Düzköy
Düzköy offers an extraordinary subterranean cave wonder, high-altitude cloud plateau, and spiritual pilgrimage experience. Its primary natural jewel is Çal Cave (Çal Mağarası)—a 8-kilometer subterranean limestone cave featuring underground waterfalls, wooden walking walkways, stalactites, and high-altitude clean air. Visitors can explore the Haçkalı Baba Shrine (Haçkalı Baba Türbesi) in Haçka Plat
Tourist experience
Düzköy offers an extraordinary subterranean cave wonder, high-altitude cloud plateau, and spiritual pilgrimage experience. Its primary natural jewel is Çal Cave (Çal Mağarası)—a 8-kilometer subterranean limestone cave featuring underground waterfalls, wooden walking walkways, stalactites, and high-altitude clean air. Visitors can explore the Haçkalı Baba Shrine (Haçkalı Baba Türbesi) in Haçka Plateau (1,800m), tour lush Beypınarı Yaylası, or sample organic butter and Kuymak. Gastronomy features fresh mountain dairy, Akçaabat Köftesi, and local teas.
Key points of interest
Investment outlook
Düzköy holds an impressive Transparent Investment Score of 87.8/100, recognized as Trabzon's top subterranean speleology eco-tourism, Haçka yayla chalet hospitality, and organic dairy market. Driven by high national and international tourist traffic to Çal Cave and Haçka Plateau, land and chalet property values average $880/m² with rapid capital appreciation (~44.5% YoY in USD).
Living here
Residing in Düzköy offers a quiet, healthy, and serene mountain plateau lifestyle with pristine air and pure spring water. Residents enjoy safe community streets, organic local dairy foods, and convenient 30-minute highway access to Akçaabat and central Ortahisar.
History & cultural identity
Düzköy (historically Haçka), set on elevated green mountain plateaus south of Akçaabat in western Trabzon, holds an ancient cave, spiritual, and high-altitude yayla history. Known historically as Haçka, the district is world-famous in speleology for Çal Cave (Çal Mağarası)—one of the world's longest subterranean cave systems—and as the spiritual home of Haçkalı Baba (Haçkalı Hoca Baba Shrine), a revered 20th-century Black Sea Sufi saint. Incorporated as an independent municipal district in 1990, Düzköy is a major yayla eco-tourism hub.
Frequently asked questions
What is Çal Cave in Düzköy and why is it world-famous?+
Çal Cave is one of the world's longest subterranean caves (8km), famous for its interior wooden walkways, underground streams, and clean air beneficial for asthma.
What is the spiritual significance of Haçka Plateau in Düzköy?+
Haçka Plateau hosts the Haçkalı Baba Shrine, attracting thousands of spiritual pilgrims and yayla travelers every summer.
How far is Düzköy from Akçaabat and Central Ortahisar?+
Düzköy is located 20 kilometers south of Akçaabat and 32 kilometers (a 30-minute drive) southwest of central Ortahisar.