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Thermal tourism area plans solar power in olive groves!

In Dikili, one of Izmir's popular holiday resorts where there has been an increase in thermal initiatives, a new plan has been approved. A 1/5000 scale Master Zoning Plan has been prepared and displayed for the Solar Power Plant (GES) project covering 14 hectares in the Uzunburun neighborhood of the district. During the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process initiated for the GES project in the area, a decision of 'No EIA Required' was issued. The project area, owned by D-SOLAR Consultancy Engineering Industry and Trade Inc., covers 14 hectares. The plan report states that the Solar Power Plant (GES) area remains within the Dikili Thermal Cultural and Tourism Protection and Development Area. The noteworthy aspect mentioned in the plan report is the nature of the planning area. It is indicated that the area designated as "Agricultural Land", "Olive Groves", and "Forest Area" in the 1/100,000 scale Environmental Plan and 1/25,000 scale Master Zoning Plan has been preserved. The nature of the GES area in terms of land parcels is described as "palmutlu field". Within the prepared 1/5000 scale plan, out of the 14-hectare planning area, 1.83 hectares are designated as GES area, 0.08 hectares as parking area, and 0.33 hectares as road area.

Afyon's thermal hotels fully booked mid-term

Providing services in thermal tourism and health tourism for 12 months, Afyonkarahisar is one of the most preferred locations during the mid-term holiday between 13-17 November. In the city, which has a bed capacity of approximately 30 thousand, many facilities, including five-star hotels, will host local tourists from many provinces, especially Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir, with the closure of schools. Ümit Uysal, Vice President of Zafer Touristic Hoteliers and Operators Association, told the AA correspondent that Turkish people try to make the most of their holiday periods. Stating that almost all of the hotels in the region will enter the mid-term break with nearly 100 percent occupancy, Uysal said: "The interest in thermal tourism in Afyonkarahisar is very high. This interest is also reflected in the occupancy rate in our hotels. As such, our hotels have completed their preparations for the mid-term holiday. Various activities, animations and entertainment programs have been prepared in our hotels especially for children. Our goal is to send all our guests to our region back from their holiday happily.” Uysal stated that guests who choose Afyonkarahisar during the holiday period can visit the historical and cultural places in the region and have a pleasant time, as well as the healing waters of the city, Phrygia, the favorite place of recent years. "We are the destination for a full holiday" Ünal Özgen, general manager of a hotel in the city, also stated that Afyonkarahisar experienced hot days in November and that they have completed the preparations for the midterm holiday that will start this weekend. Stating that the mineral waters of the region are healing, Özgen said, "Our reservations have exceeded 90 percent. We have the last rooms left for reservation. In general, we spend the mid-term holiday periods with 100 percent occupancy. Especially during this period, we will have special animations and activities for our child guests." "We have a shopping center next to our hotel, our guests can visit this place as well." Hakan Siyah, the general manager of another hotel, said that the occupancy rates for the mid-term break in his hotels in the Yaylabağı-Gazlıgöl thermal basin are good. Siyah said, "This mid-term break is a very good opportunity for a thermal holiday. Everyone needs to rest. We will have different activities for each age group. The 3 thousand year old historical Phrygia is also in our region and our guests can visit these places as well. "We are the address for a full holiday."

Thermal facilities in Yalova and Balıkesir are ready for season

Located 12 kilometers from Yalova, the Thermal Spas are in high demand for all four seasons, with 17 facilities certified by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and businesses certified by the municipality. With the approach of the summer holidays and the Eid al-Adha, the reservations started to fill up at the facilities that have accelerated their preparations and prepared the facilities for their domestic and international guests. Ümit Gürbüzoğlu, Deputy Director of Yalova Thermal Spas Enterprise of the Ministry of Health, told Anadolu Agency (AA) that the facility, established on an area of 3,600 acres, has been one of the most popular thermal centers of the region since the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman periods. Emphasizing that due to the proximity of the facility to Bursa, Istanbul and Kocaeli, the number of daily visitors and accommodation is always high, Gürbüzoğlu said: "We have now completed 70% of our reservations for the holiday and Eid al-Adha. We are planning to enter the summer holiday and the holiday with 100 percent occupancy. After this holiday, the summer holiday is coming. That's why we accelerated our work. There are many historical artifacts and ruins as well as healing waters, baths and pools within the 3 thousand 600 decares of forest land. We are waiting for our guests who want to have a holiday both physically and mentally." Stating that they expect foreign tourists this summer, as every year, Gürbüzoğlu stated that they hosted many tourists especially from Russia, Central Europe, Turkic republics and the Middle East in previous years. "We are doing good work in terms of health tourism and thermal tourism" Bigadiç Mayor İsmail Avcu stated that the thermal spring containing 98 to 106 degrees of selenium coming out of Hisarköy area attracted interest from holidaymakers, especially families. Expressing that the reservation activity has started due to the Eid al-Adha and the summer holidays in the facilities, Avcu stated that they aim to reach better points in thermal tourism. Explaining that the district is very lucky in terms of thermal tourism and that it should be promoted better, Avcu said: "It is a very good thing that our thermal water is put at the service of our people. We are at the beginning of this work, we are currently doing good works in terms of health tourism and thermal tourism with our 57-bed guesthouse in Hisarköy, our hydrotherapy center in the district center, our practice hotel and stone houses. Hopefully, we will continue to promote our riches from now on. Our service may be flawed, but our water is of very high quality. Our water has analysis results from different places such as TÜBİTAK and Istanbul University. When we look at the reports, our water, which also contains selenium, is of very high quality. One of the best waters in the world is here."

