1 8 = : = : = @ - 1 1 1 = @ @ D+ 22 = N ZYY O - - 8 1 @ 3 @ 1 - = - = 8 - 1 / : Z : @ 1 = : @ - 3 @ - 3 1 : @ @ 1 = 8 1 1 : 8 @ D+ @ 8 N ZYY O
K2 % 22 3 ; ;; @ 3 1 1 8 N ZYY O @ 1 @ 1 9 1 D H 7 1 1 7 : 5+ + 9 - D 9 5 6 - 5+ + 9 IK 5+ + : < 3 @ @ 1 = - 5+ + 9 = R 7 1 : 1 D N O + N O : 1 D N O -
How to Get There? I H * 8 T
K; Konya Aksehir 5 L: Y 2 < 5A F$ >F G F F 6
Y : < : - : 8 : 1 51 @ 6 0 - + 5 1 - 3 1 7 3 1
: Y - / / @ / @ / : : Y - : Y : Y L = I - 5. @ 1 = 6 D - : Y 1 = : Y 3 9 . 8 = 3 - 9
YF $ F F F F F 4 F& FF FF F & F
Konya Aksehir
: Y : Y /
: Y 4 5< 8 : 1 - 6 - < : Y 1 5@ 9 1 6 D 59 . 8 = 1 6 3
: - : Y < 8 0< @ 33 ;;K H < 8
: Y < 8 : Y < 8 3 L : Y < 8
2 : 9 Z < 8 7 : Y < 8 L R < 8 .
9 : Y - @ 1 L ; K : - Y K :
How to Get There? : Y 5 L: H 5 L : 5 : Y * *D 8 T
I 5+ Y 2 < 5A F$ >F G F F 6
+ Y < 2 5 5 7 8 6
5+ Y 5:= L@ N9 O6 8 5 N 8 O6 51 6 / 5R 6 D 5 Z Y N / O6 : @ . 5+ Y - D F %F$F D : NI L O 8 0F %$& 2 4 1 / @ = 3 # )+YF & F / L 5+ Y @ - ! J $F I @ ! F#F4 :Y+ Y F F )+YF : L + W : !F F D : - F W @ : L Z Y 8 + !F , > YL+ W H FF @ 3 F 5+ Y %$ >& !F F 1 : 5T - )+1++ )+1++ 5+ Y = < FF 8:9K 8:9K 5+ Y %%%$ , $$ ,, 5+ Y FFF 8:L: 88:L:: 1 8 5 T Z 8 5+D+ + 2 : 1 - : 1 = : L 5 = I : 1 N O = D : 1
= -
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5+ Y - D @ 7 N O 8 + 7 5@ : 6 5 @ 5 @ @ 5 : I 3 7 % 7 :Y+ - K Y @ H @ @ Z @ . 8 1 D 8 + : 7 1 = 5 1 = % Y+ 1 = . D W - 5+ Y 5 5 5 T Z : 1 R 5 5 T Z : - 1 R 8 - 6 5 - T Z 1 ; D N D N OO - - 3 N O - 55+ Y 1 @ 1 6 1 - D D < L D H D 5+ Y . D
How to Get There? 5+ Y : 0 5 5+ Y S : 2 * KI2 *D 5 I < Y ; 8 T Bursa
+ +D+ 2 < 5A F$ >F G F F 6
2 + +D+ 3 C - = - 3 : L 55+D+ 6 3 + +D+ # +D+ 8 + +D+ +D+ . +D+ F F F $ + +D+ N . O $F . [ F& 3 5+D+ 3 8 - )+1+ + +D+ - #F F - F 3 57 3 W 6 # F 9 8 F 7 0< @ 3 # 3 W - + +D+ - 3 I - - - - 9
; Bursa
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2 - + +D+ 1 = - = = I = 3 \ 8 . + +D+ 9 3 % - + +D+ - = 3 : ++ + +D+ L 8 H 9 R 5 + +D+ . 6
How to get there? + +D+ : - I 8 T
2 Bayburt
2 < 5A F$ >F G F F 6
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How to Get There? L D @ / @ : / K D : D : 2 8 T European Destinations of Excellence
This publication is co-financed by Republic of Turkey and European Union within the framework of REPUBLIC OF TURKEY Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme and does not reflect European Union’s opinions. MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND TOURISM Department of Foreign Relations and EU Coordination