Evaluation of the Applicability of the Therapeutic Recreation Forest Therapy in Antalya Termessos National Park

Nowadays, many scientists, especially in the period of developments all over the world, have stated that the healing effect of modern medical techniques and the existence of many products and activities in certain proportions naturally provide benefits for the protection of health. Within the scope of this successful therapeutic recreation, the healing feature of wide nature therapy (ecotherapy) for human health, the specialty of forest therapy and the organized presentation and the termination of its applicability in Antalya Termessos National Park, which is regionally important in terms of tourism. For this purpose, the scale of ‘Determination of Recreational Potential of Open Air and Forest Areas’, first proposed by Kiemstedt and later developed by Leier and Gülez (1990), was used in the study. As a result of on-site observation and evaluation of Termessos National Park, landscape value was evaluated as 25 points, climate value out of 23 points, accessibility 13 points, presence of recreational facilities and playgrounds within the park 15 points and negative factors 0 points. These scores reveal the result that the recreational potential value of Termessos National Park is 75%. This high score shows that the park is mainly used by local people for recreational activities and is suitable to meet the recreational needs of its visitors. The absence of literature investigating the applicability of Forest Therapy to a specific destination makes it different.