Turkey's ski resorts enjoy full occupancy over mid-term break

Families are flocking to ski resorts around Turkey after the two-semester school break began on Friday. The occupancy capacity has reached almost 90 percent in Uludağ, Kartalkaya and Palandöken, where the snow depth is between 1.5 meters to 2.5 meters.

Local and foreign tourists enjoy skiing and snowboarding with their children. Some even take short holidays and spend one or two days at the reports, especially on weekends. Emrah Usta, a ski resort owner in Uludağ, said the hotel's occupancy capacity is about 80 percent.

"We mainly host travelers from Istanbul. More families arrived after the mid-term break began," Usta said. Hotel owners in Erzurum's Palandöken and Bolu's Kartalkaya ski resorts are also satisfied with the current patronage.

Yusuf Avcı, a hotel manager in Kartalkaya, said 50 kilometers of ski tracks are all available. "On weekends, our occupancy rate reaches 100 percent, while it is 90 percent on weekdays," Avcı said.