Istanbul
This magical meeting place of East and West has more top-drawer attractions than it has minarets (and that's a lot).
This magical meeting place of East and West has more top-drawer attractions than it has minarets (and that's a lot).
While the scenery of the Aegean coast is not as spectacular as that of the Mediterranean, this is the part of Turkey that was once Asia Minor and it is studded with fantastic historic sites, including the ruins of Troy, Ephesus and Pergamum.
Turkey’s Eastern Mediterranean means different things to different people.
Central Anatolia is the heartland of Turkey, both geographically and culturally.
Travel Alert: The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office recommends against travel to some parts and against non-essential travel to other parts of this area, please check with your relevant national government.
Those troglodytes sure knew what they were doing when they decided to lay down their hats and call Cappadocia home.
The grand port city of İzmir, Turkey's third-largest, is a proudly liberal, long-time centre of commerce that has emerged as a smart alternative base for travel in the west of the country.
Turkey's 'other' city may not have any showy Ottoman palaces or regal facades but Ankara thrums to a vivacious, youthful beat unmarred by the tug of history.
Once seen simply as the gateway to the Turkish Riviera, Antalya is today very much a destination in its own right.
Modern, industrial Bursa is built around the mosques, mausoleums and other sites from its incarnation as first Ottoman capital.
Surrounded by epic sweeps of lunarscape valleys, this remarkable honey-coloured village, hollowed out of the hills, may have long since grown out of its farming hamlet roots but its charm has not diminished.
In 1958 an earthquake levelled the seaside city of Fethiye (feh-tee-yeh), sparing only the remains of the ancient city of Telmessos.
Although more than one million tourists flock to its beaches, boutique hotels and clubs each summer, Bodrum (Halicarnassus in ancient times) never loses its cool; more than any other Turkish seaside getaway, it has an enigmatic elegance that...
A more workaday destination than Kalkan, Kaş – pronounced (roughly) 'cash' – may not sport the finest beaches in the region, but it's a yachties' haven and the atmosphere of the town is wonderfully mellow.
Coastal Kuşadası is a popular package-tour destination for Northern Europeans and, as the gateway to Ephesus, has become the Med's fourth-busiest cruise port.
Şanlıurfa (the Prophets' City; also known as Urfa), is a pilgrimage town and spiritual centre.
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