Turkey City Guide
Nine city guides across four regions, each with attractions, local food and practical tips.
Antalya
Antalya anchors Turkey's Mediterranean holiday coast and has one of the country's busiest airports. The old harbor district of Kaleiçi keeps…
17 things to do
Bodrum
Bodrum stands on the site of ancient Halicarnassus, home of the Mausoleum that counted among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The 15th…
10 things to do
Cappadocia
Cappadocia is a volcanic region of central Turkey where erosion cut the soft rock into valleys, cones, and cliffs. People carved homes, c…
10 things to do
Fethiye
Fethiye occupies the site of ancient Telmessos, and Lycian rock tombs still overlook its harbor. The Blue Lagoon at Ölüdeniz, one of Turkey'…
8 things to do
Istanbul
Istanbul sits on both sides of the Bosphorus, the strait separating Europe and Asia. As Constantinople it was capital to the Byzantine and …
33 things to do
İzmir
İzmir spreads around a wide gulf on the Aegean coast and is Turkey's third-largest city. The Kemeraltı bazaar has traded on the same streets s…
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Kaş
Kaş grew from a Greek fishing village called Andifli, and Lycian sarcophagi still stand in its old town streets. Divers rate the surrounding wat…
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Marmaris
Marmaris fills a deep bay ringed by pine-covered mountains, near where the Aegean meets the Mediterranean. Its marina is one of the largest…
8 things to do
Pamukkale
Thermal springs built Pamukkale's white travertine terraces over thousands of years; the Turkish name means Cotton Castle. The Greco-Roman…
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