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WHAT IS THE ECOTOURISM? Ecotourism is a kind of tourism which guards

the environment and defends local people’s rights, to be sensitive to the natural area. Ecotourism keeps the ecosystem.

In TIES’ s (The International Ecotourism Society) opinion, ecotourism is done with a little group. Services like accommodation and eating-drinking, usually, are taken from the small local firms.

ECOTOURISM The 2002 was

announced the Year of International Ecotourism by United Nations.

AIMS OF ECOTOURISM to spread the tourism to 12 months , to decrease the giving damages to the

natural and traditional environments, to guard the seas, lakes, rivers, forests,

botanics and animals, to be sensitive the natura and the

environment.

ECOTOURISTS have high revenues, have high educations, to be interested in gastronomy and

culture to be between 30-60 years old.

ECOTOURISM IN TURKEY

There are 500 types birds in Europe but in Turkey, there are 420 types birds.

ECOTOURISM IN TURKEY

Also 9000 types plants of 12.000 types plants which is determined in Europe, are found in Turkey.

ECOTOURISM IN TURKEY

There are 35.270 villages in Turkey. 19.000 villages of them are the forest villages.

ECOTOURISM IN TURKEY

KASTAMONU- KÜRE MOUNTAIN

KÜRE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK

First of them is Zümrüt Village that is located in Küre Mountains in Kastamonu the North part of Turkey.

EXAMPLES OF THE ECOTOURISM AREAS

ŞİRİNCE- İZMİR

ŞİRİNCE VILLAGE Ayasuluk Castle, Mother Mary's House,

Church of St. Jean, Celsus Library, İsabey Mosque, Grotto of the Seven Sleepers, Ephesus Amphitheatre, Hillside Houses, Hadrianus Temple and other historical landmarks surround the village of Sirince, with its lovely nature at an altitude of 350 meters and its various activities...

Pastoral Valley Organic Eco Farm- FETHİYE

PASTORAL VALLEY ORGANIC ECO FARM Pastoral Valley Organic Eco Farm is in Yanıklar

Village near Fethiye and occupies 42,000 sq.m. of land in the middle of a valley, surrounded by pine forest, with a river as one of its boundaries. We are committed to organic growing, an ecological lifestyle and offering holidays on our farm where all buildings are ecologically designed, constructed of stone, wood or mud-brick and available to let 12 months of the year.  Pastoral Valley is a place where you can escape the stress and frustration of high tech city life and return to a natural, calm, unhurried lifestyle indeed “a village life” will be yours during your holiday on the farm...

ECOTOURİSM İN TURKEY

ERDEK

Erdek is a peninsula in Marmara sea. Erdek has got very big forests and historical places.

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