Tuz lake

Lake Tuz (Tuz Golu, which means "salt lake") is the second largest lake in Turkey and is situated 105 km away from Konya and 150 km from Ankara. For most of the year, the lake is very shallow. It used to be an inland sea, which covered an area of ​​1500 km ², and it was 80 km long and 50 km wide, and 905 meters. During the summer most of the water evaporates and exposes a salt layer which has an average thickness of 30 cm.

This place is almost in the center of Turkey, and it takes up about 1665 km2. An immense blinding white surface, with scorching heat reminiscent of the great deserts, where we feel small in comparison to the power of nature. They say that there are times when we can see many flamingos, maybe someone has pictures of these animals .... do not fail to stop at this stunning place ....

Listening to silence is not easy, and if you open your eyes after you can feel the tranquility of the place ... It starts to be magical (preferably in autumn and sunset). It is located on the road between Ankara and Cappadocia. Although there really isn´t much around it is worth it just to walk a while on a carpet of salt and water.