Akcakoca , located in the 83 km. north of Bolu is a lovely town on the Black Sea coast and is famous for its clean , beautiful beaches, extending both east and west , with a length of cilometers, with its good accommodations and with its traditional h ospitality of the typical Black Sea people. Akcakoca will certainly satisfy your desire to discover some unspoiled areas. There are also many camping and picnicking facilities around Akcakoca. The sandy beaches of Akcakoca provide a rare beauty of nature for nature-lovers and worshippers of swimming . You may go to the beaches in the environs of the town by municipal buses.

Akçakoca, the closest window of Central Anatolia opening to a sea is a very charming, touristic town of Bolu situated in Western Black Sea Region. Fishing, hazel-nut agriculture and tourism are the basic occupations of the local people. Akçakoca is the closest Black Sea to the metropols of Ankara and Istanbul. The region with its well preserved historical and naturalbeauties, with its unique architecture peculiar to this area, with hazel-nuts, fruits, strawberries and famous chest-nut honey, with its abundant variaty of fish available in every season, with its sea and curative beaches specially recommended for rackitis and finally with its traditional features and warm hospitability of local people, it offers an unforgetable vacation, both recration and entertainment together for every budget.

Akçakoca’s known history well goes back to 1112 B.C. and its been known as Diapolis, Akçaşar, Akçaşehir and finally at 1934 Akçakoca after the name of Akçakoca Bey who was the conqueror of the region.

Akçakoca invite everybody to discover the richest green, the deepest blue, the most unique, the warmest welcome, the lowest prices and the closest Black Sea of Akçakoca. In Akçakoca there is absolutely a corner which will satisfying please every possible liking.

In 1997 Akçakoca recieved together with Genoese Castle Beach the International Blue Flag Reward given by Foundation for Environmental Education in Turkey among all over European beaches and marinas. Thus fulfilling 26 criterias of standarts Akçakoca once more proved its environmnetal cleanness not to only Turkey but to the whole World.

Being very suitable for water sports and yatching in 1997 Akçakoca was the host of Yeşil Tour ( Green Tour) organization thus starting the yatching tourism of Black Sea.

The every possible hue of green , the natural water falls, Genoese Castle, numerous picnic areas. The Pebble Cave and with their untouched beauties the 43 villages of the region are awaiting for the tourism investors to come by and create vacational sites within those wonderful natural surrondings.

The International Hazel-nut and Tourism Festival which takes place every year in the third week of July is ready to entertain those who are seeking, something very special and unique to experience.

Regional Reports :

Black Sea :

