Almost all of Turkey's championship golf sits in one remarkable strip of pine forest at Belek, near Antalya on the Mediterranean coast. Within a half hour drive you can play a Peter Thomson heathland, a Colin Montgomerie resort course and a Nick Faldo design. Here are the ten courses we would build a Turkish golf trip around.
Our ranking puts the quality and pedigree of the design first, then condition, the championship record and the wider resort experience. Turkey's golf is young, almost all of it built since the 1990s, but the best of it is world class, and the Belek courses that have hosted the DP World Tour lead our list. The verdicts are ours; the design credits and tournament histories we cite are a matter of record.
Nearly every course worth the trip lies in the Belek and Antalya belt, a dense cluster of resort courses set among umbrella pines a short transfer from Antalya airport. That concentration is Turkey's great advantage: a single base puts a dozen championship eighteens within easy reach, which is why a Belek week remains one of the best value golf trips in the Mediterranean.
Reviewed June 2026 by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Course facts and fees verified at publication. How we research and review.
From the floodlit heathland of Carya to the links experiment at Lykia, ranked with our verdicts and the reasons to play each one.
Turkey's number one and the work of Thomson Perrett and Lobb, the practice founded by five time Open champion Peter Thomson. A heather and pine heathland that draws fair comparison with the great courses of southeast England, it was the first fully floodlit eighteen in Europe and has hosted the Turkish Airlines Open. The standout round in the country and the natural centrepiece of a Belek trip.
Colin Montgomerie's Belek design is laid out as six par 3s, six par 4s and six par 5s, a clever balance that gives every round real variety. Immaculately conditioned and a multiple host of the Turkish Airlines Open, it is the most polished resort experience in Turkey and a worthy number two.
Turkey's first championship course, opened in 1994 to a David Feherty and David Jones design, and an early host of the European Tour's Turkish Open. A mature, tree lined parkland that has aged into one of the most characterful and best conditioned rounds on the coast.
The PGA Sultan course is the bigger and bolder of the two layouts at Antalya Golf Club, a European Golf Design test with water, generous bunkering and a strong closing stretch. A regular tournament venue and one of the sternest examinations in Belek.
Part of Nick Faldo's twenty seven hole design at Cornelia, the Prince nine combines with the Faldo and King loops to make a flexible championship course. Lush, dramatic and beautifully presented, it sits at the luxury end of the Belek resort scene.
The Pasha is the friendlier sibling to the PGA Sultan at Antalya Golf Club, a David Jones design that is shorter and more forgiving without losing its quality. An enjoyable, well kept round that suits a mixed ability group.
The Old course at Gloria, a Michel Gayon design from 1997, was one of the courses that established Belek as a golf destination. Tight, tree lined and strategic, it remains a firm favourite and the pick of the three Gloria layouts.
Turkey's only true links, a Perry Dye design laid out on sandy ground by the sea well west of the main Belek cluster. Firm, breezy and a complete change of character from the parkland resorts, it is worth the detour for golfers who want something different.
The Dunes course at Sueno is a long, well bunkered resort layout that has featured in professional golf, the more testing of the venue's two eighteens. Reliable conditioning and a convenient on site hotel make it a popular Belek base.
The New course completes Michel Gayon's work at Gloria, a slightly more open and modern companion to the Old. Combined with the nine hole Verde it gives the resort plenty of variety and rounds out our Turkish ten.
Turkish golf plays best from October to May, when the Mediterranean heat eases and the courses are in their prime; midsummer is hot but quiet and cheap. Almost everything is resort golf, so tee times are straightforward to book and most visitors play on a package that bundles hotel, transfers and several rounds.
Green fees are modest by western European standards, which is much of Belek's appeal, though the flagship courses such as Carya and Montgomerie Maxx Royal command a premium. The figures below are indicative high season rack rates; package golf is usually a good deal cheaper.
| Course | Type | Indicative green fee |
|---|---|---|
| Carya Golf Club | Heathland | €130 to €180 |
| Montgomerie Maxx Royal | Resort | €130 to €180 |
| The National Golf Club | Parkland | €90 to €140 |
| Antalya Golf Club, PGA Sultan | Parkland | €90 to €140 |
| Gloria Golf Club, Old | Parkland | €80 to €130 |
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Belek is the most concentrated championship golf resort in the Mediterranean, with more than a dozen quality eighteens set among the pines within a half hour of one another and of Antalya airport. That makes it ideal for a buddies week or a family golf holiday, with one hotel and short transfers to a different course each day.
Plan for October to May for the best playing conditions and value, and let us build the itinerary around the courses you most want to play. We can secure the tee times at Carya, Montgomerie Maxx Royal and the rest, arrange the transfers, and pair the golf with a beach resort or the Roman ruins nearby.
Carya Golf Club at Belek, a Thomson Perrett and Lobb heathland design and the first fully floodlit eighteen in Europe, is widely regarded as the best in Turkey and has hosted the Turkish Airlines Open. Montgomerie Maxx Royal and the National lead the chasing group.
Almost all of Turkey's championship golf is concentrated at Belek, in the pine forest near Antalya on the Mediterranean coast. The leading courses sit within a half hour of one another and of Antalya airport, which is what makes a Belek golf week so easy to organise.
Indicative 2026 high season green fees run from around 80 euros at the established parklands to 130 to 180 euros at the flagship courses such as Carya and Montgomerie Maxx Royal. Most visitors play on packages at lower rates. Always confirm directly before booking.
October to May offers the best conditions, with spring and autumn the peak; midsummer is hot but quiet and inexpensive. The Belek courses stay open year round and remain playable through a mild winter.
Belek is one of the best value golf destinations in the Mediterranean, with more than a dozen championship courses, a strong run of all inclusive resorts and short transfers from Antalya airport. It suits buddies trips, families and societies looking for plenty of golf without long drives.
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