The Importance of Thermal Springs in the Kızılcahamam District’s Tourism

The county’s most important income is thermal water that’s famous for its mineral origin, warmth and flow. there are two important thermal centers, one of them is in the county center and the other is in sey hamamı. the most distinct springs are along kızılcahamam valley and their warmth on the water is 50–51°c, in depth 86°c, and its flow 70 lt/sec, and the value of ph is 7, and the daily bath capacity is 8640 people. and also in sey hamamı, the water warmth is 43 °c, the value of ph is 6.5, and the daily bath capacity is 2880 people. since the springs in the county are effective for curing of many illnesses, people always show interest in thermal water. in other words not just today, it is known that these springs have been operated during the roman times, seljuks, and also ottomans. thus the existence of many curative springs and utilization of this trading practice make the thermal tourism the most convenient tourism operation to be improved in the county.