Salördek is a village in the Pülümür district of Tunceli. Its name comes from a Turkmen-Yörük community living in the districts of Arapgir and Kemah. It stands at 1,770 metres and covers 10.8 square kilometres.
Local people call it the heart of nature, and what they mean shows in autumn, when the forests turn through shades of yellow, green and red.
The woods of Salördek and those in the area between this district and Nazımiye carry oak, walnut and poplar along with various wild fruit trees that grow there on their own, and they change with each season.
The portal counts the village among the best places in the country to see autumn. Visitors watch the range of colour across the woodland from the far hills first, then walk down among the trees.
Getting there
- Access
- From the Tunceli-Pülümür road, carry on through Kırmızı Köprü village to Salördek.
When to go
- Climate
- Across Tunceli as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from -1.8 °C in January to 27.1 °C in July; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in May, June and September; rainfall is heaviest in December (133 mm) and lightest in August (5 mm). Long-term means for 1960-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
