Belek

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Belek (Turkey)
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Basic data
Province (il) : Antalya
Coordinates : 36 ° 52 '  N , 31 ° 3'  E Coordinates: 36 ° 51 '43 "  N , 31 ° 3' 28"  E
Residents : 6,640 (2012)
Telephone code : (+90) 242
Postal code : 07506
License plate : 07
Structure and administration (as of 2012)
Mayor : Yusuf Mecek ( AKP )
Website:
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Belek is a Turkish town in the Serik district about 30 km east of Antalya , which belongs to the region of the Turkish Riviera , and lives almost exclusively on tourism .

Infrastructure

Ship replica on the beach in Belek

The place itself was in the middle of pine forests , but these were cleared for new hotels and golf courses. Numerous hotels, mostly all-inclusive , are located on the pebble and sandy beach about a kilometer away. The hotel chain stretches along the coast for a distance of about three kilometers. Numerous golf courses have been built between it and the town center . There are a few shops in the original center. Along with Kemer and Side, Belek is one of the most visited places on the Turkish Riviera.

Many hotels are closed and renovated in winter. New hotels are built in the region every year, mostly in the higher categories. Belek is a popular destination for renowned football clubs for training camps at this time of year.

Belek has also become known as a venue for international political gatherings: on May 14, 2015, a meeting of NATO foreign ministers took place there , and the annual G-20 summit on November 15 and 16, 2015, covering a large area of ​​the coast of Security forces were cordoned off.

The construction of the Gloria Sports Arena was planned for 2014.

Worth seeing

The Garden of Tolerance is a project to understand the Abrahamic religions .

In the vicinity of Belek are the ruins of the late Hellenistic- Roman city of Perge , one of the most important cities of the ancient province of Pamphylia .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Turkish Institute for Statistics ( Memento of March 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), accessed October 27, 2014
  2. ↑ NTV-de
  3. ↑ Nervous mood before the G20 summit in Turkey's Süddeutsche Zeitung, Nov. 15, 2015
  4. ↑ Travel tip garden of tolerance

Web links

Commons : Golf courses in Turkey  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Commons : Belek  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files