Turtuk is a village 200 km from Leh on the banks of Shyok River. Turtuk is the most northern village of India. It was under Pakistan’s Control till 1971. Only when the Indo-Pakistan war ended in 1971, Turtuk (together with 5 other Balti villages) was then included within the Indian line of border control. Turtuk was opened for tourists in 2009.