Turkey Off The Beaten Path

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      Country lane in Bitez
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  • Cypress trees behind and orange grove
      Cypress trees behind and orange grove
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  • Sun sea and a breeze in Turkey. heaven
      Sun sea and a breeze in Turkey. heaven
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Most Viewed Off The Beaten Path in Turkey

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Asian side   Istanbul

Asian side, Istanbul

 44 Reviews   Sile is a small resort town near Black sea, about 50 kilometers from Istanbul, going deeper into Asian side of Turkey. It is a small town, about 10 thousand people live here, but as the place is... 

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bosphorus boat trip   Istanbul

bosphorus boat trip, Istanbul

 29 Reviews   Bosporus cruise probably was the most memorable thing to me in Istanbul, I loved to glance at beautiful surroundings with green hills and nice villas, few castles, fishermen on the shore, and also it... 

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hammam   Istanbul

hammam, Istanbul

 8 Reviews  So many of the Hamams in Istanbul are SUPER cheesy (tourist-oriented) and SUPER expensive. If you want to go to an authentic Hamam, which is actually used by a Turkish community in Istanbul, visit... 

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old houses   Istanbul

old houses, Istanbul

 16 Reviews  I noticed there was a category for 'old houses' so I thought I'd make a tip. You will certainly see plenty of them if you wander the streets of Cankurtaran, a few minutes' walk seawards from Ayia... 

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theodosian (city) wall   Istanbul

theodosian (city) wall, Istanbul

 10 Reviews  These, big, ancient Walls I saw several times as I toured around Istanbul. Some are still in ruins, and some have been restored. Evidently, the wall contained 8 main gates. The main public gates led... 

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Ortakoy   Istanbul

Ortakoy, Istanbul

 7 Reviews  Nestled under the shadow of the Bosphorus Bridge is Ortakoy an attractive neighbourhood of narrow cobbled streets lined with cafes and shops which, across the busy road, heads upwards to a more... 

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Rumeli Hisari   Istanbul

Rumeli Hisari, Istanbul

 7 Reviews  Referred to as the Europe Castle to distinguish it from the Asia Castle across the Bosphorus, Rumelihisarı dominates the narrowest point in the Bosphorus Strait. The castle was built in 1452 by... 

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Chora church Museum (Kariye )   Istanbul

Chora church Museum (Kariye ), Istanbul

 9 Reviews  You should be prepared. Before you enter the church, buy a book in your language (10 liras, it's sold by merchants near the entrance) and use it as a guide. Wikipedia or general travel books miss the... 

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Bosphorus zoo   Istanbul

Bosphorus zoo, Istanbul

 5 Reviews  There is sort of a modern zoo 35km away from Istanbul....They call it bird paradise and botanic garden. But it is not easy to get there. First go to bus terminal 'ESENLER' (take a cab) , The bus... 

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the Roman Aqueduct   Istanbul

the Roman Aqueduct, Istanbul

 6 Reviews  The Aqueduct of Valens in just a short walk southeast of the Faith Camii. By no means is it one of the great remaining Roman aqueducts in existance but it is still pretty impressive. It stretches for... 

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smoking nargileh   Istanbul

smoking nargileh, Istanbul

 4 Reviews  There are many places around sultanahmet to enjoy some nargileh. And when in Turkey, do as the Turks right? Try some nargileh, it is quite fun. Ask the waiter to demonstrate some tricks for you,... 

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Galata Tower   Istanbul

Galata Tower, Istanbul

 5 Reviews  Galata Tower , XIV century Genoese tower 67 meters height is a best place to see the sunset in Istanbul. From there you can see most of the areas of this huge city. Europe and Asia, the Golden Horn... 

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Sunken Palace Cistern   Istanbul

Sunken Palace Cistern, Istanbul

 3 Reviews  En las guias aparecen muchos sitios para visitar en Estambul, pero uno que no hay que perderse, aparte de los importantes, es la Cisterna de la Basílica de Yerebatan. La combinacion del sonido del... 

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Reviews from VirtualTourist Members

It takes lady's months or even years

by rachel_sun

It takes lady's months or even years to weave a rug.The large silk rugs can take 3 ladies upto 6 years to complete.They are very expensive because of this.The rug i liked,about the size of the one in the pic was about£280 including delivery.I will start saving up.I loved the turkish delight you could buy in shops.It was all cut up and layed out and you picked an empty box up and you could fill it up with what you liked.It was only£1 for a huge box.On the first night,we ate one whole box in a go,i did feel sick.I also bought a couple of cd's of Turkish music,which were£3 each.Iloved the music there.It is very mystical.I think wherever you stay,you will find good shops and markets on.I enjoyed buying some local food from the supermarket and trying it.Next year i am going self-catering and i will buy and cook alot more local things.Look at the beautiful handmade rugs.So much time has been...

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Biblical tours in Turkiye

by traveloturc

Turkiye is the mother land of Christianity and the Bible The itineraries suggested here among biblical and historical sites in turkiye are given with the assumption that you have a car and a good map (available from the turkish ministry of information) a good guidebook and a Bible aswell.Itinerary I:Istanbul-Izmir-Ankara and back 7 days 1st day Istanbul to Canakkale and TroyIstanbul-kesan 233 kmkesan -eceabat 121 km eceabat-canakkale 2 km(allow time for ferrry)canakkale -Troy and back 62 km 408 km 2nd Day Çanakkale to Izmir canakkale-alexandria troas (Odun iskelesi-ezine) 67km alexandria troas-behramkoy 62 kmbehramkoy-bergama ( pergamum) 185 km bergama-izmir (symra ) 105 km 419 km 3rd day Izmir 4 th day Izmir-Efes(ephesus)-Meryem Ana( Virgin Mary ) and back 180 km 5th day Izmir to Afyon izmir -sart (sardis) 100 km sart- Alasehir ( philadelphia) 58 km Alasehir -afyon 210 km 368 km 6 th...

