Tourism

An aerial view of an oval stone enclosure in a dug pit: pillars stand in its wall and two taller pillars stand in the middle, with steel supports beside them

Culture

Göbekli Tepe: the Enclosures, the Pillars and the Dating

The round enclosures and T-shaped pillars of Göbekli Tepe near Şanlıurfa: who dug them, how old they are,...

14 min read

Illustration: Marmaris harbour with the small castle on its rocky hill, wooden gulets at the quay, a wall of pine-covered mountains and a turquoise bay with a sandy beach

Marmaris Beaches: Which Bay, How to Get There and What Is Free

Pick a Marmaris bay by water class, bus or boat and what is free, using the Health Ministry’s...

21 min read

A path of reddish earth and stones runs along a bare, rocky headland above a deep blue bay, with hills and open sea beyond

Hiking in Turkey: Marked Routes and National Parks

The long-distance routes the Culture Routes Society keeps, the Datça section of the Carian Trail, and DKMP’s facts...

20 min read

Illustration: white travertine terraces holding turquoise warm water on a hillside at sunrise, steam rising from a spring at the top, cypress trees and a stone bath house with two domes in the valley

Cities

Thermal Springs in Turkey: Where to Go and What to Ask

What thermal means in Türkiye, how to check a spa before you pay, the places the ministries list,...

9 min read

Illustration: the white travertine terraces of Pamukkale with turquoise pools below the Roman theatre and colonnades of Hierapolis on the ridge

Hierapolis ancient city: where it is and what to see

Tap the site plan to see where the theatre, the Ploutonion, the pool and the gates are, and...

6 min read

A tall brick minaret with eight vertical flutes and a blue cone, rising over the red-tiled roofs and the trees of Kaleiçi, the old town of Antalya

Cities

Antalya City: Kaleiçi, Hadrian’s Gate and the Old Harbour

Antalya the city, not only the resort: Kaleiçi, the walled old town and harbour, what each age left...

30 min read

Illustration: a sand beach on the Antalya coast with umbrella pines, a lifeguard tower, two striped parasols and a wooden walkway to the sea

Lara Beach, Antalya: Public Beaches and How to Get There

Ten public Lara beaches side by side with the facts TÜRÇEV lists, what the law says about the...

13 min read

Illustration: the walkway inside the glass tunnel of a large aquarium, a tall arched transparent ceiling held by thin steel ribs, a sunken wooden ship with a bare mast and a heavy chain and weathered stone columns behind the glass, a grey shark and a large ray swimming overhead among silver fish

Antalya Aquarium: Tunnel Walk, Hours and Ticket Rules

The 131-metre tunnel stop by stop, what each extra area adds to your day, the daily hours, the...

9 min read

A wooden walkway with mesh railings runs along a rock wall above a turquoise river in a narrow gorge, with a road bridge across the river ahead and one person standing on the walkway in the distance

Saklıkent Gorge: The Walk, the Entry Rules and the Road

What Saklıkent Gorge is, how the walk goes, what the national park’s entry rules say and how far...

15 min read

Water dropping over a golden cliff straight into the blue sea, with a line of white apartment blocks along the cliff top and a green slope in the foreground

Waterfalls in Antalya: Düden, Kurşunlu and Manavgat

Upper and Lower Düden, Kurşunlu and Manavgat: who runs each waterfall, how to get there from Antalya, how...

15 min read

A white hatchback in its bay in a rental station car park by the sea, a key on its roof, palms and a low terminal behind

Car Rental in Turkey: Papers, HGS Tolls, Fines, Accidents

What rental companies ask for, how the HGS toll tag works, speed limits, fines and what to do...

28 min read

Rows of coloured pedal boats moored along a wooden landing on a lake, with houses climbing a forested hillside on the far shore

Sapanca Lake: Getting There, What to See, Where to Stay

A freshwater lake in Sakarya province, 17 km long: how to reach it from Istanbul, what each shore...

17 min read

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