TURKEY FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Many countries have different opportunities for holiday. If you’re looking for a place to holiday you can choose Turkey. However, it’s very important what kind of holiday you want. But if your priority is a cheap holiday then forget Italy and Greece. Turkey is for you.

Sea, Sun, Sand

Turkey has the se on three sides. But the Black Sea, so not so good to swim in northern Turkey. Therefore, you should prefer the west and south coasts.

Best Beaches of Turkey

• Sarımsaklı Beach (Ayvalık / Balıkesir, Aegean Sea)
• Kefalos Beach (Gökçeada / Çanakkale, Aegean Sea)
• Ayazma Beach (Bozcaada / Çanakkale, Aegean Sea)
• Lara Beach (Antalya, Mediterranean)
• Kaputaş Beach (Kaş / Antalya, Mediterranean)
• Ölüdeniz (Fethiye / Muğla, Aegean Sea)
• Çıralı Beach (Antalya, Mediterranean)
• Ilıca Beach (Çeşme / İzmir, Aegean Sea)
• Ovabükü Beach (Datça / Muğla , Aegean Sea and Mediterranean border)
• Kelebekler Vadisi – Butterfly Valley (Fethiye / Muğla, Aegean Sea)
• Ortakent (Bodrum / Muğla, Aegean Sea)
• Patara Beach (Kaş / Antalya, Mediterranean)
• İztuzu Beach (Dalyan / Muğla, Aegean Sea)
• Kleopatra Beach (Alanya / Antalya, Mediterranean)
• Kadırga Bay (Assos, Ayvacık / Çanakkale, Aegean Sea)
• İncekum Beach (Marmaris / Muğla, Aegean Sea and Mediterranean border)
• If you want paragliding, Fethiye is for you. You can do paragliding in Babadağ.

Old Buildings, History, Culture

Turkey has an old history. Byzantine, Ottoman, Seljuk monuments of ancient civilization and a lot more are in Turkey.

• If you want to see the old Ottoman Byzantine palaces and culture, you should visit İstanbul. Edirne, the old capital of Ottoman Empire, is very close to İstanbul. There are many historical monuments there as well. There are also many historical artifacts of Ottoman in Bursa.
• There are historical artifacts of the Anatolian Seljuk State in Konya. If you go to Konya, please visit Mevlana’s tomb.
• If you are curious about other civilizations, you should go to Kayseri, Erzurum, Trabzon, Tokat…

Rafting, Hiking, Landscapes, Orienteering Mountaineering

Turkey with different landfroms. So you have many choices. If you want to take photo, you can go anywhere in Turkey. For example if you like green, big trees you should go to northern Turkey. There are mountains of eastern Turkey.

• Rafting: Çoruh River in Artvin, Fırtına Creek in Rize, Köprüçay in Antalya, Dalaman River in Muğla, Munzur River in Tunceli…
• Hiking: Ihlara Valley (Aksaray), Likya Yolu “Lycian Way” (from Fethiye to Antalya), Kaz Mountains (Çanakkale and Balıkesir), Kaçkar Mountains (Rize and Artvin), Hittite Road (Çorum), Erikli Plateau (Yalova), Aladağlar (Kayseri, Niğde and Adana), Sülüklü Lake (Akyazı – Adapazarı / Sakarya), Köprülü Kanyon Manavgat / Antalya), Bafa Lake (Milas / Muğla), Abant (Bolu), Peribacaları (Nevşehir)…
• Orienteering: Orienteering can be done anywhere in nature. Hiking trails are good for orienteering.
• Mountaineering: Turkey’s highest mountains are in eastern regions. So you should choose one of them. Erciyes Mountain (Kayseri), Süphan Mountain (Bitlis), Munzur Mountains (Tunceli), Kaçkar Mountains (Rize), Altıparmak Mountains (Rize – Artvin border), Aladağlar (Niğde), Ağrı Mountain (Ağrı), Beydağları (Antalya)…
• Winter Sports and Holiday: Palandöken (Erzurum), Uludağ (Bursa), Kartalkaya (Bolu), Erciyes (Kayseri), Kartepe (Kocaeli), Sarıkamış (Kars), Davraz Mountain (Isparta), Ilgaz (Kastamonu)…