An official announcement published in the Resmi Gazete (Official Gazette) outlines the procedures and principles for awarding "Bicycle-Friendly Accommodation Facility" certificates to accommodation facilities holding a Tourism Operating License. This regulation aims to promote alternative tourism and encourage bicycle tourism as part of sustainable tourism initiatives. The announcement includes rules regarding certificate applications, evaluation processes, plaque preparation, and the information to be included in the certificates.

The "Regulation on Granting the Bicycle-Friendly Accommodation Facility Certificate to Accommodation Facilities with a Tourism Operating License" (Official Gazette Date: 25.08.2020, Official Gazette Number: 31224) has been published. This regulation establishes the procedures and principles for granting a bicycle-friendly accommodation facility certificate as part of sustainable tourism, including the development of alternative tourism types, the promotion and encouragement of bicycle tourism, as well as the procedures for certificate applications, the evaluation of applications and assessment processes, the preparation of the Bicycle-Friendly Accommodation Facility Certificate and plaque, and the information to be included in the certificate and plaque. To view the regulation, click here.