Balıkesir

Balıkesir is a city in northwestern Turkey. It has coastlines on the Marmara Sea and the Aegean. It is the begening city of Kuvayı Milliye. World famous oilwrestler Kurtdereli Mehmet Pehlivan and hero of the Çanakkale war Seyit Ali Onbaşı were born in Balıkesir.

Balıkesir is a cute and interesting city. Kaz Dağı is located in this city. It is famous for its mythic story. It is famous for its olives and oliveoil, termal spas, clean beaches, hoşmerim, Manyas cheese.

There are a lot of natural places in Balıkesir. They are Manyas Kuş Cenneti, the bays of Erdek, Bandırma, Edremit, Şeytan Tepesi and Cunda Island.

There are also a lot of cultural places in Balıkesir. They are Zagnos Pasha Mosque and museum, Gönen Open Air Museum, Bandırma Archaeology Museum are the examples of them. You can also see more cultural, historical and natural places in Balıkesir city.