Colorful paragliders soaring through blue skies have become the face of Turkey's Muğla region, luring adrenaline-seeking adventurers and tourists from across the world.
Towering above the stunning Blue Lagoon nestling on the coastline, the Babadag mountain in southwest Turkey is considered to be one of the best sites in the world for the sport of paragliding.
The Babadag Aerial Sports and Recreation Centre - one of the world's best known centers for paragliding flights - offers adrenaline-filled minutes to its domestic and foreign tourists.
Situated in Oludeniz, it is helping promote tourism in the Muğla province to foreign and domestic adventurers with the Blue Lagoon - a very popular small village and beach resort at the foot of the Babadag mountain - hosting thousands of tourists every year.
Paragliding pilots can launch from heights of 1,200, 1,700, 18,00 and 1,900 meters, finally landing on the Belcekiz Beach having enjoyed a peerless landscape throughout their flight.
The first six months of the year has seen an increase of 5,000-launches compared to the same period in 2013 - a rise of 20 percent - with the total number of flights for the year reaching 75,000.
Fethiye Governor Ekrem Calik told Anadolu Agency that "Paragliding in Fethiye" was seeking to become a global brand, with the Babadag Aerial Sports and Recreation Centre at its heart, aiming to achieve more than 90,000 flights in 2014.
