The real origin of snowboarding likely comes from Turkey some 300 years ago. Legend has it that a boy who’s task it was to clean prayer rugs, found that it was easiest to clean by sliding them down on the snow.

The story of Santa Claus originates in Turkey. His real name was Nicholas and he was a Bishop who was born in Patara.  He would drop bags of gold coins down the chimneys of houses.

The national sport of turkey is oil wrestling, also known as grease wrestling.

There are more than 30 ethnic languages in Turkey.

The runs are situated at an elevation that ranges from 3,600 to 1,200 meters in a varied alpine terrain. 

More than 400 runs with a vertical drop of 700 to 1200 meters have been registered.