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WATER, AS AN ECONOMIC FACTOR; http://www.tourclub.kz/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/t1.jpg TOURISM, PORTS and STRAITS IN TURKEY

WATER and TOURISM Turkey is a country surrounded by three sea (Mediterranian, Aegean and Black sea) and including an inside sea (Marmara ) SO Water (mainly sea tourism ) forms the base for the tourism in Turkey

MARMARA SEA BLACK SEA AEGEAN SEA http://dickschmitt.com/travels/black-sea/overview/large_images/map-gnu-wikitrabzon.jpg MEDITERRANE AN SEA

Beach vacations and blue cruises, are central to the Turkish tourism industry. https://files.bookinturkey.com/images/touristicinfo/alanya-kusbakisimerkez.jpg https://gezipgordum.com/wp- content/uploads/2016/06/konyaalt%c4%b1- Plaj%C4%B1-Antalya.jpg Most beach resorts are located along the southwest and southern coast, called the Turkish riviera, especially along the Mediterranean coast near Antalya. ANTALYA https://www.neredekal.com/res/haber/hb_b_17155155_l-b.jpg Antalya is also accepted as the tourism capital of http://static.birgun.net/resim/haber-detay-resim/2016/05/03/kas-havaalani-tbmm-gundeminde-133909-5.jpg

Major resort towns include Bodrum, Fethiye, Marmaris, Kuşadası, Çeşme, Didim and Alanya FETHİYE ÖLÜ DENİZ http://yerdenizkamp.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/kabak5.jpg FETHİYE KABAK KOYU FETHIYE KELEBEK VADISI http://cdn.neredekal.com/resimler/haber/kelebekler-vadisi.jpg https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7663/17313999115_40a757cfc2_b.jp g

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https://imagessl.etstur.com/files/images/hotelimages/tr/93669/l/the-bodrum-by-paramount-hotel---resorts-genel- 176772.jpg BODRUM https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bgepolsi3vg/wgqhfr4p- OI/AAAAAAAADSI/KK9FC6pK5zUPg7x0sUByDKN0GcJvKh8nQCLcB/s1600/yalikavakbodrum.jpg https://imagessl.etstur.com/files/images/hotelimages/tr/51743/l/rixos-premium- Bodrum-Genel-126719.jpg http://www.kiralikbodrumevleri.com/files/area/r/20140129-1220841.jpg

ÇEŞME / ALAÇATI also hosts for Surfing tourism https://tatilsepeti.cubecdn.net/files/tesisresim/00199/tsr00199636240667864536458.jpg ÇEŞM E http://www.egehaber.com/images/haberler/--cesme-nin-kis-gelisimi-durmasin--.jpg https://i.f5haber.com/img/4/660/0/www.emlakeki.com/newsfiles/2016/5/5/65056/65056.jpg

TURKEY S BEACHES Turkey has been chosen second in the world in 2015 with its 436 blue-flagged beaches, according to the chamber of shipping. http://www.otelfiyat.com/media/blog/blog_icerik/201295antalya1.jpg

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TOURISM STATISTICS.[ Foreign tourist arrivals increased well in Turkey between 2002 and 2005, from 12.8 million to 21.2 million, which made Turkey a top-10 destination in the world for foreign visitors. In 2011, Turkey ranked as the 6th most popular tourist destination in the world and 4th in Europe, according to world tourism barometer. In 2014, Turkey attracted around 42 million foreign tourists

due to series of terrorist attacks and the failed coup attempt. HOWEVER! Tourism income of Turkey in 2015 decreased % 8.3 regarding the previous year. The number of tourist arrivals in Turkey decreased by 36.7 percent to 3.47 million in july 2016 compared to 5.48 million in the same month of the previous year,

YACHT TOURISM http://emlakkulisi.com/resim/thumb/mti3mjk4od-akdenizde-yatlari-cekebilmek-amaciyla-yeni-marina-yatirimlariyapilacak.jpg http://d.turizminsesi.com/other/palmarina-bodrum-,madamegu,4.jpg http://www.denizhaber.com.tr/d/other/yat_festival3.jpg

Being surrounded by four seas, Turkey is very ideal in yacht tourism. With Turkey s long coastline, yacht tourism is an important contribution to the country s tourism revenue Turkey has large number of modern and well- equipped marina facilities along the Marmara, Mediterranean, Aegean and Black sea coasts where you can dock with your private or rented yacht. Most marinas in Turkey offer different activities and good services as well as providing all the facilities one

LAKE and RIVER (RAFTING) TOURISM THERE ARE MANY RIVERS, LAKES, LAGOONS AND RESERVOIRS AROUND THE COUNTRY http://turizmaktuel.com/image-upload/news/iranlilar-van-golu-ne-plaj-istiyor_1468166230.jpg http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/20888582.jpg http://www.temiznehir.com/images/yeslrmak.jpg