Geothermal hotel in Turkey's coldest district has opened

Van Built on an area of 30 thousand square meters in Çaldıran, at an altitude of 2050, which is the coldest district of Turkey, there are four villas and a total of 110 beds in the hotel. In the geothermal hotel, where 60 people are employed, there are private pools, restaurant, cafes, ski slopes, aqua park, spa center, entertainment areas for children, indoor and outdoor pools. Healing waters extracted from 6 separate wells at 91 degrees Celsius are poured into pools at 41 degrees Celsius. The hotel, which is one of the rare places where the ski center and geothermal services are offered together, awaits its customers. The owner of the business, Yusuf Taşkın, stated that they plan to serve 200 thousand people a year and said, “We started a formation here 14 years ago with 8 partners. By obtaining the right to use thermal water in this region, we started to create the first of these investments. We have conducted studies and R&D studies for 4 years. We researched the region's geothermal structure, thermal properties, and underground water reserves. In 2015, we started investments with a thermal greenhouse in Çaldıran, the coldest district of Turkey. The tourism investment that has been going on for 3 years has been concluded. The facility here, established on an area of 30 thousand square meters and with a closed area of 10 thousand square meters, is a facility that does not have a pattern in Turkey, which combines thermal tourism and ski tourism.

Healing center thermal facilities overflowed in 2022

Yalova Thermal Springs, which has been a healing center with its hot spring waters from the Byzantine, Roman and Ottoman periods until today, continues to attract local and foreign tourists to the region. The year 2022 made tourism professionals happy in Termal district, where the number of tourists is increasing day by day with new investments. The thermal tourism operators in Yalova, who had problems in recent years due to the pandemic, laughed with the increase in the number of domestic and foreign tourists coming to the region in 2022. While in the past, only Arab tourists from the Middle East were interested in Termal, the number of tourists from Europe and Russia increased with the promotional activities carried out in recent years. Ümit Yılmaz, Deputy Director of Yalova Thermal Spas Enterprise of the Ministry of Health, stated that they spent the year 2022 productively. Explaining that they hosted 40 thousand tourists in 2022, Yılmaz said, “Our domestic guests preferred us 65 percent. Our guests from Russia, Turkic republics and the Middle East were with us again. We have natural spring water here. They take advantage of our hot spring waters. They benefit from the air of climatology, oxygen sports facilities. There is also an increase in our guests from Europe. They come from Central European countries," he said. "Relations have improved, the number of Middle Eastern tourists has increased" Çağrı Kaya, General Manager of Black Bird Thermal and Spa Hotel, one of the tourism facilities in Termal district, said that the number of guests from nearby regions such as Istanbul, Kocaeli and Bursa increased in 2022. Referring to the increase in Arab tourists, Kaya said, "Compared to the previous year, the Middle East population has reached a good point with the improvement of interstate relations." Thermal, the new route of European tourists Stating that they aim to take new steps in health tourism with new investment targets for 2023, Kaya said, "2022 has been a year in which we have increased the occupancy rates and service quality. In the 80's, the thermal district was a point discovered by the grandfathers and fathers of the Middle Eastern tourists. We started to host our European guests more intensely in the marketing works we have done as other tourism facilities in our vicinity.” Russians started to arrive in winter too Adding that Russian culture is a developed country in terms of physiotherapy and thermal water, Kaya said: “Our guests, who previously preferred us in the summer months, have now started to visit us in the winter to find healing from thermal water and to relax in the thermal water. As a Russian guest, we have come to a comfortable level where we will spend 7-8 nights on average every week. By the way, our Russian guests have really experienced using the cures in thermal waters.”

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Thermal tourism area plans solar power in olive groves!

Afyon's thermal hotels fully booked mid-term

Thermal facilities in Yalova and Balıkesir are ready for season

Geothermal hotel in Turkey's coldest district has opened

Healing center thermal facilities overflowed in 2022