{"id":30652,"date":"2022-03-11T12:45:46","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T09:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/hot-thrills-four-types-of-extreme-sports-in-turkiye-for-the-summer\/"},"modified":"2022-04-20T11:40:20","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T08:40:20","slug":"hot-thrills-four-types-of-extreme-sports-in-turkiye-for-the-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/en\/hot-thrills-four-types-of-extreme-sports-in-turkiye-for-the-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot thrills: Four types of extreme sports in T\u00fcrkiye for the summer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Index<\/strong>:<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paragliding<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kitesurfing<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scuba diving<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canoeing<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Paragliding<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Developed by air sports enthusiasts in the 1980s, paragliding \u2013 unlike skydiving\u2013 does not require aircraft or runways, although paragliders are equipped with parachutes, as a safety measure. T\u00fcrkiye has a number of scenic paragliding spots.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where can I paraglide in T\u00fcrkiye?<\/strong><\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u00d6l\u00fcdeniz, in southern T\u00fcrkiye, is a world-renowned paragliding spot; the area has paragliding facilities as well as training courses. Other spots for this extreme sport are Antalya Ka\u015f, the Dynamite Hill base (Dinamit Tepe) in Pamukkale, Trabzon\u2019s Uzung\u00f6l, and Sakarya\u2019s Serdivan. If your casual paragliding inspires you to loftier heights, you can enroll in the Turkish Aeronautical Association\u2019s certified training course. Summer is still a few months away, but you might want to look into flights to Dalaman<\/a> now!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kitesurfing<\/strong><\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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While kitesurfing and windsurfing are similar in principle, kitesurfers ride a board with foot bindings while harnessed to a kite \u2013 rather than a sail.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where can I kitesurf in T\u00fcrkiye?<\/strong><\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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In T\u00fcrkiye, G\u00f6kova is the ultimate kitesurfing locale. When the season starts, many kitesurfers also head to Mu\u011fla’s Akyaka region, along with Dat\u00e7a, Patara, G\u00f6k\u00e7eada, and Ala\u00e7at\u0131. To get to G\u00f6kova, you can fly to Mu\u011fla Dalaman Airport. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Scuba diving<\/strong><\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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T\u00fcrkiye has some of the best diving in the world \u2013 scuba diving and snorkeling are enormously popular with both foreign and domestic tourists, and the country offers divers an abundance of well-equipped dive centers and knowledgeable instructors.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where can I scuba dive in T\u00fcrkiye?<\/strong><\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Ka\u015f, Bodrum, Fethiye, Ayval\u0131k and Saros offer outstanding dive spots. Click here<\/a> to find out more about the top diving centers in T\u00fcrkiye, along with the level of difficulty, the water depth, and what you\u2019re likely to see underwater! <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Canoeing<\/strong><\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Originally designed as a light and simple mode of transportation, the canoe has become a vessel for sport. Equipped with protective gear, groups of three to five people can canoe in one vessel together.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where can I canoe in T\u00fcrkiye?<\/strong><\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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There are numerous canoeing spots in T\u00fcrkiye, including Antalya, Mu\u011fla, Rize, Trabzon, Sakarya, Erzincan, and Van. We recommend the Antalya Kekova region if you prefer warm weather canoeing \u2013 and it\u2019s easy to get there via Antalya Airport or Mu\u011fla Dalaman Airport.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Index: Paragliding Kitesurfing Scuba diving Canoeing Paragliding Developed by air sports enthusiasts in the 1980s, paragliding \u2013 unlike skydiving\u2013 does not require aircraft or runways, although paragliders are equipped with parachutes, as a safety measure. T\u00fcrkiye has a number of scenic paragliding spots. Where can I paraglide in T\u00fcrkiye? \u00d6l\u00fcdeniz, in southern T\u00fcrkiye, is a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":30355,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[323,324,313,317,147],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-30652","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-natural-beauties-of-the-world","8":"category-outdoor-sports","9":"category-sports-holiday","10":"category-summer-holiday-ideas","11":"category-trip-ideas"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30652"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30652\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}