Tunceli Travel Guide

   Tunceli is a city in the middle of Eastern Anatolia Region in Turkey. Until recent years, it is usually remembered with terrorism and lacrima due to conflict between Goverment and those who are against it. But, after peace talk has started off, the boot is on the other foot. Tunceli starts to be remembered with its unique habitat and those who love pure nature become to get there.

   It is not a well-developed city because of what happened in the past but its nature alone is a good reason to pay a visit to there. Before starting where to go there, i would like to give useful info to plan your visit. That is places to visit in Tunceli fall apart each one and be adviced to get there by your own car or rent a car there.

   Here are the places you can visit in Tunceli:


1. Munzur Valley National Park

   It is announced as National Park in 1971 and, is the largest and the most biodiverse park in Turkey. The park has been well protected. Munzur River passes though the park and gives a unique habitat.

   Munzur river flows though Munzur Mountain and that gives the river a high speed flow. This high speed flow enables tourists to do rafting, but be adviced that before deciding where to do rafting, you have a close look at the route you may go though due to big stones which may cause problem.

2. Cemevi

   It is near to the city center. It is a faith house of Turkish Alevi. If you are lucky, you may give a try to Lokma (dessert) because, the dessert is given due to Alevi belief in particular days of year.

Inside of Cemevi

View From Cemevi

3. Tunceli Bazaar

    Bazaar is under the town hall in city center. There are many enterances and lots of goods ranging from jewellery to clothes with competitive price.Those. who want to buy local products.can`t find what they look for in there and can go to another bazaar in Ataturk street which is 5 min. away by car. But, the bazaar in Ataturk street is open on Sundays.

4. Kisla Square

The view from Kisla Square

   It is a square in the middle of the city. There is a sculpture which represents Seyit Riza, who was one of leaders of the city, in the square. If you walk down the square, there are restaurants by Munzur river.

Restaurants by the River

5.Pertek 

   It is one of the disticts in Tunceli. It is in the middle of the way from Tunceli to Elazig and is far away from the city center. There are two ways to get there. First is by your own car and second is by bus service going between Tunceli and Elazig. There are historical places in Pertek. These are Celebi Ali mosque and Pertek Castle. The mosque was constructed in 16 century and the castle was constructed in 1071. The castle`s surrounding area was flooded and has been seen as an island.

View of the Castle from ferryboat from Elazig to Pertek

 
Enjoy your visit to Tunceli.....