LAKES; Lakes are very popular touristic areas in Turkey, especially for local tourists. There are many lake areas attracting a good number of local and foreign http://dursunsimsek.com/wp-content/gallery/uzungol/ua10.jpg For example; UZUNGÖL is very popular touristic lake in Black Sea Region https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-i7x19c5y7h8/wbhryywnei/aaaaaaaab3y/rjkscuaixfgucjcxm1f6vrvbdspzjpkzqclcb/s1600/1200 846jxjikapLN.jpg

The largest natural lake is «VAN GÖLÜ /LAKE VAN» which is attracting a lot of tourist, especially local ones. http://www.resimci.org/images/2016/11/07/c3989d49bb1b7991667ce935d61bf520.j pg http://www.tatilyerleri1.com/wp-content/gallery/van-golu-resimleri/vanfotograflari.jpg http://lex.staticserver2.com/static/en/800/lake-van.jpg http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/4657916.jpg

There is a region called «GÖLLER YÖRESİ ( LAKES AREA)» in Mediterranean part of Turkey among Toros Mountains including 9 lakes http://www.kozanbilgi.net/wp-content/uploads/g%c3%b6ller.jpg http://iblog.milliyet.com.tr/imgroot/blogv7/blog333/2015/07/08/30/504410-3-4-d251a.jpg http://i.cdn.ensonhaber.com/resimler/diger/eegirdir_4752.jpg https://www.dalamanhavalimanitransferi.com/fileupload/ks302158/resim/turu nc2.jpg http://www.gezilecekyer.org/wp- content/uploads/2014/01/bey%c5%9fehir- G%C3%B6l%C3%BC.jpg

«ABANT & YEDİGÖLLER» is another very popular touristic lakes area and attracting tourist for its amazing mountainous area of Black Sea Region, as well https://s-media-cacheak0.pinimg.com/736x/26/16/27/26162766aa49f358f91399a2051482a4.jpg https://gezilmesigerekenyerler.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/abantgolu08.jpg https://imagessl.etstur.com/files/images/hotelimages/test/tr/53999/ l/6543937.jpg http://www.tatildefteri.com/images/upload/lettersmall1_75_4649859.j pg

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RUMKALE / GAZİANTEP The dam lake in Rumkale which remains the ancient town under water and having a castle from Roman times is an attractive tourist area in Gaziantep https://www.emlakwebtv.com/images/original/2016/03/28/gaziantep-rumkale-2-1459161619.jpg https://d31iwdok4s4k3.cloudfront.net/files/actv/1292/klasik-gap-turu-14-f.jpg

RAFTING ( RIVER) TOURISM Turkey having rich natural resources, offers its visitors a significant river tourism opportunity for rafting. There are hundreds of big and little rivers in Turkey, most of which are convenient for the river sports. The most famous of Turkey's site for this exciting activity, is the Çoruh River, in Turkey's stunning Black Sea Region, which attracts both local and international rafters. http://www.turkpress.co/sites/default/files/field/image/aa_picture_20150810_6027240_web.jpg FIRTINA DERESİ http://img03.imgfotokritik.com/fk_new/big/4/1/2/412282/3131077-firtina-deresi.jpg

http://www.altinolukturizm.com/yonetim/img/3280-61700.jpg It is one of the fastest flowing rivers in the World. http://www.ozelliklerinedir.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/%c3%87oruh-nehri.jpg https://cdn2.neredekal.com/hotel/2/ebb/520x345/xnqp.jpg

PORTS OF TURKEY http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-us8skdyhn_o/vjqjhbbbi_i/aaaaaaaacii/g6p5_- T7udM/s1600/turkiye_deniz_yollari_limanlar_haritasi.jpg As Turkey is surrounded by three sea, there are ports in each coastal city (about 153 ports )

THE MAJOR PORTS of TURKEY http://www.lokmanoglu.com/images/ports_mersin.gif In a country with more than 8000 km of coastline, international maritime trade is a vital aspect of the economy. About 90% of Turkey s foreign trade is carried out through maritime transport

http://www.mersin.web.tr/img/mersin-limani.jpg Ambarli in Mersin (handling mostly containers), and Botaş in İzmir (handling mostly liquid bulk goods) are one of the most specialised of the top 20 cargo ports in the world. https://www.arup.com/- /media/arup/images/projects/i/izmirport/izmirport_image_1.jpg?h=600&la=en &w=900&hash=6f3b71ccef28489498dc70559bf5363ad22a937c

TURKISH STRAITS http://diveprice.com/wp- content/uploads/2016/07/the- Bosphorus-Strait.png The Bosporus and Dardanelles are located in Turkey, where the country's European and Asian territories meet, separating them. These two straits are the only way in and out of the Black Sea, and represent the closest point between European and Asian lands

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