List of yaylas in Turkey - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Yayla means mountain resort in Turkish (see yayla

Yayla (resort)

Yayla is a name given to the summer mountain resorts in Turkey.- Etymology :Nomadic herdsmen of Turkic origin used to call their herding locations by different names depending on the season. Yazlak, yaylak, güzlek and kışlak referred to herding locations of different seasons of the year...

). In the table below some of the famous yaylas are listed. (In geographical order)

Name	Region	Province	District
Anzer	Black Sea Black Sea Region The Black Sea Region is one of Turkey's seven census-defined geographical regions . It is bordered by the Marmara Region to the west, the Central Anatolia Region to the south, the Eastern Anatolia Region to the southeast, the Republic of Georgia to the northeast, and the Black Sea to the north.-...	Rize Province Rize Province Rize Province is a province of north-east Turkey, on the eastern Black Sea coast between Trabzon and Artvin. Its capital is the city of Rize.-Geography:...	İkizdere Ikizdere İkizdere is a town and district of Rize Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey.-Etymology:Formerly known as Kuray-ı Sab, İkizdere means "two streams" and indeed the Çamlık and Cimil Rivers meet here to form the İkizdere....
Ayder Ayder Ayder is a yayla in Rize Province, Turkey. - Geography :Ayder at is a typical yayla with no settled population, but hosts visitors during summers. Average altitude is . It is a part of Çamlıhemşin district of Rize Province...	Black Sea	Rize Province	Çamlıhemşin Çamlihemsin Çamlıhemşin is a small town and district of Rize Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey.With its mountains and valleys in all shades of green Çamlıhemşin has a reputation as one of the most attractive parts of the eastern Black Sea region, particularly with the autumn foliage.-Etymology:The...
Uzungöl Uzungöl Uzungöl is a lake situated to the south of the city of Trabzon in Turkey. Over the years it has become a major tourist attraction. It is also the name of a nearby village. The lake is at a distance of 99 km from Trabzon and 19 km from Çaykara district...	Black Sea	Trabzon Province Trabzon Province Trabzon Province is a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast. Located in a strategically important region, Trabzon is one of the oldest trade port cities in Anatolia. Neighbouring provinces are Giresun to the west, Gümüşhane to the southwest, Bayburt to the southeast and Rize to the east. The...	Çaykara Çaykara Çaykara is a town and district of Trabzon Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. The mayor is Namık Kemal Gedikoğlu .-External links:* *...
Çambaşı	Black Sea	Ordu Province Ordu Province Ordu Province is a province of Turkey, located on the Black Sea coast. Its adjacent provinces are Samsun to the northwest, Tokat to the southwest, Sivas to the south, and Giresun to the east. Its traffic code is 52...	Kabadüz Kabadüz Kabadüz is a town and district of Ordu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 11,049 of which 4,018 live in the town of Kabadüz. The district covers an area of , and the town lies at an elevation of .Kabadüz is a district of green...
Boraboy Boraboy - Geography :Boraboy at is a part of Taşova district of Amasya province. It is a mountain town with a beautiful lake. Distance to Taşova is and to Amasya is . The settled population is 879 as of 2009....	Black Sea	Amasya Province Amasya Province Amasya Province is a province of Turkey, situated on the Yeşil River in the Black Sea Region to the north of the country. Area 5,520 km². Population 334,786....	Taşova Tasova Taşova is a town and a district of Amasya Province of the central Black Sea region of Turkey. It covers an area of 1041 km², and the population is 33,138 of which 10,759 live in the town of Taşova, the majority spread throughout the surrounding countryside. Altitude is 230 m...
