Antalya

Antalya is the top tourism hotspot of Turkey. Nearly one-third of tourists who visit Turkey go to Antalya. It is one of the rare places in the world that offers a mixture of beach and cultural tourism. Also, the high mountains in the province provide suitable conditions for winter tourism. According to the tourism statistic data in 2010, Antalya has over 300,000 beds in its touristic facilities licensed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (TÜİK, 2010). The closest province to Antalya is neighboring Muğla with less than 100,000 beds.

The typical Mediterranean climate that prevails in Antalya plays the biggest role in making Antalya a tourism hotspot on a global scale. Antalya will most likely continue to attract a large number of tourists in the future, as the climate change projections suggest that the warm season will last longer. The increases in the number of tourists that visit Antalya, however, will increase the stress on the water resources of the province, which will be substantially decreased by the changing climate.

Solid lines are for 1961 – 1990 period and dashed lines are for 2071 – 2099 period