Turkey detailed statistics and information
Statistical information about Turkey including geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, and military statistics.

Country map
High quality shaded relief map showing natural features.

Buklamania 
Mountaineering in Turkey

Mount Ararat 5165m
Mount Ararat lies in the far east of Turkey close to the borders with Iran, Iraq and Armenia. This area is also one of internal unrest, being a Kurdish region. We were lucky to visit it in 1988, a period of relative calm, when the area was being promoted as a tourist destination. We acclimatised in the Kackar mountains, which are still accessible to visitors and in many ways more attractive to mountain walkers since they comprise a complete range of mountains, rising to 3932m, rather than the isolated volcanic cone of Ararat. Ararat is the great prize however for mountain collectors, not only because it is the highest summit in Turkey but also for its historical significance.

Mountaineering  
A glance at a topographical map of Turkey eveals that this is a country of mountains. Rising from all four directions, mountains encircle the peninsula of Anatolia. A part of the Alpine-Himalayan Mountain range, Turkey has mountainous regions with different geological formations.The North Anatolian range skirts the Mediterranean shore.

The Aladaglar 
The glorious Demirkazik peak could easily be seen in the cloudless sky - with all other peaks in line.

Turkey - Erciyes Dagh and Ararat 
photos slide show

Adventure travel in Turkey 
Database with descriptions and pictures of adventure travel destinations in this beautiful and interesting country.