By Fatih Erel

ISTANBUL

Turkey’s sunny Mediterranean resort city of Antalya will host its 17 Super Lig football clubs in January for a training into the upcoming second half of the season.

Out of 18 Spor Toto Super Lig clubs, only Istanbul's Kasimpasa has yet to determine the location of training for the new season preparation.

In the Belek town, 16 Super league clubs will train during the winter training period for upcoming season which will start on Jan. 20.

Reigning champion Galatasaray and the league leader Medipol Basaksehir will be in Belek on Jan. 5 for about a week-long training.

Besiktas will be in Belek between Jan. 3-14 while Antalya is set to host Fenerbahce between Jan. 3-11.

Meanwhile, more than 2,000 national and international football teams and nearly 1,000 teams from other branches of sports will train in Antalya between January and March.

One of Turkey's leading tourist destinations, the resort city will host top teams from all over the world during the winter training period, as the weather during these months is suitable for training and the city has top-level accommodations and sports facilities.