It is being held from 24 April–1 May 2011, and is rated as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour.

The last edition was won by ISD–NERI's rider Giovanni Visconti.

[1] Also Turkish 2 cycling teams, Manisaspor and Konya Şekerspor debuted in this race.

Each team was allowed eight riders on their squad, giving the event a peloton of 176 cyclists at its outset.

The biggest names which compete here are Tyler Farrar, André Greipel, Alessandro Petacchi and Sandy Casar.