Antalya Named Turkey’s Greenest City

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Turkey’s most popular Mediterranean resort, Antalya, has been named the country’s “greenest”: 157 of Turkey’s 1854 forest parks are located here.

In 2023, Turkey’s total forest area increased by 29.8%. This was supported by active government efforts to increase the number of parks and natural forests in the country, carried out as part of a major national greening programme.

Antalya is one of the country’s leading cities for parks and forests, with forests covering 57% of its area. The city’s forest parks have walking, running and cycling paths, sports grounds and recreation areas. Kepez, near the Old Town, is considered Antalya’s greenest district. Despite its many industrial enterprises, it has numerous parks and squares, and even a coniferous forest and olive plantation.