INFO DEFINITIONS
Thermal therapy is very important since
historical period of time for our health for
that reason thermal therapy is very important
all of people . Because
everything is for healthy
life...
As mentioned and defined in special definitions
and terms section; thermal waters developing as
a result of underground accumulation and heating
of "juvenile" waters with magmata origin,
depending on structural and litological
characteristics of underground layers, or "vadose"
waters with tectonic and athmospheric roots
under high pressure and fluids which consist of
vapor and hot gases developing in similar ways
are defined as "Geothermal energy sources".
Geothermal fluids or geothermal sources with
their development and characteristics mentioned
above, are used in electrical energy generation,
heating of housing and greenhouses and for cure
and treatment purposes as thermal waters,
depending on their temperature.
As a matter of fact, geothermal fluids with a
temperature of over 180oC are used in energy
generation, fluids and thermal waters between
45-30oC are used for cure and treatment purposes
through bathing or drinking.
Availability and productivity of geothermal
fluids, which became important potential sources
in the world and Turkey haved increased after
the elimination of problems like corrosion
caused by geothermal fluids having high
temperatures, rapid sedimantation and scaling
has become possible by means of technical
developments.
According to the results of geothermal research
conducted in the world and Turkey, Turkey has
its place among the first ten countries in the
world as to its geothermal source assests.
Countries like America and Japan, Iceland and
Turkey are countries on higher ranks in this
aspect.
Totally, 6000 MW geothermal energy is generated
and approximately 1 million housings are heated
in the world today. Iceland is an interesting
example for applications of this kind. 85% of
iceland is heated through geothermal energy. The
whole Reykjavik city is heated through
geothermal fluid transferred from a distance of
61 km. Similar applications take place in
southern Paris in France.
On the other hand, Turkey is placed on
Alpine-Himalayan orogenesis zone. For this
reason, Turkey is placed on the world's
geothermal zone due to its tectonic and volcanic
characteristics. Tectonic precipitation areas of
Aegean region, Northern Anatolia earthquake zone
and other volcanic regions from the main
potential areas of geothermal sources and
fluids.
CURE: Although it is a term with Western
language origin, it is a word frequently used in
our language. Used as a term meaning "benefiting
from the thermal springs, sea water and climate
provided that some certain rules are observed".
THERMAL CURE: Thermal cure includes the
treatment by hot mineral water or hot sea water
and cure for therapy purposes.
BALNEOTHERAPY: Cure through spa water.
THALASSOTHERAPY: Cure through hot or normal
sea water and sea climate. CLIMATETHERAPY:
Living in healthy climate and climate cure
HYDROLOGY: Bath or hydraulics science.
HYDROTHERAPY: Cure through fresh water.
SOCIAL CURE: Spa, sea and climate cure
services rendered for no profit and to protect
workforce and health and facilities established
for this purpose are considered as "Social cure"
or "Social thermalism".
SPECIAL CURE: Spa, sea and climate cures and
such services to remain healty. On special cure
services, supply and demand rule of economy
applies. People in need for cure choose the cure
place according to their purchasing power and
preferences and make the necessary payments. All
services rendered with this understanding are
considered as "Health Tourism". The services
rendered in spaa are considered as "Spa Tourism".
HEALTH FACILITIES: Places where cures are
administered with the purpose of protecting human
health under doctor control through climate, spa,
fresh and sea water, mud etc. or breathing or
electrical or mechanic devices or in the form of
massage and physical education are considered as
"Health Facility". These facilities are developed
for profit or non-profit purposes.
GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES: It is a term used for
hot gases and their evaporating components,
depending on the structural and lithological
characteristics of ground layers. These
compositions that are called also "Geothermal
fluids" have a higher temperature than the yearly
surface temperature of that place. These fluids
include more diluted substances in the form of
overheated substances and gases compared with
surface and ground waters. Using geothermal
fluids, energy generation, housing and greenhouse
heating is possible. They are also used in thermal
cure and therapies through bathing.
HEALTHY WATERS: Hot or cold mineral waters
that are proven to be effective in health are
called "healthy waters" by the people due to their
natural treating effect.As known, hydromineral
waters used for drinking are called "mineral
water", and mineral waters drank on their source
for health purposes are called "SPRING WATER". Hot
mineral waters that come to the surface in natural
ways are called
"HOT SPRING" in Western and Middle Anatolia, as
INLET in Southwest Anatolia and Mu§la and as
THERMAL SPRING in East and Southeast Anatolia. The
facilities established in places close to or over
the hot mineral water spring are generally called
SPA.Instead "Hot mineral water", terms of "Thermal
water" or SPA WATER; and instead hot or cold
mineral water used for drinking cure, the term
DRINKING WATER have been used for research
studies.
