Çığlıkara Nature Conservation Area is closed. The Directorate General of Nature Conservation and National Parks states that entry and exit are prohibited by virtue of the protection status, that access is possible only with special permission for educational purposes, and that because the area is used solely for science and education, no activity of any kind takes place there. There are no facilities.
It is one of the largest protected areas of its category in Türkiye. It was declared in July 1991 and covers more than 15,500 hectares. The area is centred on Elmalı district of Antalya province and extends into Finike and Kaş.
Cedar is the tree the area is known for, growing with juniper, maquis, kermes oak, red pine, Grecian juniper and stinking juniper; the directorate leaves its plant list unfinished.
Its animal list is left unfinished too, but begins with the endemic Anatolian viper, Vipera anatolica, and continues with lynx, caracal, wild boar, brown hare, imperial eagle, lesser spotted eagle and the Krüper's nuthatch.
- Designated
- 5.07.1991
When to go
- Climate
- Across Antalya as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 10.1 °C in January to 28.6 °C in July; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in April, May, October and November; rainfall is heaviest in December (251 mm) and lightest in August (4 mm). Long-term means for 1930-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
