| Enjoying the advantage of a short transfer | | | | traffic of Antalya International Airport last |
| time from the Antalya International Airport, | | | | summer hosted more than 50,000 visitors |
| Belek is a selected region that has carefully | | | | daily, breaking new records of nearly 600 |
| been designed for taking the full | | | | flights per day; never seen before. The |
| advantaNature, Beach, Congress, Football, | | | | second International Terminal that opened |
| Tennis and Golf Tourism.The increase in the | | | | last summer and offerred service added to |
| number of foreign visitors visiting this | | | | this amazing flow of people flooding the |
| fabulous holiday resort is making this an | | | | area. Moreover a third and fourth terminal |
| investment zone with very high potentials | | | | will add to this astonishing increase. |
| for holiday makers and investors alike. This | | | | Nearly 70% of this airport traffic is |
| past year the numbers get even higher by | | | | expected to shift to the upcoming inter-link |
| many discovering Europeans.Over the past few | | | | coastal route, dependant on the Belek holiday |
| years, this glowing star of a holiday resort | | | | and golf resorts forcefully reaching out to |
| has pushed harder and harder to be placed 1st | | | | the highest popularity in a short span of |
| amongst all other selected holiday regions. | | | | time and as a result implementing more |
| Today the stars shine its brightest by Belek | | | | unforeseen projects that the future leads the |
| earning a name brand with its popularity and | | | | area to.The heart of the region, Kadriye is a |
| presents a new face to the of Turkish Golf | | | | newly developing and fast growing town with |
| Tourism in Turkey. The Ministry of Tourism | | | | palm lined streets and a population of 13,000 |
| has declared Belek as the 'Tourism Center for | | | | people. The charming town of Belek is 3 km |
| the next 1,000 years' due to its unmatchable | | | | east of Kadriye and has a population of 9,000 |
| natural surrounding and beauties along wit | | | | people. This highly developing town is |
| hthe touristic facilities that are of the | | | | surrounded by newly built arches made in a |
| finest quaity and are available for each | | | | historical style offering a similar |
| visitor's personal convenience.Belek is a | | | | attractiveness to that of Kadriye. The |
| fast and highly developing holiday and golf | | | | designing of the town gives its visitors a |
| resort that has doubled commercial | | | | sense of history and the ancient past with |
| investments, public amenities and residential | | | | the convenience of modernity. Both the towns |
| zones in a very short period of time. When | | | | offer a large variety of shops, restaurants |
| people think of Belek, they only think of | | | | and entertainment with festivals held |
| Belek. But in actual fact, the Belek region | | | | periodically al the year round and more |
| consists of the towns of Kadriye and Serik. | | | | events and activities. The town public |
| serik is the main district for the towns of | | | | transportation is a convenient, cheap and |
| Kadriye and Belek. The locations of the Golf | | | | popular way to get around for those who enjoy |
| courses and hotels are split between the | | | | scenic views along the main road surrounded |
| towns of Kadriye and Belek, and not just | | | | by forests. The area is also wonderful for |
| Belek alone. But for tourism purposes, the | | | | bikers who can peddle down the roads while |
| government has chosen to introduce this | | | | breathing in the fresh mountain, sea and |
| region as Belek. The booming real estate | | | | forest air.Since last year both |
| industry has set off a building explosion | | | | Municipalities of Kadriye and Belek have |
| amongst the twin towns of Kadriye and Belek. | | | | worked hard to add finer touches to the area. |
| These towns were once quaint little villages | | | | Similarly hard work carries on; ensuring |
| practicing mainly agriculture as a major | | | | security and public conveniences. Today |
| source of income. It was also a place where | | | | works still continue at a steady pace, |
| Turkish people could travel from other | | | | extending more new streets and upgrading the |
| cities, to spend their vacations along the | | | | infrastructure at the same time. All this |
| luxuiant coastline. today this is an elite | | | | work creates a lot of possibilities for fast |
| area conveniently situated as the first and | | | | growing residential areas.A new project |
| closest holiday and beach resort from Antalya | | | | development along the Acisu river between |
| and the Antalya International Airport.Belek | | | | Kadriye and Belek has started. The Acisu |
