List of caves in Turkey
There are approximately 40 000 caves in Turkey which provide an important tourist attraction for the country. There are such a high number due to karstification in the west and central Taurus Mountains. The Cavern Research Society (MAD) established in 1964 initially monitored and investigates these caves, a role which has been taken up by BÜMAK (Boğaziçi University Speleological Society) and Karst and Cavern Exploration Unit (under the MTA Geology Studies Department). 800 caves and caverns have been investigated thus far.
List
The following is an incomplete list of caves in Turkey.[1] Show caves are shown in bold. Show caves shoen in italic can be toured by appropriate equipped visitors and under guidance. Not specially indicated caves are reserved for professional cavers only.[2]
Ağrı
- Buzluk Cave
Antalya
- Aşıklar Magarasi
- Altinbesik Cave
- Beldibi Cave
- Bűyŭkdipsiz Cave
- Çimeniçi Cave
- Damlataş Cave
- Derya Cave
- Dim Cave, aka Gavurini Cave
- Fosforlu Cave, Alanya
- Geyikbayiri Cavern
- Gurleyik Cave
- Karain Cave
- Kocadǚden Cave
- Kocain Cave
- Korsaniar Cave, aka Kızlar Cave
- Küçükdipsiz Cave
- Mahrumçali Cave
- Orçudǚdeni Cave
- Papazkayasi Cave
- Peynirdeligi Cave
- Tilkiler Cave
- Yalandünya Cave
- Yerköprü Cavern
- Zeytintaşı Cave
Aydın
- Aslanli Cave
- Karaca Cave
Bartın
- Gürcüoluk Cave
Burdur
Bursa
Çankırı
- Tuz Cave
Denizli
- Kaklık Cave
- Keloğlan Cave, aka Dodurgalar Cave
Eskişehir
- Beyyayla Cave
- Cindi Cave
- Īnönü Cave
- Kara Cave
- Karakaya Cave
- Karamikini Cave
- Kőçekkiran Cave
- Manasır Pit
- Mayislar Cave
- Sarikaya Cave
- Tozman Cave
- Yelinüstü Cave
- Yelini Cave
Elazığ
- Buzluk Cave
Gümüşhane
Hatay
- Sariseki Cave
Isparta
- Ayiini Cave
- Inönü Cave
- Kuz Cave
- Pinargözü Cave
- Zindan Cave
Istanbul
- İkigöz Cave
- Yarımburgaz Cave
İzmir
- Inkaya Cave
- Kurudag Cave
- Yediuyurlar Cave
Kahramanmaraş
- Eshab-ı Kehf Cave
Karabük
- Mencilis Cave
Karaman
- Gurlevik Cave
- Hislayik Cave
- İncesu Cave
Kastamonu
- Ilgarini Cave
- Sarpunalinca Cave
- Kuyluç Cave
Kırklareli
- Dupnisa Cave System
- Yenesu Cave, aka Yanasu Cave
Konya
- Balatini Cave
- Bǖyǖkdǖden Cave
- Körükini Cave
- Pinarbasi Cave
- Suluin Cave
- Susuk Guvercinlik Cave
- Tinaztepe Cave System
Kütahya
- Caves of Frig Valley
Mersin
- Akhayat sinkhole
- Cehennem Cave
- Cennet Cave
- Çukurpınar
- Dilek Cave
- Egma Sinkhole
- Eshab-ı Kehf Cave
- Gilindire Cave
- Köşekbükü Cave
- Narlikuyu Cave
- Yalan Dünya Cave
Muğla
- Fosforlu Cave
- Nimara Cave
- Yerküpe Cave
Sinop
- Inalti Cave
Tokat
- Kunduz Cave
- Ballica Cave
Trabzon
- Çalköy Cave
- Akarsu Village Cave
Zonguldak
- Çayırköy Cave
- Cehennemağzı Cave
- Cumayani Cave
- Gökgöl Cave
- Inaczi Cave
- Kizilelma Cave
See also
References
- ↑ "Cave Location in Turkey". Oxford University Cave Club. 1964. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
- ↑ "Bu mağaralar görülmeye değer". Sabah (in Turkish). 2012-04-16. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
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