This is a list of some of the 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. 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.
Cave Location LengthBuzluk Cave, Ağrı Ağrı Aşıklar Cave Antalya Altinbesik Cave Antalya, Akseki Beldibi Cave Antalya Bűyŭkdipsiz Cave Antalya Çimeniçi Cave Antalya Damlataş Cave Antalya, Alanya Derya Cave Antalya Dim Cave Antalya Fosforlu Cave, Alanya Antalya Geyikbayiri Cavern Antalya Gürleyik Cave, İbradi Antalya, İbradi İnilti Pazarı Yaylacık Caves Antalya Karain Cave Antalya, Döşemealtı Kocadǚden Cave Antalya Kocain Cave Antalya Korsaniar Cave Antalya Küçükdipsiz Cave Antalya Mahrumçali Cave Antalya Orçudǚdeni Cave Antalya Papazkayasi Cave Antalya Peynirdeligi Cave Antalya Tilkiler Cave Antalya, Manavgat Yalandünya Cave Antalya Yerköprü Cavern Antalya Zeytintaşı Cave Antalya Aslanli Cave Aydın Karaca Cave, Kuşadası Aydın, Kuşadası Yazören Cave Balıkesir, Savaştepe Baltalıın Cave Balıkesirİnkaya Cave (Balıkesir) BalıkesirGürcüoluk Cave Bartın Kalkanlı Cave Bingöl İnsuyu Cave Burdur Ayvaini Cave Bursa, Ayvaköy Oylat Cave Bursa Kaklık Cave Denizli Keloğlan Cave Denizli Beyyayla Cave Eskişehir Cindi Cave Eskişehir Īnönü Cave Eskişehir Kara Cave Eskişehir Karakaya Cave Eskişehir Karamikini Cave Eskişehir Kőçekkiran Cave Eskişehir Manasır Pit Eskişehir Mayislar Cave Eskişehir Sarikaya Cave Eskişehir Kőçekkiran Cave Eskişehir Yelinüstü Cave Eskişehir Yelini Cave Eskişehir Buzluk Cave, Elazığ Elazığ Karaca Cave, Torul Gümüşhane, Torul Sariseki Cave Hatay Ayiini Cave Isparta Inönü Cave Isparta Kuz Cave Isparta Pınargözü Cave Isparta, Yenisarbademli Zindan Cave Isparta İkigöz Cave Istanbul, Çatalca Yarımburgaz Cave Istanbul, Başakşehir Inkaya Cave İzmir Kurudag Cave İzmir Mencilis Cave Karabük, Safranbolu Düdenağzı Cave' Karaman, Başyayla Gürlevik Cave, Taşkale Karaman, Taşkale Hislayik Cave Karaman İncesu Cave Karaman Ilgarini Cave Kastamonu Sarpunalinca Cave Kastamonu Kuyluç Cave Kastamonu Dupnisa Cave Kırklareli, Demirköy *Yenesu Cave Kırklareli *Balatini Cave Konya Bǖyǖkdǖden Cave Konya Derebucak Çamlık Caves Natural Monument Konya Körükini Cave Konya Pinarbasi Cave Konya Suluin Cave Konya Susuk Guvercinlik Cave Konya Tinaztepe Cave System Konya Caves of Frig Valley Kütahya Akhayat sinkhole Mersin Cehennem Cave Mersin Cennet Cave Mersin Çukurpinar Sinkhole Mersin, Anamur Dilek Cave Mersin Eshab-ı Kehf Cave, Tarsus Mersin, Tarsus Gilindire Cave Mersin Köşekbükü Cave Mersin Morca Cave Mersin, Anamur Narlikuyu Cave Mersin Peynirlikönü-EGMA Sinkhole Mersin, Anamur Yalan Dünya Cave Mersin Fosforlu Cave, Marmaris Muğla, Marmaris Nimara Cave Muğla Yerküpe Cave Muğla Kuzgun Sinkhole Niğde Inalti Cave Sinop Kunduz Cave Tokat Ballica Cave Tokat Çalköy Cave Trabzon Akarsu Village Cave Trabzon Çayırköy Cave Zonguldak, Çayırköy Cumayanı Cave Zonguldak, Çatalağzı Erçek Cave Zonguldak Gökgöl Cave Zonguldak Ilıksu Cave Zonguldak, Ilıksu İnağzı Cave Zonguldak Kızılelma Cave Zonguldak, Ayiçi Sofular Cave Zonguldak, Sofular
See also List of caves Speleology
References
External links Show Caves of Turkey