A truly paradise for tourists on the shore of the Mediterranean in the midst of its own pine forests. Belek's natural beauty was discovered in 1984 and the region was proclaimed the "Belek Tourism Center". In later years, Belek became what it is today, a paradise on earth, thanks to cooperation between the Belek Tourism Investors Association and the Tourism Ministry.
The Belek region on the Mediterranean coast is located 30 kilometers on the east side of Antalya province. Recently it was chosen by the Tourism Ministry to be a tourism model not just for today's tourist, but also for the tourist of the next thousand years. Belek!... What a tourism paradise!.
The region has 32 four or five-stars hotels and first-class holiday villages and five golf courses. All of the facilities that have been designated first-class provide an ideal atmosphere for families and meticulously offer many opportunities and services aimed at pleasing their guests. All the facilities offer floodlit tennis courts, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, completely equipped health and fitness centers, play areas and many more possibilities.
Belek hoteliers are proud that Belek is the new face of Turkish tourism.
Arrival
- 3 hours' flight from Europe
- Two and three quarters' flight from Moscow
- Approximately 3:50 hours from London
- From the Airport and Antalya to Belek is 30 minutes
- From Antalya
Istanbul by air; 55 minutes
Izmir by air; 1 hour
Cappadocia by land; 5 hours
Pamukkale by land; 3 hours
Ephesus from Izmir by land; 1 hour
*Regular communications,
*80-150 meters of sandy beach,
*300 days of sunshine,
*Average sea temperature : +22 Cº,
*Average humidity 55 %.
DRINKING WATER:
Drinking water source of the area is Boztepe Tigem farm. 445 lt/sec very good quality drinking water, from 5 wells as 3 100 lt/sec, 1 80 lt/sec and 1 65 lt/sec, is pumped to the 5 drinking water depots of 3000 ton capacity in the area.
PURIFICATION PLANTS:
The 1st purification plant in the region has 30.000 person-capacity and the 2nd purification plant has 40.000 person-capacity. Both municipalities in the region (Belek and Kadriye municipalities) connect to these purification plants.
ROAD:
The roads are total 45,5 km long and are made as surface coating by the 13th Area Directorate of Turkish Republic Highways. After the negotiations made with Turkish Republic Ministry of Tourism and Antalya governorship, the road from Belek turnoff to the place where gendarme station is located on the Antalya-Alanya road is being coated as hot asphalt.
ELECTRIFICATION:
1/3 of the energy investment of the region has been made by Turkish Republic Ministry of Tourism, 1/3 of it by Kepez A.Ş. and 1/3 of it by Kepez A.Ş. on condition to be paid by Betuyab and energy requirement of the plants and road illuminations have been provided. Established power is 55.000 Kw/hour.
TELECOMMUNICATION:
Telephone exchange buildings and telecommunication investment forming from fiber optic lines have been provided by the Post Telegraph and Telephone Company, again on condition that 1/3 to be met by the Post Telegraph and Telephone Company, 1/3 by Turkish Republic Ministry of Tourism and 1/3 by Betuyab. 25 lines have been given to each plant.
INTERVENTION TO FOREST FIRE - WIRELESS RADIO NETWORK:
Fire hydrants, which have been placed inside the forest with the aim of intervention to the fire, have been made by Kalkınma Holding A.Ş. and taken into circulation. Later, power of the fire hydrants have been increased. In 1996, a fire intervention vehicle has been purchased and put into service. Again the same year, all plants have obtained the opportunity of immediate intervention to fire by taking an "Emergency Trunk System" radio wireless radio network system in connection with Forest Area Directorate, Gendarme and Betuyab. The forest has been surrounded with wire fences of 35 km long. The forest is tried to be taken under control by making entrance - exit doors.
Finally, fire-base of Fire Intervention Teams of Antalya Province Directorate of Ministry of Forestry has been made by Betuyab. The fire-base gives service to whole Antalya. There is 1 Helicopter, social units (dining hall, dormitory, etc.), settling units and settling units for pilots and managers in the fire-base.
ECOLOGY:
Twenty-nine of the 574 different plants in the region are endemic and only live in this unequalled atmosphere. Belek is also a bird paradise as well where the camouflaged owl can be tracked 12 months of the year and is the symbol of the Belek region and where 109 different bird species including the Tyto Alba live.
A truly paradise for tourists on the shore of the Mediterranean in the midst of its own pine forests. Belek's natural beauty was discovered in 1984 and the region was proclaimed the "Belek Tourism Center". In later years, Belek became what it is today, a paradise on earth, thanks to cooperation between the Belek Tourism Investors Association and the Tourism Ministry.