| offers everything you could imagine, compared | | | | River main road is planned to be the 2nd main |
| to other holiday regions, but also offers | | | | road, within the area, starting off at the |
| awide range of golfing and convention tourism | | | | entrance of the town of Kadriye and following |
| thus making the area unique when compared to | | | | along the river all the way to Belek. This |
| similar areas. This is one of the rare | | | | new and exciting tourism and lifestyle |
| places on earth where you can enjoy wonderful | | | | project will offer scenic boat tours |
| sunshine 300 days in a year along with the | | | | overlooking the spectacular Taurus Mountains. |
| wonders of Turkey. The region consists of a | | | | A separate road alongside the river bank |
| beach of about 29.5 km between River Aksu on | | | | will be built for pedestrians strolling to |
| the west and the River Sarisu on the east. | | | | enjoy the peaceful views, joggers, and |
| The Belek region is very rich in flora and | | | | cyclists. Fine restaurants, bars parks and |
| fauna as it hosts various habitats with | | | | recreation centres and much more will be |
| different characteristics such as forest, | | | | coming in the near future.Ever since the |
| river, stream, agricultural areas, aquatic | | | | project to beautify the region has been |
| habitats and sand dunes. While five-star | | | | approved and supported by the Turkish |
| tourism establishments, summerhouses and | | | | Government, it has been a trend amongst |
| arbors occupy an important portion of the | | | | foreigners to buy riverside property |
| beach; there is no construction in one part. | | | | consisting of attractive holiday villas and |
| For the most part, the region is under | | | | apartments or build custom homes along this |
| protection regulations such as "Belek | | | | area.Nationals of Britain, Norway, Sweden, |
| Specialy Protected Area" and "First Degree | | | | Denmark, Belgium and Netherlands are among |
| Natural Site". Number of nests determined | | | | the most popular nationalities, to purchase |
| during the last two years, have revealed | | | | real estate here. Last year alone this |
| that fact that t he Belek region is the | | | | increase was well over 40% compared to the |
| second largest known nesting area for sea | | | | year before. A lot of daily property |
| turtles after the Zakynthos Island of Greece. | | | | purchases of villas, apartments, golf land |
| This result puts forward the strong need of | | | | and custom build villas has been never been |
| paying more attention to the conservation | | | | so before.From an investment point of view, |
| studies in the region in order to preserve | | | | looking back 10 to 12 years ago, all you |
| the sea turtles as one of Turkey's important | | | | could find in Belek and Kadriye were the |
| biological riches as well as to fulfill the | | | | occasional Turkish cooperative holiday homes, |
| responsibilities that have been overtaken in | | | | more so on the Kadriye side. These villas |
| terms of signing international | | | | were built as affordable summer homes for the |
| conventions.The year 2007 leads Belek Tourism | | | | Turkish vacationers, who would come to spend |
| Centre to function as Antalya's new tourism | | | | time during their summer vacations, from big |
| 'hub' connecting a new phase inter-district | | | | cities such as Istanbul and Ankara. Other |
| shoreline routes, whereby connecting 60 km | | | | than that it was not very populated. Then 4 |
| from the west coast beaches of Kundu, Lara, | | | | to 5 years later, a golf course was built; |
| and Antalya City through to the Konyaalti | | | | The National Golf Club. soon after the news |
| Beach, and another 160 km from the east coast | | | | of a new golf course being built was heard, |
| to Manavgat, Side and Alanya, thus changing | | | | the hotel chains began investing and |
| the old road map. This estimated billion | | | | building. Subsequently, the town slowly |
| dollar project will inevitably bring a vast | | | | began developing and more cooperative homes |
| change in the area while linking the most | | | | were constructed. Since this time, over 38 |
| popular southern beaches and resorts through | | | | five star hotels and resorts have surfaced, |
| Belek. This is a project that will bridge | | | | with another 6 more arising. Land that was |
| over dozens of new communities providing the | | | | once considered of not much value is now very |
| highest yields of property gains.It's a great | | | | hard to find at what was once know as "cheap" |
| time to invest, ' before you miss the boat' | | | | although it is still considerably reasonable |
| and right place if you intend to invest to a | | | | than most places in and around Europe. |
| near prosperous future.The high volume | | | | |