Gölcük Gölcük, İzmir Gölcük is a little town and a summer resort in İzmir Province, Turkey. The name of the town means Little lake.-Geography:Gölcük is a part of Ödemiş district which in turn is a part of İzmir Province. It is situated around a small mountain lake at . The altitude of the lake is . It is accessible...	Aegean Aegean Region Aegean Region , is one of the 7 census-defined regions of Turkey, and in Western Asia.It is located in the west part of the country: bounded by Aegean Sea on the west; Marmara Region on the north;...	İzmir Province Izmir Province İzmir Province is a province of Turkey in western Anatolia on the Aegean coast, whose capital is the city of İzmir. On the west it is surrounded by the Aegean sea, and it encloses the Gulf of İzmir. Its area is 11,973 km.2, population 3.948.848 . The population was 3,370,866 in 2000...	Ödemiş Ödemis Ödemiş is a district of İzmir Province of Turkey. North of Ödemiş, which is 113 km southeast of İzmir, are the ruins of Hypaiapa...
İbradı Ibradi İbradı is a district of Antalya Province of Turkey.İbradı is a high plain in the Taurus Mountains. In summer the weather is dry and cooler than the nearby Mediterranean coast with a daytime temperature of 30 degrees C and 10 degrees C at night. The mountains are covered with forests of juniper,...	Mediterranean Mediterranean Region, Turkey The Mediterranean Region is one of Turkey's seven census-defined geographical regions . It is bordered by the Aegean Region to the west, the Central Anatolia Region to the north, the Eastern Anatolia Region to the northeast, the Southeastern Anatolia Region to the east, Syria to the southeast, and...	Antalya Province Antalya Province Antalya Province is located on the Mediterranean coast of south-west Turkey, between the Taurus Mountains and the Mediterranean sea.Antalya Province is the centre of Turkey's tourism industry, attracting 30% of foreign tourists visiting Turkey. The province of Antalya corresponds to the lands of...	İbradı
Yesiloz Yesiloz Yesiloz is an unspoilt resort village located in Turkey, part of the seaside resort of Alanya on the south Mediterranean coast. Yesiloz has a large sandy beach which stretches for about 3 km...	Mediterranean	Antalya Province	Alanya Alanya Alanya , formerly Alaiye, is a beach resort city and a component district of Antalya Province in the Mediterranean Region of Turkey, from the city of Antalya. On the southern coast of Turkey, the district has an area of 1,598.51 km2 and 248,286 inhabitants...
Abanoz Abanoz, Mersin - Geography :Abanoz at is actually a part of Çukurabanoz village of Anamur district in Mersin Province. It has no seetled population but hosts visitors during summers. It is on Toros Mountains and distance to Anamur is - Etymology and the history :...	Mediterranean	Mersin Province Mersin Province The Mersin Province is a province in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast between Antalya and Adana. The provincial capital is the city of Mersin and the other major town is Tarsus, birthplace of St Paul...	Anamur Anamur Anamur is a town and district of the province of Mersin, on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey, between Antalya and the city of Mersin.Anamur is Turkey's southernmost point, a coastal resort famous for its bananas and peanuts.-Etymology:...
Balandız Balandız Balandız is a village in Silifke district of Mersin Province, Turkey. It is situated in Toros Mountains . At it is to Silifke and to Mersin. The population of Balandız is 172 as of 2010. Balandız is an agricultural viilage. But during summers it is also a yayla . Now an unused building is...	Mediterranean	Mersin Province	Silifke Silifke -Antiquity:Located a few miles from the mouth of the Calycadnus River, Seleucia was founded by Seleucus I Nicator in the early 3rd century BCE, one of several cities he named after himself. It is probable that there were already towns called Olbia and Hyria and that Seleucus I merely united them...
Sorgun	Mediterranean	Mersin Province	Erdemli Erdemli Erdemli is a town and district of Mersin Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey, west of the city of Mersin.-Geography:The district extends from the Mediterranean coastal plain, the largest agricultural area in Mersin Province, to high in the Taurus Mountains where there is forest, and...
Fındıkpınarı Fındıkpınarı Fındıkpınarı is a town in Mersin Province, Turkey.Fındıkpınarı is in Mezitli district, center of which is actually in Greater Mersin. It is mountainous town at with an altitude of . It is from Mersin. Situated among pine forests it is a popular summer resort...	Mediterranean	Mersin Province	Mersin Mersin -Mersin today:Today, Mersin is a large city spreading out along the coast, with Turkey's second tallest skyscraper , huge hotels, an opera house, expensive real estate near the sea or up in the hills, and many other modern urban...
