Carya Golf Club
Surrey-style heathland in Belek’s pines, floodlit for rounds after dark.
Turkey’s first championship course, opened in 1994 and host of the 2026 Turkish Airlines Open.

The National opened on 18 November 1994 as the first course in Turkey built to European tour standards, and everything else in Belek followed it. It held the country’s first international professional event, the Turkish Senior Open, in 1996 and 1997. Three decades later it was back in the spotlight, hosting the Turkish Airlines Open from 30 April to 3 May 2026, won by Mikael Lindberg. It is a mature course of umbrella pines, ponds and swans, with a floodlit back nine, and it publishes clear rack rates.
Use the Book Tee Time button or the request form on the club website. It asks for your group size, preferred date, a morning or afternoon start and where you are staying, and the club confirms by reply. A handicap certificate is required, with a limit of 36 for men and women. An 18-hole fee cannot be split into two nines. Singles and twosomes may be paired with other players. Juniors can make up no more than 10% of a group. Reserve buggies in advance through the reservation office; same-day cancellation of a reserved buggy is not accepted. Guests of the Regnum hotels pay a lower rate.
Rack rate for 18 holes, July–August 2027; €95 from 1 December 2026 to 10 February 2027, €170 in October–November 2026 and 11 February–31 May 2027. Regnum hotel guests pay €65–€145. Rates are net and include taxes.
| 18 holes, 1 Oct–30 Nov 2026 | €170 |
|---|---|
| 18 holes, 1 Dec 2026–10 Feb 2027 | €95 |
| 18 holes, 11 Feb–31 May 2027 | €170 |
| 18 holes, July–August 2027 | €85 |
| 9 holes, Oct–Nov 2026 | €100 |
| Golf car, 18 holes | €60 |
Two tour players designed the National: Ryder Cup golfer David Feherty and Seniors Tour professional David Jones. It is laid out among the pines of Kadriye on the western side of Belek, with water in play on several holes; retaining walls frame penalty areas on the 2nd, 3rd and 18th. Out of bounds threatens the 1st, 9th, 12th and 18th, so the opening and closing holes ask for a straight drive. Its tournament history covers the European Senior Tour, Challenge Tour, Ladies European Tour and Access Tour as well as the 2026 Turkish Airlines Open. Golf World ranked it 39th in mainland Europe in 2001. The last nine holes are floodlit, and four sets of tees, black to red, spread the yardage.
The 2027 calendar is already published. The course closes for overseeding from 10 to 24 September 2027, hollow-core aeration runs from 20 June to 31 August 2027, and buggies are kept to paths from 25 September to 4 October 2027. The rack rate drops to €95 from December to early February, which makes a winter trip good value. Ball searches are limited to three minutes and a four-ball should finish inside four and a half hours. Hire carts, trolleys, clubs and range tokens at club reception; the academy has PGA professionals and junior coaching.
Antalya Airport (AYT) is about 35 kilometres west, and the National sits in Kadriye, the first part of Belek you reach from the airport, so transfers usually take about half an hour. Hotels in Kadriye and central Belek are a short shuttle away. Long-haul travellers usually connect through Istanbul.
Nearby: 1. Carya Golf Club (2 km) · 2. Cornelia Golf Club (Faldo Course) (6 km) · 3. Montgomerie Maxx Royal (7 km) · 4. Gloria Golf Club (Old Course) (10 km) · 5. Lykia Links (19 km) · Compare all Belek & Antalya tee times
The club’s booking form names its partner hotels, Regnum Carya and Regnum The Crown, whose guests pay reduced green fees. Regnum Carya is beside the Carya course, which is next door to the National. Kadriye has plenty of other large all-inclusive beach hotels within a few minutes, and central Belek, with more choice and a small shopping area, is a ten-minute drive east.
Carya, Peter Thomson’s heathland-style course, is the neighbour, and the two share partner hotels, so a two-course stay without transfers is easy. Antalya Golf Club and the Cullinan Links are also in Kadriye. Gloria, Cornelia and the Montgomerie Maxx Royal are 10 to 15 minutes east. For a day off, Perge, the Roman city near the airport, has a long colonnaded street, and the Düden waterfalls drop into the sea on Antalya’s eastern edge.
Rates show the club’s own idea of the best months: €170 for October, November and from mid-February to the end of May. Summer is hot, and green fees drop to €85 in July and August, when the floodlit back nine helps. Avoid mid-September in 2027, when the course closes for overseeding.
Explore golf by monthYes. Visitors book through the tee-time request form on nationalturkey.com, whichever hotel they stay in. Guests of Regnum Carya and Regnum The Crown get a lower rate. A handicap certificate up to 36 is required.
For 18 holes the rack rate is €170 from October to November 2026 and from 11 February to 31 May 2027, €95 from December to 10 February, and €85 in July and August 2027. Nine holes cost €60 to €100.
At the National Golf Club in Belek, from 30 April to 3 May 2026. Mikael Lindberg won. Earlier editions in Belek were played at the Montgomerie Maxx Royal and at Carya, the National’s next-door neighbour.
The published 2027 closure is 10 to 24 September 2027 inclusive. Hollow-core aeration runs through the summer, from 20 June to 31 August, and buggies are restricted to paths from 25 September to 4 October.
Last checked 11 November 2026. This is an independent planning guide, not a first-hand review or a booking service. Check live availability, access, fees and travel details with the operator before booking. Airport suggestions are starting points for route planning.
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