About
Who are we?
We are a small Turkish not-for-profit society. Our members make and maintain long distance walking, biking and horse-riding routes. The society protects old roads, markets Turkish culture routes and helps villagers along the routes benefit from them.
Committee and members
Our committee includes the creators of the finest walking routes in Turkey. Our members include trekking guides, travel agencies, accommodation providers, archaeologists, historians, nature-lovers and people interested in Turkish village culture.
Products and services
To help you use our routes, we produce and sell guide-books, maps and iphone apps. We also list all our member agencies tours on the site (see tours) and will advise you about your adventure by mail, by phone or at our drop-in centre in Antalya .
Practical way to help
The society relies on help from enthusiastic volunteers either with individual projects or in our office. Read more about our how you can help. If you like our work and want to contribute, you can become a member or make a donation.News
A hike on the Phrygian Way (by Alessandro Vergari) For a week now we have been following the white and red signs which guide us along the Phrygian Way; we are hiking in the Phrygian Valley, a triangular area stretching between the cities of Eskisehir, Kutahya and Afyon, not far from Ankara, in the heart…
Dear Friends; We have previously informed you on our Facebook page that the three students who lost their way trekking in South Turkey were found. We would like to take the chance now to say we were happy that the authorities reached them before they had more serious health problems. We think this is also…
One of the great benefits of trekking in Turkey is the opportunity to savour one of the most amazing cuisines on earth. With the Arab world to the southeast, Persia to the east, the Caucuses to the northeast, the Black Sea (with Russia and Ukraine on the other side) to the north, Eastern Europe to…
On January 23rd, 2015, in parallel with the EMITT Travel Fair, the Promotions Office of the Turkish Tourism Ministry presented the annual review of their Tourism Marketing Policy. Irfan Önal, the head of the Promotions Department, explained that the current strategy was developed after an 18 month policy review process that combined the lessons learned…
Background The 5th World Trails Conference was held at the International Convention Center (ICC) in Jeju, South Korea from the 14th to the 17th of January 2014. It brought together trail experts from 45 organizations working in 18 countries including the USA, Australia, China, Denmark, South Africa, South Korea, England, Spain, Japan, Lebanon, Nepal, Russia,…
Turkey has been in the global news frequently recently…and not always in the most positive contexts. Those who pay attention to current events may feel hesitant to visit the country given what they hear, read and see on television, radio and the web. Latent fears of danger will steer them towards ‘safer’ destinations instead. The…
Day trip to Perge – St. Paul Trail During the month of January, the weather can become very unstable around Antalya – long cold periods and a lot of rain are not rare and you might get only one or two good days in a week. Fortunately, this area has a lot of very interesting…
Hüseyin Eryurt and Kate Clow attended the conference on European Pilgrimage Routes in Florence from 4-6th December and presented papers on the St Paul Trail and the Evliya Çelebi Way. The well-organised conference attracted participants from most European countries and was introduced by a high level board of politicians as well and experts. The emphasis…