AN EXAMPLE OF TOURISM POTENTIAL OF KARSTIK HERITAGE: MAN ROCKS (GÖLLER SUMMER RESORT AREA-KOZAN-ADANA)

Karstic areas are getting more and more attractive every day with their visual characteristics they have in terms of tourism. In particular, caves, karstic tunnels-bridges, travertines are mainly karstic tourist attractions. Recently man rocks from karstic ruinform landforms have become a major tourist attraction. These landforms which are developed on the Miocene conglomerates are rare karstic structures. Karstic landforms, which are described as man rocks on the Goller Highland in the western part of the Eastern Taurus Mountains, are located in the Adana District of the Mediterranean Region, north-east of Kozan District (50 km from Kozan District). This area has great potential for tourism. Rapid karstification and physical decomposition of conglomeratic limestones at sea level at the height of 930-2230 m are the resultant landforms. The lapies, ruinforms, sinkholes, caverns formed on the conglomerates are of interest in terms of tourism. These figures, which are subject to different myths and stories by the people of the region, are visited by Kadirli, Osmaniye, Kozan and Adana, which are very hot in the summer, and by the people who are on the plateau for the highland activities. The area where these figures are located is also the subject of activities such as mountain climbing, paragliding, camping, trekking, festival. These landforms of karstic heritage are damaged by anthropogenic influences (housing, transport, agriculture, livestock, etc.), depending on the activities of the plateau. The purpose of this work is to draw attention to this karstic heritage, including elements of cultural heritage, to ensure that it is assessed in the context of sustainable tourism and to provide suggestions for preservation.