Theme · 19 caves · 19 waterfalls and gorges · checked 1 Oct 2026
Show caves, forest waterfalls and river gorges from Thrace to Lake Van — with who runs each one, whether it is open, and when the water or the season changes things, taken only from the cave portal, the Culture Portal, nature-park and other public pages.
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Most show caves in Türkiye are run by a municipality, a provincial administration, the nature-parks service (DKMP) or the Ministry of Culture and Tourism — and few of them publish fees or hours online. Where the operator is not named on a public page, we say so. Cave air is often promoted for health reasons; we make no health claims.
Cave · Kırklareli
Status not verified Check before you go. The cave portal describes it as open to tourism, but we could not confirm this season's opening, or which sections are open, on an operator page.
Cave · Bursa
Open to visitors Open in summer and winter (cave portal)
Cave · Denizli
Open to visitors Open every day (cave portal)
Cave · Denizli
Open to visitors Open in summer and winter (cave portal)
Cave · Antalya
In season Open in summer and autumn; closed in winter and spring, when the cave is flooded
Cave · Antalya
Open to visitors Open every day of the week (cave portal)
Cave · Antalya
Open to visitors Open to visitors (Culture Portal; Antalya culture and tourism directorate)
Cave · Mersin
Open to visitors Open seven days a week (cave portal)
Cave · Mersin
Open to visitors Open daily; hours on the ministry page
Cave · Antalya
Open to visitors Open daily; hours on the ministry page
Cave · Antalya
Open to visitors Open to tourism, according to the Antalya culture and tourism directorate
Cave · Burdur
Open to visitors Open every day, weekends included; hours differ between winter and summer (cave portal)
Cave · Konya
Open to visitors Open every day, in every season (cave portal)
Cave · Tokat
Open to visitors Open every day, all year, according to the cave portal
Cave · Karabük
Open to visitors Open to tourism (cave portal)
Cave · Zonguldak
Open to visitors The first 875 m are open to tourism (cave portal)
Cave · Gümüşhane
In season Open 15 April – 15 November; closed in winter
Cave · Trabzon
Open to visitors Open to tourism; visiting days change with rainfall and the water level (cave portal)
Cave · Sinop
Open to visitors Open every day, all year (cave portal)
Waterfalls change with the seasons: many are fullest with spring snowmelt and thin out by late summer, and some freeze in winter. We only give season notes where a public page describes them. Nature-park fees below come from DKMP's 2026 tariff, which has one price for everyone.
Waterfall · Bursa
Status not verified Check before you go
Waterfall · Denizli
Status not verified Check before you go
Waterfall · Antalya
Status not verified Check before you go
Waterfall · Antalya
Status not verified Check before you go
Gorge · Antalya
Status not verified Check before you go
Waterfall · Antalya
Status not verified Check before you go
Gorge · Muğla
Status not verified Check before you go
Waterfall · Mersin
Status not verified Check before you go
Waterfall · Kayseri
Status not verified Check before you go
Waterfall · Düzce
Status not verified Check before you go
Waterfall · Sinop
Status not verified Check before you go
Waterfall · Düzce
Status not verified Check before you go
Gorge · Kastamonu
Status not verified Check before you go
Waterfall · Giresun
Status not verified Check before you go
Waterfall · Artvin
Status not verified Check before you go
Gorge · Kastamonu
Status not verified Check before you go
Waterfall · Erzincan
Status not verified Check before you go
Waterfall · Van
Status not verified Check before you go
Waterfall · Erzurum
Status not verified Check before you go
Named only when a public page says who runs the site — the nature-parks tariff for DKMP areas, the ministry's museum pages for Karain and the Heaven and Hell sinkholes. Otherwise: “Not verified”.
From the Ministry of Environment's cave portal (magaralar.gov.tr), the Ministry of Culture and Tourism's Culture Portal and provincial pages. 18 of 38 places have a status we could confirm; the rest say “Status not verified — check before you go”.
Ministry sites: the e-ticket list. Nature parks: DKMP's 2026 tariff (area category × regional group). Where two public sources disagree, we show both. Everything else: “Not verified”.
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Independent guide, not affiliated with any government body. Texts are our own; numbers such as lengths and heights are quoted from the public pages linked on each card.
