More than 300 sunny days

Alanya has a typical Mediterranean climate with wet humid winters and hot dry summers. The average winter temperature is 14ºC; the average summer temperature is 27ºC. In winter the water averages 18º C and in summer 25ºC. Though snow in the city centre is an extraordinary event Taurus Mountains are covered white during winter.

At the beginning of the spring, the 20 rivers of Alanya carry the melting snow on the Taurus to Mediterranean by creating wonderful picnic areas and rafting rivers. Plateaus on Taurus Mountains have a very rich flora and there are perfect routes for trekking and safari. 

Alanya´s economic life depends on tourism and agriculture. Alanya has an important role in Turkey’s banana and citrus growing. City is one of the biggest and most popular holiday destinations of the Mediterranean with a total number of 150.000 bed capacity.

Alanya’s population is 140.000 and governing city is Antalya. While police is responsible for the security in the town centre, gendarme is the official security for suburbs and outskirt of Alanya.

Alanya has comprehensive health care. There is a one full-equipped state hospital, one university hospital with dialysis centre and two private hospitals. Besides the national health insurances, all European insurances are valid in these health centres.