Country
Türkiye
Türkiye
Plan a trip to Türkiye: cities, things to do, where to stay, how to get around, and the practical details to sort out before you go.
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Essentials
- CapitalAnkara
- CurrencyTurkish lira (TRY)
- LanguagesTurkish
- Driving sideRight
Cities and destinations
Istanbul
İstanbulA traveller's guide to Istanbul: neighbourhoods, attractions, places to eat and stay, and how to get around.
Cappadocia
KapadokyaA traveller's guide to Cappadocia: neighbourhoods, attractions, places to eat and stay, and how to get around.
Antalya
AntalyaA traveller's guide to Antalya: neighbourhoods, attractions, places to eat and stay, and how to get around.
Izmir
İzmirA traveller's guide to Izmir: neighbourhoods, attractions, places to eat and stay, and how to get around.
Ankara
AnkaraA traveller's guide to Ankara: neighbourhoods, attractions, places to eat and stay, and how to get around.
Things to do
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Hagia Sophia
AyasofyaBuilt as a cathedral in 537, later an imperial mosque, then a museum, and a mosque again since 2020.
Photo: Carlos Delgado · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Topkapı Palace
Topkapı SarayıThe palace from which Ottoman sultans ruled for some four centuries, above the meeting of the Bosphorus and the Golden Horn.
Photo: Brocken Inaglory · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Göreme National Park
Göreme Millî ParkıThe rock-cut churches, cave dwellings and fairy chimneys of Cappadocia's volcanic landscape.
Photo: Benh LIEU SONG · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Ephesus
EfesOne of the best-preserved classical cities in the Mediterranean, with the Library of Celsus and a great theatre.