Gözne Gözne - Geography :Gözne at is north of Mersin. It is situated in the southern slopes of Toros Mountains. The average altitude is . In some locations of the town, both Mersin and the Mediterranean Sea can be viewed...	Mediterranean	Mersin Province	Mersin
Güzelyayla Güzelyayla - Geography :Güzelyayla is a mountain town on the Toros Mountains . Highway distance to Mersin is approximatelly . The altitude of the town is between and . The coordinates are . The winter population is 2515 as of 2010.- History :...	Mediterranean	Mersin Province	Mersin
Gülek Gülek Gülek is a town in Mersin Province, Turkey.- Geography :Gülek is situated along a valley on the Toros Mountains at . The main pass of these mountains, which is known as Gülek Pass , is just east of the town. The average altitude of the town is about...	Mediterranean	Mersin Province	Tarsus Tarsus, Mersin Tarsus is a historic city in south-central Turkey, 20 km inland from the Mediterranean Sea. It is part of the Adana-Mersin Metropolitan Area, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in Turkey with a population of 2.75 million...
Çamlıyayla Çamliyayla Çamlıyayla is a town and district of Mersin Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. The district has a population of 10.558 out of which 3335 lives in the town of Çamlıyayla.Çamlıyayla is a small district high in the Taurus Mountains...	Mediterranean	Mersin Province	Çamlıyayla Çamliyayla Çamlıyayla is a town and district of Mersin Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. The district has a population of 10.558 out of which 3335 lives in the town of Çamlıyayla.Çamlıyayla is a small district high in the Taurus Mountains...
Akçatekir Akçatekir -Geography:Akçatekir is in the rural area of Pozantı District which is a part of Adana Province. Distance to Pozantı is and to Adana is . Akçatekir is situated along the valley of Çakıt on Toros Mountains at an altitude of about . The coordinates of the midtown are . The settled population is...	Mediterranean	Adana Province	Pozantı Pozanti Pozantı is a small city and a large district in Adana Province of Turkey, on the main road from the city of Adana up across the Taurus Mountains. Pozantı stands in the foothills, at the bottom of a rare pass through these high mountains...
Pozantı Pozanti Pozantı is a small city and a large district in Adana Province of Turkey, on the main road from the city of Adana up across the Taurus Mountains. Pozantı stands in the foothills, at the bottom of a rare pass through these high mountains...	Mediterranean	Adana Province	Pozantı
Horzum	Mediterranean	Adana Province	Kozan Kozan Kozan may refer to:Kozan, Hiroshima in JapanKozan, Adana in TurkeyKozan, Shaft in IranKozan, a village in Northern Cyprus...
Zorkun Zorkun Zorkun is a yayla in Osmaniye Province, Turkey.Zorkun is at on the Nur Mountains, a chain mountain running in north -south direction, parallel to East Mediterranean coast. It is at an average altitute of about and surrounded by forests of pine and juniper. Zorkun is on the south east of...	Mediterranean	Osmaniye Province Osmaniye Province Osmaniye Province is a Turkish province located in southern Turkey. It became a province in 1996. The province was part of Adana Province. It covers an area of 3,767 km² and has a population of 479,221 . The province is situated in Çukurova, a geographical, economical and cultural region.The...	Osmaniye Osmaniye -External links:...
Belen	Mediterranean	Hatay Province Hatay Province Hatay Province is a province in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast. It is bordered by Syria to the south and east and the Turkish provinces of Adana and Osmaniye to the north. The province is part of Çukurova, a geographical, economical and cultural region that covers the provinces of...	Belen Belen -In places:Belén, Catamarca, ArgentinaBelén de Umbría, Risaraldam, ColombiaBelén, Honduras, Lempira, HondurasBelen, Hatay, a town and district in TurkeyBelen, New Mexico, United StatesBelen , rail station...
Soğukoluk	Mediterranean	Hatay Province	Belen

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