Belek

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Coordinates: 36°51′N 31°03′E / 36.85, 31.05
Belek
Location of Belek within Turkey.
Country	Turkey
Region	Mediterranean
Province	Antalya
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	07x xx
Area code(s)	(0090)+ 242
Licence plate	07
Website: www.belek.bel.tr

Belek is a township with own municipality in Serik district in Turkey's Antalya Province.

Belek is one of the most prominent centers of Turkey's tourism industry and is as such home to more than thirty four-star or five-star hotels and many other accommodation, services and entertainment facilities.

Belek is a developing Golf Center of Turkey. In planning the golf fields, the architects took into special account the preferences and expectations of European golf players. In Belek, the perfect sight of the golf fields present the wonderful panorama and landscape of the neighborhood while providing the golf players with excellent golf pleasure and competition.

The Kurşunlu Waterfall is a worth to visit place in Belek. There are over 100 bird species living by this natural wonder. The hidden cave at the back of the waterfall is a popular place for visiting. Near Belek there is the Hellenistic city of Perge, which is rated second after Ephesus and the great amphitheater of Aspendos that still today can hold over 15.000 spectators.