Turkey's eastern region has 'great potential' for outdoor sports
Tunc Fındık, the first Turkish climber to summit Mount Everest twice, told Anadolu Agency that the eastern Anatolia region offers various options for people to do outdoor sports in all seasons. "There is ice climbing, ski touring, mountain climbing (you can do) in the winter season," he said.
- Visit Turkey
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 04:50 | 20 January 2022
- Modified Date: 04:57 | 20 January 2022
With its mountainous landscape, Turkey's eastern Anatolia region is quite suitable for outdoor sports and carries a "great potential," said a Turkish mountaineer.
Tunç Fındık, the first Turkish climber to summit Mount Everest twice, told Anadolu Agency that the eastern Anatolia region offers various options for people to do outdoor sports in all seasons.
"There is ice climbing, ski touring, mountain climbing (you can do) in the winter season," he said.
Fındık has so far climbed 13 of the world's 14 highest mountains over 8,000 kilometers (nearly 5,000 miles).
He said there are several important mountains in the eastern Anatolia region, such as Mount Agri, Mount Kackar, and Palandoken.
"The potential of the eastern Anatolia region is great," Fındık said, referring to the various outdoor sports to be performed in the region.
- Iconic 'Gypsy Girl' mosaic attracts over 2 mln visitors since 2011
- Mediterranean resort city of Antalya welcomes more than 9 mln tourists in 2021
- Turkish villages Mustafapaşa and Taraklı added to UN's Best Tourism Villages list
- 3,250-year-old seal belonging to Hittite prince discovered in Turkey's southern Hatay province