Life in Yalova

Yalova, which has one of the most beautiful coasts of Marmara, is an important port city in terms of bringing together sea, thermal and nature tourism.

Houses in various parts of the city have reasonable prices for those who want to live in a warm, safe, peaceful, life-friendly and beautiful city dominated by green and blue, such as Yalova, which gives peace to its residents with its unique beauty. Therefore, our students can easily rent a house. In addition, there are businesses and dormitories that provide accommodation services for our students who do not prefer home life.

Yalova, which draws attention with its districts that are the address of health tourism, natural life and entertainment, hosts different social life areas in a single city.

Armutlu district, which has recently become the leading health, healing and recreation center of our country, attracts the attention of tourists coming to our country from various parts of the world.

Armutlu is a place to visit and see with its natural beauty dating back to ancient times. Armutlu, which has one of the most beautiful beaches in our country, welcomes students with its natural wonder forests, rich menus of seafood suitable for every budget, trails that allow for long walks and accommodation opportunities.

ÇINARCIK

Çınarcık, the largest district of Yalova, is one of the most popular holiday resorts of the Marmara region. Çınarcık maintains its attractiveness today, as in every period, with its easy transportation, clean sea, forests and summer resort areas. Çınarcık district, which extends from the northern slope of the forest-covered Samanlı Mountains to the sea, is one of the most demanded tourism centers in the region with its natural vegetation and areas open to tourism in four seasons. It is an indispensable settlement with its flower gardens, bays, clean coastline and entertainment centers appealing to all ages.

Accommodation options are very wide in Çınarcık, a small holiday town by the seaside. Houses, hostels and hotels are lined up parallel to the shore. Çınarcık, which is a beautiful touristic center in the summer, leaves no time for its residents to get bored with its constantly moving structure.

TERMAL

One of the most important health tourism centers of Yalova is Thermal, which takes its name from the healing hot springs in the district. Thermal district is a region famous worldwide for its hot springs. Thanks to this fame, thousands of local and foreign tourists come to the region throughout the year. The history of hot water and thermal tourism in the region dates back to the Byzantine and Roman periods. In this respect, the region also has historical value.

Floriculture, vegetable production and beekeeping are also carried out in the Termal district. But the main source of the district comes from geothermal facilities. In this income distribution, tourism constitutes 90 percent of the district's income. Apart from the large thermal hotel establishments in the district, hostel activities are carried out in approximately 80 percent of the residences.

Thermal, a magnificent natural wonder and a unique source of healing that modern people in today's world long for, is one of the rare places in the world with its lush green forests, natural vegetation, historical value and healing water resources.

Thermal springs are protected as a first degree natural, archaeological and historical protected area. Yalova Thermal Springs, which include a gym, walking tracks, bathrooms and baths, are today managed by the Ministry of Health.

Yalova is 45 minutes away from Bursa and Kocaeli by land and from Istanbul by ferry, and urban transportation is very easy and effortless.

Many trips are organized every day from Yalova to the Pendik and Yenikapı districts of Istanbul, where students have plenty of time for their studies and social activities without unnecessary loss of time due to transportation.

Located at one of the most important points of the Yalova coast, Yalova University is waiting for its new students.

Yalova Digital City Guide