Villas Turkey Local Information

Aegean

Turkey's Aegean shores are among the loveliest landscapes in the country. The magnificent coastline, lapped by the clear water of the Aegean Sea, abounds in vast and pristine beaches surrounded by olive groves, rocky crags and pine woods. This makes the Aegean area an ideal destinaltion to rent a villa in Turkey.

Mediterranean

The Mediterranean region of Turkey takes its name from the Mediterranean Sea, and occupies 15% of the total area of Turkey with its 120.000 square kilometers of land. The beaches here are among the best in Turkey and the ruins, such as the amazing Roman amphitheater at Aspendos or the cliffside rock tombs in Dalyan, are spectacular. Added to this are unspoiled seaside villages and wonderful people providing an ideal location for a Turkey Villa Holiday.

Marmara

The Marmara Region occupies the northwest corner of the country and represents 8.5% of the total area of Turkey with its 67.000 square kilometers of land. Being a point of juncture between Europe and Asia, this area has seen thousands of tribes and their civilizations passing through, from one continent to the other.

Central Anatolian

Although termed a plateau, this region is actually quite diverse. Stretching inland from the Aegean, it occupies the area between the two zones of folded mountains, extending east to the point where the two mountain ranges converge. Central Anatolian region occupies 19% of the total area of Turkey with its 151.000 square kilometers of land, it's the second largest region of Turkey after Eastern Anatolia.

Eastern Anatolia

Eastern Turkey, where the Pontus and Taurus Mountains converge, is rugged country with higher elevations, a more severe climate, and greater precipitation than on the Anatolian plateau. The average elevation of the peaks is greater than 2,000 meters. Mount Ararat is located in this area. Many of the peaks are extinct volcanoes that have been active in the recent past, as evidenced by widespread lava flows. Eastern Anatolian is the largest region of Turkey occupying 21% of the total area of the country with its 163.000 square kilometers of land.

South Eeastern Anatolia

South-eastern Anatolia (Guney Dogu Anadolu), unofficially known in a geographical sense as Turkish Kurdistan, is a region in the south east of Turkey. It borders Syria and Iraq to the south, and Iran to the East.

The Black Sea

The Black Sea region has a steep, rocky coast with rivers that cascade through the gorges of the coastal ranges.