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Turna Gölü

Located in Van Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°28′09″ N 43°36′20″ E

Map showing the location of Turna Gölü Turna Gölü
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,547 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Köşkköy
1.8 km NE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport24 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport116 km

About Turna Gölü

Turna Gölü is a lake. Location: Van Province, Turkey. Elevation: 2,547 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Gez Dağı and Beyazpi Tepesi.

Climate of Turna Gölü

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -5° · Rain 52 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 169 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 178 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 302 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
April (75 mm)
Driest month
August (10 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Turna Gölü
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-3°1°8°14°20°26°26°21°13°5°-1°
Average low (°C)-13°-13°-8°-2°3°6°11°10°6°0°-5°-10°
Precipitation (mm)424863756028111013525248

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Turna Gölü

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 24 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 20 km to the west.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 24 kmwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 116 kmsoutheast
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 141 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 20 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 147 kmnorth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 158 kmwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 166 kmnorth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 169 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Turna Gölü

Within 100 km: 28 historic and cultural sites, 440 natural sites, 303 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km60 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 19 kmE
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 9 kmN
  • Lake Erçek Lake 22 kmN
  • Çegen Gölü Lake 18 kmNW

25–60 km222 places

  • Lim Island Island 49 kmNW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 48 kmW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 52 kmW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 55 kmW

60–100 km489 places

  • Simhaç Adası Island 84 kmW
  • Şahur Adası Island 69 kmW
  • Lake Van Lake 63 kmW
  • Lake Arin Lake 66 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Köşkköy Village, İpekyolu
    1.8 km NE
  • Kısran Village, İpekyolu
    3.5 km N
  • Ekece Village, İpekyolu
    5.4 km NE
  • Savacık Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    6.5 km S
  • Gölardı Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    6.4 km SW
  • Beşçatak Village, İpekyolu
    6.4 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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