Köroglu Daglari

The Köroglu Daglari, formed by the uplift zone on the southern edge of the great depression marking the main North Anatolian fault, extends for some 400km/248mi between the Sakarya Nehri in the west and Kizilirmak in the east. The central section of this andesitic range lies immediately south of Bolu, a scenically magnificent and sparsely populated plateau, above which rises Köroglu Tepesi (2,378m/7,804ft), the principal summit. Here even in high summer walkers can escape the tourist throng to savor the tranquillity of an unspoiled countryside with a pleasant climate, extensive fir and pine forests, large expanses of summer pasture and picturesque yaylas (Alpine-style summer settlements used by herdsmen). One such village (and police post)