Imagine: Sun, Beach, and the Sea are just in the presence of your front door!

Turkey, a stirring country with new possibilities, awaits you at the end of a three and one half hours flight distance from Germany. Mainly, agriculture and mining business runs inland of the region. The South Coast welcomes you with its 300 sunny days, pleasant Mediterranean Climate, and wonderful sandy beaches. Here, there are hidden ancient towns among redolent pine forests, picturesque villages, and secluded bays. A paradise for sun adorers and for people who engage in all kinds of water sports (Diving, jet-ski, parasailing, rafting, and tread boat.) One can do a fantastic hiking or mount climbing on the mountains situated at the end of the coast. It is even possible to go there for skiing in March and April. Summer begins in April and ends in November.

Turkey is a member of NATO, UNO and UN, OECD, BIZ, WTO, IWF, the European Council, Associated Member of EU, and Foremost Member of the Black Sea Economic Union.

The formation of the present modern Turkey began with the Independence War in 1923 commanded by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Atatürk’s major reforms were separating religion and the state from each other (laicism), inauguration of Swiss Civil Laws, and orientation of Western Industry Politics. “Kemalism” is still functional on both the nation’s values and politics at present. Turkey decrees multi political party system since 1946.

Joining the European Customs Union brought a considerably economic upturn to the country. A more specific basis of this positive development is the Tourism Industry. There is always more money flow to the coast region with the incessant growing numbers. The Turkish Riviera; Alanya is the heart of this booming sector with its endless sandy beaches and the clear sea water.









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REGIONAL AND CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ALANYA AND ITS SURROUNDINGS

Alanya, the most well-known southern touristic place of Turkish Riviera, the “Pearl” of Mediterranean Sea, is a city which one can rarely find these contrasts together:
- Ancient Ruins – Modern hotel facilities
- Kilometers of sandy beaches – ice-cold rivers coming from mountains
- A rustic and idyllic nature – entertainment world Here, antiquity and modernity are side by side in a very narrow precinct. Alanya is located on a small peninsula. The landmark of the city; the Citadel of the Seljuks from 13th century with its 140 castle towers and 400 cisterns presents a striking view above Alanya. Its location between the Taurus Mountains stretched on the north and the Mediterranean Sea on the south with its turquoise-colored water, hospitable people, the humble cost of living and the wonderful environment, presents a good choice to take a vacation. A speedboat conveys from Alanya port to Cyprus only in 40 minutes. There are multiple excursion possibilities to surrounding areas for the ones who take interest to get knowledge about Turkish living manners and cultural wealth sights; For example: Asphendos, Pamukkale travertine and Cappadocia.


RED TOWER, ALANYA MUSEUM, SEA CAVERNS, DRIPSTONE CAVERNS

The Red Tower (five floors on an octagonal ground) was built between the years 1225-1227 to control the Port entries and it is one of a unique example of the Seljuk’s art. It is the main place of interest in Alanya. After a restoration (1951-1953), the Tower has been determined as an Ethnography Museum since 1979.

Alanya Museum was opened in 1967 and various art and usage objects from Roman Age ’till Ottoman Age are exhibiting in the museum’s Archaeological Department. Furthermore, several archaeological excavation documentations are being made. The House which Ataturk had stayed at, his visit to Alanya in 1935, is now a museum open for visitors. On the first floor, Ataturk’s private articles, several letters and documents are exhibiting. On the top floor, you can see characteristic ethnographic furniture of this region.  
The Natural Sea Caverns (Pirates’ Cave, Lovers’ Cave and Phosphorus Cave) are located on the right and left sides of the peninsula. In the Pirates’ Cave; pirates were hiding their loots that they had pillaged. In the Lovers’ Cave; lover couples were meeting secretly. In the Phosphorus Cave; flamboyant colored light plays engendered by phosphorous rocks and stones on the deep sea ground can be seen. Another sight-seeing offer is Dripstone Cavern. The Damlatas Dripstone Cavern was discovered fortuitously in 1948 during stone crushing works of the port. According to the researches of the geologists this cavern came into being 10.000-15.000 years ago by rainwater oozed through the alkaline strata. The cavern became famous with many of its magnificent colored dripstone columns and its special feature of scientifically approved healing power on asthma and bronchial diseases.
The Dim Cavern is the second big exhibition cavern in Turkey and lays on the southern declination of the deep-edged Dim Valley at 232 m height of Kestel district.


TAURUS MOUNTAINS AND DIM BROOK

For an outing to nearby mountain landscape, Taurus Mountains is favorable especially in scalding hot days. The clear Dim Brook springs beckon where Brook restaurants and picnic areas invite you to the experience of “Pure Nature” for a couple of hours at ease. You can directly sit by the brook or in small pergolas under trees and savor your food in the melodious soothing atmosphere of water. A lot of native people also come hither at weekends for relaxing. There is fresh trout fished from a mountain brook at every time of year for fish-lovers. For knowledge about “Country and People”, it may be interesting to visit the idyllic sited mountain villages, for example; visiting the mosques or savoring original Turkish tea in a typical small Turkish tea-house. One who wishes to do some outdoor sports should take part in a rafting tour on Dim Brook or reconnoiter the Taurus Mountain Ranges with a Jeep-Safari.
Season Weather Sea Water
Winter 16° - 18° C 16° - 18° C
Spring 20° - 25° C 18° - 22° C
Summer 30° - 38° C 24° - 28° C
Autumn 25° - 30° C 22° - 24° C