With the coming of winter, Turkish winter tourism gained momentum among foreign and domestic visitors. 

The country blanketed in white with a picturesque atmosphere offers many options to the visitors and the investors to unveil this winter tourism potential. So, don't underestimate Turkey’s winter tourism industry that competes with many equivalents in Europe. 

Thanks to its high mountains, varied geography and magnificent snowy landscape, Turkey hosts various sophisticated resorts and hotels for the winter tourism that provide different options to the visitors, ranging from luxury ones to bed-and-breakfast hotels. 

The most visited winter destinations in Turkey for winter travel are; Uludağ (Great Mountain) located in the northwestern province of Bursa, Kartalkaya and Yedigöller (Seven Lakes) in the northern province of Bolu, as well as Sapanca Lake in the northwestern province of Sakarya. 

All these destinations are within an easy proximity from Istanbul by car and by ferry. 

If you want to benefit from the snowy landscape of the Central Anatolia, Cappadocia is also an option to see this gorgeous landscape from the skies with hot air ballooning, and visit the new wave of hotels in the region, which merges comfort with ancient charm of staying in the caves. Visiting Cappadocia in the wintertime is a unique experience and provides an unrivalled panoramic view for the tourists. 

These places attract a growing number of foreign visitors with its high number of facilities and high quality resorts. The options are great. Visitors are not limited to skiing, but they can also benefit from the picturesque winter landscape of these places with a cup of salep –-a Turkish hot drink made from orchids—and roast-chestnuts at the fashionable terraces and a dynamic nightlife of the resort hotels. 

All these places are also frequently visited by photographers from all around the world to capture the unforgettable landscape of winter, with frozen lakes surrounded by fir trees, natural beauty and white mountains reminding fairytales. 

The winter season in Turkey begins mostly in December and ends in March.