Are you planning to visit Turkey? There are 45 national parks in Turkey that you can visit. In addition, Antalya Province, with its five national parks, is proud to have the most national parks in a single province. These national parks attract visitors and locals alike to the nation. Turkey has biodiverse places that have aesthetic landscapes and ecological value because it is surrounded by water and has extremely high mountains.

You shouldn’t miss these wonders on the best Turkey holiday packages from Oman, Kuwait, or any other part of the world. While some use these as a spot to go hiking and relax, others climb mountains, explore gorges, and hunt for UNESCO World Heritage Sites. In order to make your navigation simple, here we list every national park in Turkey, organized by region.

Marmara

Istanbul is Turkey's favourite ski destination, which you can definitely add to your Turkey tour packages, and the Uludag National Park is accessible from both cities. Yedigoller National Park, often called Seven Lakes National Park, is situated in Turkey's northern Bolu Province.

Kucuk Gala and Pamuklu Lakes are part of the Lake Gala National Park, which is located in Edirne Province in Turkey's Marmara Region. The 1996 declaration of the ancient city of Troy as a national park gave rise to the name Ancient Troy National Park. It is located at the mouth of the Dardanelles in the province of Canakkale.

Southwest Turkey's Mugla Province is home to Marmaris National Park. In particular, it was created in 1996 to protect one of the most sparkling vistas, where the forest meets the sea. Despite being one of Turkey's smallest national parks, Kuşcenneti, or Paradise of Birds, was founded in 1959 and attracts a large number of tourists.

In the province of Erzurum in eastern Turkey, Mount Kop Defence National Historic Park is located between the villages of Bayburt and Altntaş. Igneada Town, in the northwest Marmara Region, is the site of Igneada Floodplain Forests National Park, which was established in 2007.

Aegean Region

The National Park of the Dilek Peninsula-Buyuk Menderes Delta is in the Aegean Region's Aydin Province, one of the most biodiverse national parks, it was created in 1966. Mount Sipylus National Park is the name given to the limestone rocks, canyons, valleys, and abundant flora and wildlife of Sipylus, or Spil Mountain, which was made a national park in 1968.

Mount Honaz National Park is the name given to the area around Honaz Mountain in the southwest Turkish province of Denizli. You shouldn’t miss these parks in your Turkey tour packages from Bahrain, Kuwait, or any other part of the world.

Mediterranean

Beydaglar Sahil National Park is a coastline national park with several significant historical sites that are situated in the west Mediterranean province of Antalya, which you can add to your Turkey holiday packages. The Altinbesik Cave National Park is located in southern Turkey's Antalya, 7 kilometres from the Ibradi neighbourhood.

In 1973, the Province of Antalya's Koprulu Canyon was designated a national park. The Kopru River Canyon is 14 kilometres long and reaches a height of 400 meters in certain places. Adana Province's Yumurtalik Lagoon was designated a national park in 2005 to protect the Ceyhan River Delta.

In 1996, Saklikent Canyon was designated a national park. The longest canyon in Turkey is the 18-kilometre-long Saklikent, often known as the "hidden city." In 1970, Lake Kovada in the southern Turkish province of Isparta became a national park. In 1969, the Isparta Province in southern Turkey's Kizildag, or Red Mountain, was designated as a national park.

In 1970, the Mount Gulluk-Termessos National Park in the province of Antalya was created to save Mount Gulluk and the settlement of Termessos. One of the largest national parks, Anti-Taurus Mountains National Park, was founded in 1995.

Black Sea of Turkey

The Kackar Mountains National Park rises above the Black Sea shoreline and is situated in the northeast of the nation. In the Black Sea region's Bartin and Kastamonu provinces, the Kure Mountains National Park was built in 2000. In the Black Sea Region's Artvin Province, the Karagol-Sahara National Park was built in 1994. It comprises the Sahara Plateau and the Karagol Lake. Independence Path National Historic Park is the name of a road that runs across the two provinces of Kastamonu and Cankiri. It was designated a national historic park in 2018.

In order to preserve the ecological and recreational value of Ilgaz Mountain, which is situated on the boundary of the Black Sea provinces of Kastamonu and Cankiri, a national park known as Mount Ilgaz National Park was built in 1976. In 1994, a national park was established in the Hatila Valley in the northeastern Turkish province of Artvin.

In 1988, the Bogazkoy-Alacahoyuk National Park in the Corum Province was created to preserve the city of Hattusa (Bogazkoy), which served as the seat of the Hittites, one of Anatolia's earliest civilizations. In order to preserve the streams, forest, and Orthodox monastery carved out of the mountain, Altindere Valley was made a national park in 1987. Enjoy the best of Turkey with Turkey tour packages from Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, or any other part of the world.

Central Anatolia

The most popular tourist destination commonly referred to as "fairy chimneys" is part of the Goreme National Park, which is situated beside valleys, streams, and hills in the Nevsehir Province of central Anatolia. A pine grove can be found in the Yozgat Province of Central Anatolia Region's Yozgat Pine Grove National Park. Turkey's Central Anatolia Region is home to Sultan Reedy National Park, commonly known as Sultan Marshes, in Kayseri Province.

For those who live in Ankara, the Soguksu National Park in central Anatolia's province of Ankara is the right spot to escape to nature. In order to preserve the places linked to the Turkish War of Independence, the province of Ankara established the Battle of Sakarya National Historic Park in 2015. In 1993, Lake Beysehir, Turkey's third-largest lake, was designated a national park. In order to preserve the historical significance of Central Anatolia, the Commander-in-Chief National Historic Park was created in western Anatolia in 1981.

South-Eastern Anatolia

The Mountains of Tek Tek National Park was established in 2007 and is situated in the province of Sanliurfa to the east of Anlurfa, and is mostly visited for its architectural significance. In order to save an archaeological site, the Karatepe-Aslantas National Park was built in 1958 in the southern Turkish province of Osmaniye. The newest national park in Turkey is situated in Siirt Province's Botan Valley. So don’t miss these wonders in your Turkey holiday packages.

Eastern Anatolia

In order to preserve the mountain, its flora, and fauna, as well as some other natural phenomena, Mount Ararat, also known as Agri Dagi (mountain), was designated a national park in 2004. The Sarikamis-Allahuekber Mountains National Park was built in northeastern Turkey, on the dividing line between the provinces of Kars and Erzurum. In 1988, Nemrut Da, also known as Nemrut Peak, a 2,134-meter-high peak in southeast Turkey, was designated a national park.

A portion of Top Mountain was designated Nene Hatun National Historic Park in 2009 to preserve its historical significance. In eastern Anatolia's Munzur mountain range, the Munzur Valley was designated a national park in 1971. The Battle of Manzikert National Historic Park is located in the Mus Province in Eastern Anatolia near Manazgirt, formerly known as Manzikert. You should enjoy these wonders in your life when you visit Turkey. So choose the best and most affordable Turkey tour packages.