Köprülü

Antalya through the back door

We have completed our preparations for a fun trip along the Taurus Mountains from Termessos to Side. We turn toward Korkuteli from the city center of Antalya and follow the signs to Güllük Mountain National Park in Termessos. In order to reach the parking area by the ruins at the top, we need to climb for about eight kilometers on a crooked asphalt road.

Turkey's Köprülü Canyon set to welcome 700,000 tourists for rafting

Turkey's Köprülü Canyon, one of the world's easiest rafting tracks, is set to welcome nearly 700,000 tourists this year, according to tour organizers in the region. 

The canyon in the Beşkopnak neighborhood of the Mediterranean province of Antalya's Manavgat district is located on a 36,600-hectare area with over 100-meter-high walls and 14-kilometers-long streamline.

Young people and ideals

I watched dangerous tension unfold at Marmara University on TV, where some 50 students gathered to protest the arbitrary dismissal of academics without any judicial evidence. Another group of students intervened to stop them. Police came in between to prevent clashes from erupting.