Abant and Gölcük Nature Parks and Yedigöller National Park, which are famous for their natural beauty, saw a total of 73,114 visitors during the nine-day Qurban Bayram (Feast of the Sacrifice), also known as Eid al-Adha.Instead of flocking to coastal towns, domestic tourists decided to spend their holiday surrounded by nature. Due to the crowd, tourists had hard time finding empty parking lots and empty spots where they could lay out their picnic blankets.Speaking to Anadolu Agency (AA), Bolu Municipality Mayor Alaaddin Yılmaz said Bolu has been transformed into a tourism capital: "We continue to initiate new projects to improve the touristic activities in Bolu. We have many projects waiting to be launched. When all of our projects are realized, Bolu will assume its rightful place in the tourism sector."Over 1 million domestic and international tourists visit Bolu annually. Officials expect this number to increase when the upcoming projects are finished.