Mount Güllük-Termessos National Park ( tr, Güllük Dağı-Termessos Milli Parkı), established on November 3, 1970, is a

national park A national park is a nature park, natural park in use for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state dec ...

in southern Turkey. It is located in the Döşemealtı-

Korkuteli Korkuteli is a district of Antalya Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey, north-west of the city of Antalya. It was previously called Istanoz or Stenez Etymology Its modern name comes from Korkut, an Ottoman prince, who was murdered by ...

districts of

Antalya Province Antalya Province ( tr, ) is located on the Mediterranean coast of south-west Turkey, between the Taurus Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea. Antalya Province is the centre of Turkey's tourism industry, attracting 30% of foreign tourists visit ...

. It takes its name from the mountain Güllük Dagi (Mount Güllük), which was known in prehistory as ''Solymus'' and the ancient city of

Termessos Termessos (Greek language, Greek Τερμησσός ''Termissós'') was a Pisidian city built at an altitude of more than 1000 metres at the south-west side of the mountain Solymos (modern-day Güllük Dağı) in the Taurus Mountains (moder ...

. Hence the area may be the homeland of an ancient people known as the

Solymoi Milyas ( grc, Μιλυάς) was a mountainous country in ancient south-west Anatolia (modern Turkey). However, it is generally described as being mostly in the northern part of the successor kingdom of Lycia, as well as southern Pisidia, and part ...

and one of their towns, Solyma. Mount Solymus may also be the basis of the name of an eponymous Greek mythological figure.

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National parks of Turkey Geography of Antalya Province Landforms of Antalya Province Tourist attractions in Antalya Province Döşemealtı District Korkuteli District 1970 establishments in Turkey Protected areas established in 1970 World Heritage Tentative List for Turkey Important Bird Areas of Turkey {{Protected-area-stub

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