EXT65010. Geological Evaluation Memorandum, Andrusov Ridge, Turkish Black Sea; 1993
EXT68740. Burial History Modelling and Source Kitchen Mapping;
EXT68741. Geochemical Interpretation of Data from Shallow Core Analysis;
EXT65136. BP Exploration 1992 Black Sea Samples: TOC Analyses;
EXT65135/1-10.BP Exploration Turkish Black Sea Gas Chromatograms Vols. 1 - 10;
EXT 65134/1-10 BP Exploration Turkish Black Sea Fluorescence Vols. 1 - 10;
EXT 65574 Geochemistry of Shallow Core Extracts and Rize Oil Seeps from the Black Sea, Turkey; 1993
EXT 64637 BP-TPAO Coring Programme; Black Sea, Offshore Turkey, 1st August - 23rd October 1992: Operations Report; 1992
EXT 64120 1991 Turkish Black Sea Airborne Laser Fluorosensor Study; 1991
EXT 63297 Geochemistry of Outcrop Samples from Crimea; 1991
EXT 65239 Black Sea Study: Geochemical Data for Outcrop Samples from Bulgaria and Crimea;
EXT 65280 Geochemical Analysis of an Oil from Tyulenovo Field, Bulgaria; 1993
EXT 63459 Geochemical Data for 13 Outcrops from Georgia, USSR;
EXT 64461 Geochemistry of Outcrop Samples from the Western Caucasus;
EXT 68739 Geochemical Analyses of Two Oil Samples from Crimea;
EXT 65870 Geochemical Analysis of Outcrops from Pontides III Field Study, Turkey; 1992
EXT 64970 Geochemistry of Samples from the Lebada Field, Offshore Romania; 1993
EXT 64289 A Review of Sedimentation Rates in Black Sea DSDP 379A;
EXT 69049 Summary: Reservoir Prediction;
EXT 69048 Results of Dredging of the Archangelsky Ridge;
EXT 69047 Analysis of Stacking Velocities, Andrusov Ridge Area;
EXT 63568/1-2 Field Trip to the Pontides, Turkey, September 1991 - Results and Implications for the Prospectivity of the Black Sea Concession; 1991
EXT 64351 Pontides III Field Trip, June 1992; 1992
EXT 64539 Stratigraphic Sections, Eastern Pontides; 1992
EXT 64534 Field Trip to the Russian Caucasus and Crimea Implications for the Prospectivity of the Eastern Black Sea; 1992
EXT 65568 Geochemical Data for an Oil from the Tyulenova Field, Moesian Platform, Bulgaria; 1993
OC 10430 Oil and Gas Potential of the Bulgarian and Romanian Sectors of the Black Sea; 1976
OC 8951 Bathymetry of the Mediterranean and Black Seas with Respect to BP's Present and Future Drilling Capabilities; 1975
OC 18361 A Review of the Geology and Hydrocarbon Potential of the Western Black Sea Area , Romania; 1981
EXT 41468/1 A Geological Review of the Black Sea Coastal Fold-Belt, Turkey; 1987
EXT 41468/2 A Geological Review of the Black Sea Coastal Fold-Belt , Turkey (Enclosures); 1987
EXT 61025 Crimean Field Trip 17th to 25th April 1990; 1990
EXT 61767 Biostratigraphy of Outcrop Samples from the Western Caucasus; 1991
EXT 62746/1 TPAO, BPX and Istanbul Technical University Pontides Field Trip, Turkey June - July 1991; 1991
EXT 62746/2 TPAO, BPX and Istanbul Technical University Pontides Field Trip, Turkey June - July 1991; 1991
EXT 63650 Report on the Pontides Field Trip September 1991 Turkey; 1992
EXT 64143 Interim Evaluation of the Remaining Hydrocarbon Prospectivity Romania March 1990;
EXT 64680 The Review of the Stratigraphy of the Eastern Paratethys (Oligocene-Holocene); 1992
EXT 64494 Late Cretaceous to Recent Stratigraphy of the Akcakoca Area, Turkish Black Sea; 1992
EXT 64871/1 Evaluation of the Eastern Black Sea Concession, Offshore Turkey - Enclosures; 1993
EXT 65027/1 Geophysical Evaluation of the Eastern Black Sea Concession Offshore Turkey, Text and Figures; 1993
EXT 65132 The Black Sea Velocity Project: An Example of the use of Global Velocity-Depth Trends; 1993
EXT 65291 A Review of the Black Sea Environment and Nature of the Seabed Sediments;
EXT 65292 Executive Summary Report: Eastern Black Sea Evaluation and Future Options; 1993
EXT 64871/2 Evaluation of the Eastern Black Sea Concession, Offshore Turkey - Text and Figures; 1993
EXT 65027/2 Geophysical Evaluation of the Eastern Black Sea Concession Offshore Turkey, Enclosures 1 to 16; 1993
EXT 65027/3 Geophysical Evaluation of the Eastern Black Sea Concession Offshore Turkey, Enclosures 17 to 32; 1993
EXT 65027/4 Geophysical Evaluation of the Eastern Black Sea Concession Offshore Turkey, Enclosures 33 to 48; 1993
EXT 65027/5 Geophysical Evaluation of the Eastern Black Sea Concession Offshore Turkey, Enclosures 49 to 68; 1993
EXT 63054 Measured Stratigraphic Sections Pontides Turkey - Results of October 1991 Field Trip; 1991
EXT 65471 Geochemical Characterisation of Oil Samples from the Golitzina (Gulf of Odessa) Serebrianska and Semyenoyska (Crimea) Fields; 1989
EXB/62/92 Geochemical Analysis of an Oil Seep from Ekinveren, North Turkey; 1992
EXT 63703 Geochemical Interpretation of Outcrops and Seeps from the Pontides II Field Trip North Turkey; 1992
ETB/151/90 Geochemical Data for Two Oils from Georgia, USSR;
EXT 59450 A Petrographic Analysis of Eight Field Samples from Crimea, USSR;
EXT 65572 Geochemical Analysis of Field Samples and Oils from Crimea/ Caucasus Region, Ukraine; 1993
EXT 64621 Biostratigraphical Results of the Interval 6450' - 10230', Igneada/1, Turkish Black Sea; 1992
EXT 69046 Pressure Modelling;

