Runfire Cappadocia Ultramarathon

The Cultural Road Festivals, which started with the Beyoğlu Cultural Road Festival two years ago to contribute to Türkiye's international brand value, will be organized this year in 11 cities, namely Nevşehir, Trabzon, Erzurum, Çanakkale, Gaziantep, Ankara, Konya, Diyarbakır, Istanbul, İzmir and Antalya.

Around 111,000 people have visited Uçhisar Castle, considered the world's tallest natural skyscraper located at the summit of Cappadocia, in the first half of the year, the local municipality has announced.

According to the information obtained from Uçhisar Municipality, approximately 111,000 local and foreign tourists visited Uçhisar Castle in the January-June period.

The status of the Göreme Valley in the world-famous Cappadocia region has been changed to "prevent illegal constructions" in the area, a statement issued by the Culture and Tourism Ministry has said.

Authorities have begun demolishing illegal structures in the famous Cappadocia region in the Central Anatolian province of Nevşehir, shortly after warning that a step would be taken against them.

The Garmin Runfire Salt Lake Ultra Trail marathon has kicked off at Turkey's Lake Tuz in Aksaray province. Click through for the story in photos...

A UNESCO representative has examined the central Anatolian province of Nev?ehir, which is home to the world?s largest underground city. Cappadocia, the region in which the province is located, is already on the UNESCO world heritage list.