Call of Turkey: mersin

Balcam Cave (Turkish: Balcam Mağarası) is located in the Balcam village, Emirdağ district of Afyonkarahisar Province.

Yarımburgaz Cave (Turkish: Yarımburgaz Mağarası) is one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world and was chosen for 1. Degree Arhaeological Natural Protected Area status. It's about 22 kilometre wes of Istanbul and 1,5 kilometres north of the Küçükcekmece Lake. By researching, important documents of Paleolithic Age were found in Yarımburgaz Cave.

Tuluntas Cave (Turkish: Tuluntaş Mağarası) is located in the Gölbaşı district Ankara Province. Total length of the cave is 5 km.

Çılga Cave (Turkish: Çılga Mağarası) is located in the Urla district of the Izmir Province.

İkigöz Cave (Turkish: İkigöz Mağarası) is located in the Çatalca district of İstanbul Province. The cave is 4816 m long.

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Sunday, November 2, 2014

Lake Demirozu

Lake Demirözü (Turkish: Demirözü Gölü) is located in the Gülnar district of Mersin Province. The lake is located at an altitude of 1339 m.

Coordinates: 36° 23' 51.07" N 33° 13' 53.70" E

Photo by zesa63

Lake Paradeniz

Lake Paradeniz (Turkish: Paradeniz Gölü) is located in the Silifke district of Mersin Province.

Coordinates: 36° 18' 36.27" N 34° 0' 35.93" E

Photo by Şakir Karatopcu

Akgol

Akgöl lit. White Lake is located in the Silifke district of Mersin Province.

Coordinates: 36° 17' 57.82" N 33° 56' 37.92" E

Photo by ismail bjk

Photo by seckin01

Photo by yavuz leblebici

Karagol

Karagöl lit. Black Lake is located in the Çamlıyayla district of Mersin Province. The lake is located at an altitude of 2600 m.

Coordinates: 37° 24' 0.59" N 34° 33' 6.28" E

Photo by mustafator

Photo by Mustafa Özçürümez

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Photo by mustafadogan

Ciniligol

Çiniligöl or Çinili Göl lit. Tiled Lake is located in the Çamlıyayla district of Mersin Province. The lake is located at an altitude of 2664 m.

Coordinates: 37° 23' 52.82" N 34° 33' 7.67" E

Photo by ahmet ersungur

Photo by ahmet temel

Photo by serdar yesilyurt

Taskuyu Cave

Taşkuyu Cave (Turkish: Taşkuyu Mağarası) is located in the Tarsus district of Mersin Province.

Coordinates: 36° 57' 2.88" N 34° 47' 7.44" E

Photo by tarsus_kado

Ovacik Sinkhole

Ovacık Sinkhole (Turkish: Ovacık Dipsizi) is located in the Silifke district of Mersin Province.

Coordinates: 36° 30' 32.14" N 33° 59' 49.46" E

Haci's Cave

Haci's Cave (Turkish: Hacı'nın Mağarası) is located in the Anamur district of Mersin Province. the cave is 108 m long.

Coordinates: 36° 28' 3.03" N 32° 34' 50.71" E

Photo by Ünal BOZKURT

Cave of Seven Sleepers

Cave of Seven Sleepers or Eshabı Kehf Cave (Tukish: Yedi Uyuyanlar or Eshabı Kehf Mağarası) is located in the Tarsus district of Mersin Province. The cave is considered holy by Muslims and Christians.

Coordinates: 36° 57' 27.12" N 34° 47' 52.98" E

Photo by Fatih Arsln -Conqueror-

Photo by mustafadogan

Photo by ahmet ersungur

Photo by ibrahim fidan

Photo by ahmet ersungur

Peynirlikonu - EGMA - Sinkhole

Peynirlikönü -EGMA- Sinkhole (Turkish: Peynirlikönü -EGMA- Düdeni) is the deepest cave in Turkey and is located in the Anamur district of Mersin Province. The sinkhole is 3,118 m long and 1,419 m deep.

Coordinates: 36°18′54″N 32°46′44″E

Cula Pit

Cula Pit (Turkish: Cula Deliği) is located in the Anamur district of Mersin Province. The pit is 45 m deep.

Coordinates: 36° 27' 56.32" N 32° 34' 49.85" E

Photo by moon_grouper

Cukurpinar Sinkhole

Çukurpınar Sinkhole (Turkish: Çukurpınar Düdeni) is located in the Anamur district of Mersin Province. The cave is 3350 m long and 1196 m deep.

Coordinates: 36° 19' 38.51" N 32° 38' 33.71" E