Küre Mountains National Park

Küre Mountains National Park (Turkish: Küre Dağları Milli Parkı), in the Black Sea Region of Turkey, was established in 2000. The national park stretches over the mountain range of Küre Mountains and is located in the districts Pınarbaşı, Cide, Şenpazar, Azdavay, Kurucaşile, Ulus, and Amasra, of the Kastamonu and Bartın provinces. It contains within the borders of the Black Sea Region, extending from the west bank of the Bartın River to the east bank of the Kızılırmak River, covering a distance of 300 kilometers. The Küre Mountains National Park (KMNP) is one of Turkey's 41 national parks, covering 80,000 hectares of protected area featuring diverse terrain and ecosystems. Within its boundaries lies a core zone of 37,753 ha (93,290 acres) with an average elevation of 500 m (1,600 ft).

The Küre Mountains National Park (KMNP) has a diverse landscape and varied topographical structure that houses a wealth of habitats and ecosystems. The park's significance lies in its rich biodiversity values, habitats, canyons, caves, fountains, waterfalls, cultural values. In addition to its natural assets, KMNP is a destination for ecotourism in Turkey, attracting visitors drawn to its folkloric values and the presence of traditional wooden houses.

KMNP stands as a natural conservation area, among Turkey's largest protected areas, featuring old-growth forest formations. It is considered as an endangered 'humid forest eco-systems under the influence of the black climate sea' which includes a variety of habitats such as mixed forests of fir and beech, sea and coastal habitats, grasslands, and rocky areas. It also recognized as one of the 100 Forest Hot Spots of Europe that require protection as falls within 200 eco-regions, globally identified by the WWF.