Travel Guides
Planning
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Article · Istanbul
Istanbul With Aging Parents: How to Plan the Trip
Istanbul with aging parents: what to ask them first, how to pace the day, which sights need the least climbing, and how…
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Article · Cappadocia
Cappadocia Without a Balloon: What to Do Instead
Cappadocia without a balloon: valley walks, rock churches, Avanos pottery and horses, a sample day, how many nights you need and whether…
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Article · Cappadocia
Cappadocia Balloon Canceled? What to Do That Morning and Next
Your Cappadocia balloon is canceled: what to ask the company, what to do with the morning in each kind of weather, and…
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Article · Istanbul
Is Hagia Sophia Worth Visiting During the Restoration?
Is Hagia Sophia worth visiting during the restoration? What the work hides, what you can still see from the gallery, and what…
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Article · Black Sea
Uzungöl or Ayder: Which to Visit, and When to Pick Pokut
Uzungöl or Ayder: a lake from Trabzon or a meadow under the Kaçkar peaks. How they compare, who each one suits, and…
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Article · Black Sea
Black Sea Itinerary: 7 Days From Ordu to Ayder
A Black Sea itinerary for 7 days, from Ordu and Giresun to Trabzon, Sumela, Uzungöl, the Rize tea hills and Ayder, day…
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Article · Şanlıurfa
Göbeklitepe vs Karahantepe: Which to See, With a 2-Day Route
Göbeklitepe vs Karahantepe compared: what you see at each, which to choose, and a 2-day Şanlıurfa route that takes in both hills.
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Article · Fethiye
Where to Stay on the Lycian Way: Pensions and Boutique Hotels
Where to stay on the Lycian Way, region by region: the truth about village pensions, how a boutique hotel and a car…
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Article · Fethiye
Lycian Way Stages: All 27, With Distances and Where to Sleep
All 27 Lycian Way stages in one table: distance, difficulty, where to sleep and what you see, why you read both 450…
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Article · Istanbul
Kosher Istanbul: Kosher Food and Shabbat for Visitors
Kosher Istanbul for visitors: who supervises kosher food, where to eat, the kosher option at the airport, and how we plan a…
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Article
Hot Springs in Turkey: Bursa, Pamukkale, Afyon and the Hamam
Hot springs in Turkey: the Ottoman baths of Çekirge in Bursa, the travertines of Pamukkale and the red water of Karahayıt, the…
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Article · Aegean
Izmir to Cappadocia: A Direct Flight to Kayseri or Two Days Across Anatolia
Izmir to Cappadocia: a direct flight of about 1 hour 25 minutes to Kayseri and an hour to the valleys, or 770…
About this section
Planning
To plan a trip to Turkey, start with the basics: entry rules, money, the season and how you will move around. Our guide to planning a trip to Turkey from the US covers passports and a checklist. The rules for your passport are on the official e-Visa portal.
After that, choose your dates with our season-by-season guide and read Money in Turkey for cards, cash and tipping. Our Getting Around Turkey page compares flights, buses, trains and driving. When the route is clear, the 7-, 10- and 14-day itineraries show how the pieces fit.