Beaches that seem to go on forever, mountains covered with verdant green and picturesque valley and plains. Fields of tea, hazelnuts, tobacco and corn. The winding blacktop road following the near strip of beach bounded by steep mountains falling, it would seem, straight into the sea. Bays, fishing villages and beaches. This is the Black Sea region. The following cities are all located in the Black Sea region: Amasya, Artvin, Bolu, Corum, Düzce, Giresun, Gümüshane, Kastamonu, Ordu, Rize, Samsun, Sinop, Tokat, Trabzon Zonguldak, Bartin and Karabük.

You can begin your trip in this charming luxuriantly green little region of ours from the endless hazelnut orchards and foaming sea of Akcakoca. Let us not neglect, however, to mention the industrial cities of Eregli, Zonguldak, Karabuk and two cities of the interior one, Safranbolu, which is full of examples of Turkish architecture of unrivaled beauty, the other city being Devek, famous for its intricately carved walking canes. Along thecoast you will come to the

delightful recreational sites such as Inkum, Amasra and Cakraz. As you pass through Cide and Inebolu and approach Sinop, you might begin to wonder if there are still traces of the Amazons in the forests. As far as can be determined from mythological evidence the women warriors called Amazons lived in the region. The name of Sinop, one of the country's province, comes from a queen of the Amazons named Sinope. The birthplace of the philosopher Diyojen, this city, with its natural bays protected from the winds, is one of the Black Seas best holiday spots.

Samsun is one of the Black Sea biggest ports and is a industrial and commercial center. The first rays of light that would eventually lead to the birth of the Turkish Republic broke through the darkness here. The characteristic feature of the coast between Samsun and Trabzon are the extensive hazelnut orchards. The cities of Unye and Fatsa east of Samsun are popular holiday resorts with natural scenic beauty, beaches, accommodations, camping and restaurants. Ordu is a
charming Black Sea city with hazelnut orchards stretching out for miles in every direction. The Castle of Giresun, perched upon a steep rocky slope, is like a crown upon the city. From the castle, the beaches of Giresun, stretching out like cords of gold are unforgettable. The Roman general Lucullus saw cherries for the first time in Giresun and liked them so much we had them introduced into Europe.

Another important commercial port on the Black Sea is Trabzon. As the beginning of Iran's transit road, it connections with the ports of the other countries on the shores of the Black Sea. The Trabzon Castle was founded on an area shaped like a table and the architecture which has grown up around the castle reflects Byzantine, Commagene and Ottoman styles. The most important structure in Trabzon is the Ayasofya Museum. The interior is decorated with frescoes and on the exterior are a number of reliefs. The panoramic birds-eye view of the city which can be had from Boztepe Park and the Ataturk Mansion are splendid indeed. Near Macka inside the Altindere National Park is the Sumela Monastery. The Sumela Monastery, which is perched on high cliffs overlooking the Altindere valley, was founded in the 14th century by Alexius III. Inside the monastery is a church, a library, various other rooms and a sacred spring.

The area around Rize is the part of the country which receives the most precipitation. In this region where every conceivable hue of green can be see, tea is grown on terraced fields set into the mountainsides. It is the center of tea production in Turkey and the view from the Agricultural Park is as much like heaven as anyone could imagine. Hopa is the last Turkish port before reaching the Russian border. South of Hopa is the province of Artvin. Artvin was established on the terraced heights overlooking the Coruh River valley. Artvin's highlands are very famous and there are still Georgian museum and churches in the area. Coruh , an area full of wild beauty, is ideal for river sports of all kinds.

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