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Antioch and Attalia

by traveloturc

Itinerary IV antakya-antalya 4 days 1st day Antakya-Adana Antioch-Iskenderun (alexandretta) 57 km Iskenderun-toprakkale 55 km toprakkale-misis-yilankale-adana 78 km total 190 km 2nd day Adana-silifke adana-tarsus 39 km tarsus-soli 38 km soli-kizkalesi 52 km kiz kalesi-cennet cehennem (paradise and hell) 10 km cennet cehennem -silifke (Seleucia of isaura ) 26 km silifke-ayatekila and back 2 km total 167 km 3rd day silifke -alanya silifke-anamur (anemurium) 138 km anamur-alanya 128 km total 266 km 4th day alanya-antalya alanya-manavgat 63 km manavgat-side 7 km side-aspendos 38 km aspendos -perge (Perga Murtuna) 25 km perge-antalya(Attalia) 15 km toplam 148 km

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from istanbul to Antioch and Ararat Mt

by traveloturc

Itinerary III Istanbul to Antakya via Agri dagi(Ararat Mountain) 1st day istanbul-eskisehir 315 km ,eskisehir- ballica (pessinus)67 km ballica-gordion 54 km gordion-ankara (ankyra) 103 km total 539 km 2nd day Ankara (ankyra)3rd day ankara- sungurlu ankara- bogazkale (hattusas) 197 km bogazkale-alacahoyuk 33 km alacahoyuk-sungurlu 37 km total 267 km 4th day sungurlu to samsunsungurlu-merzifon 136 km merzifon-amasya (amastris) 47 km amasya-samsun (amisus) 128 km total 311 km 5th day samsun-trabzon samsun-ordu 164 km ordu-giresun (kerasus) 47 km giresun-trabzon (trapezus) 150 km total 361 km 6th day trabzon -erzurum trabzon-macka 21 km macka-sumela and back 44km macka-gumushane 88 km gumushane- erzurum 206 km total 359 km 7th day erzurum-agri erzurum-agri ( ararat mt) 189 km (reminder:Agri (Ararat) Mt is in Turkiye not in Armenia)agri- dogubeyazit and back 192 km total 381 km 8th day...

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Antalya to Izmir

by traveloturc

Itinerary VI Antalya -Izmir 3 days 1st day Antalya-Pamukkale Antalya-termessos 25 km termessos-Isparta 148 km Isparta-dinar 62 km Dinar-Laodikea 112km Laodikea -Pamukkale ( hierapolis) 10 km total 357 km 2 nd day pamukkale-aydin pamukkale-colossae 30 km colossae-denizli 25 km Denizli-geyre ( aphrodisias) 100 km geyre-aydin 98 km total 149 km 3 rd day aydin-Izmir ( symrya) aydin-selcuk 50 km selcuk-efes ( ephesus) 5 km Efes-Meryem ana ( virgin Mary) 13 km Meryem Ana-Izmir 81km tottal 149 km

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Ankara- Capadoccia

by traveloturc

Itinerary VIII Ankara-Urgup and back 2 days: 1 st day Ankara-Kirsehir 192 km Kirsehir-Nevsehir 92 km Nevsehir -Goreme-urgup and back ( capadoccia) 50 km total 334 km 2 nd day Nevsehir-ankara Nevsehir-derin kuyu and back 60 km Nevsehir-aksaray 79 km Aksaray-ihlara ( ihlara valley) and back 64 km Aksaray-ankara 223 km total 426 km

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Kurdistan

by Gili_S

Kurdistan is a country on the eastern part of Turkey as well as part of northern Iraq and Iran.It is not a formal country and never been independent, however, the Kurds themselves knows who they are, their culture, language and land. It is a beautiful country to travel and see archaeological sites and mountain scenery.Unfortunately due to the occupation of their land and the political situation it is not always safe to travel there but we all hope that one day they will solve their political disagreement and will be recognise by the rest of the world and live in peace.

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Rákóczi Memorial Museum in Tekirdag/Rodosto

by csordila

The Museum is in a 17th century Turkish house, where the Hungarian national hero Francis II Rákóczi spent his last 15 years, during his exile, from 1720 till his death in 1735. Sovereign of Transylvania, a man of honour, had promised his followers total independence from the Hapsburg Empire. Many had given their lives for this aim; their families had been subjected to hunger and deprivation. Surely there is a strong probability that he could then have gone on to steer Hungary towards at least a partial independence. But this extraordinarily talented, courageous and honourable man had not delivered his promises and choose rather exile than dishonour.Today, the house - a property of the Hungarian State - is widely visited by Hungarians and for all those with Hungarian roots, having become a place of national pilgrimage.Direction: From Istanbul you can follow the O3/E80 motorway, at the...

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kargi bay- datca - mugla

by mb66333

I live in Turkey,I've been lots of beaches,but I'haven't seen like that before.As clear as drinkable water.if you like swim,you love this place.Don't forget your swim glasses. You can see bottom of the sea quite clearlry.if you are lucky You can swim with gooses.Just 5 km from Datca city center.Also shower,WC and restaurant.

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AMASRA

by Pinat

The town that was a passion for......Princess Amastris, her name-giver who followed the sea trade routes and longed for her shores;...Fatih Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror, whose army took Istanbul by moving his ships overland in the night and setting them down in Golden Horn;...Necdet Sakaoglu whose knowledge of the town’s history;...me for I miss sea all the time and she is the prettiest town that is nearest to me (to Ankara).Wanna learn more? Then, you need to visit my Amasra pages:)

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