Country Info
- Ankara
- Capital
- Turkish Lira (TRL)
- Currency
- 66,493,970
- Population
- TR
- Country Code
Turkey Slideshow
Top Hotels in Turkey
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Akka Alinda Hotel Kemer
76 reviews -
Hotel Aqua Icmeler
445 reviews -
Corinthia Club Hotel Tekirova
83 reviews
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Surmeli Ankara
44 reviews -
Horus Paradise Luxury Resort Side
63 reviews
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Letoonia Golf Resort Belek
329 reviews
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The Marmara Antalya
242 reviews
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Amara Dolce Vita Tekirova
163 reviews
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Hilton Bodrum Turkbuku Resort & Spa Golturkbuku
91 reviews
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The Marmara Pera Hotel Istanbul
297 reviews
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Novotel Istanbul
152 reviews
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Meder Resort Hotel Kemer
100 reviews
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Point Hotel Taksim Istanbul
129 reviews
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Ozkaymak Falez Hotel Antalya
102 reviews -
Grand Cettia Hotel Marmaris
611 reviews
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Vera Club TMT Bodrum
247 reviews -
Moevenpick Hotel Izmir
111 reviews
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Golden Age 1 Hotel Istanbul
39 reviews
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Sheraton Istanbul Atakoy Hotel
102 reviews
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Iberotel Sarigerme Park
30 reviews
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Korel Thermal Resort Afyon
10 reviews
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Fantasia Hotel De Luxe Camyuva
156 reviews
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Paloma Grida Village & Spa Belek
407 reviews
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Club Zigana Beldibi
11 reviews
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Goldcity Tourism Complex Kargicak
149 reviews
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Rixos Hotel Tekirova
85 reviews
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Aegean Dream Resort Turgutreis
364 reviews
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Fame Residence Lara Antalya
107 reviews
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Simena Sun Club Camyuva
30 reviews
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Ramada Plaza Istanbul Hotel
113 reviews
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Nova Park Hotel Side
72 reviews
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Hotel Turan Prince Residence Colakli
138 reviews
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Legacy Ottoman Hotel Istanbul
164 reviews
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Royal Wings Hotel Antalya
630 reviews
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Club Grand Side Colakli
91 reviews
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Alva Donna Exclusive Hotel & Spa Belek
52 reviews
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Aydinbey Relax Hotel Alanya
3 reviews
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Orfeus Park Hotel Colakli
110 reviews
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Swissotel Ankara
45 reviews
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Club Gunes Garden Avsallar
4 reviews
Turkey
Travel Blogs from Turkey
A Taste of Mosaics and Baklava
This is a top pick! ... assistance around the town during the two days I stayed here. The city was the largest and most prosperous in southeastern Turkey. In part this is because of the GAP, the vast Southeastern Agricultural Project that now brings walnuts, pistachios, ...
Heavenly Hamam
This is a top pick! Took a quick ferry & two buses from Istanbul to Bursa this morning. Staying along the main road in this town of approximately 1 million under the shadow of ULUDAG (2543m). The town is known for its natural hot springs...and all of you who ...
Hurray........
This is a top pick! ... had the signed visas and our passports in my hot little hand. Yeah, we were off to Cappadocia, our last touristie thing in Turkey. The 300km drive to Cappadocia was enjoyable and scenic, mostly dry but we crossed a river several times, where the lucky ...
No Sleep 'Til Diyarbakir
This is a top pick! ... War I, the Kurdish people, now numbering over 20 million, were denied their own nation and were split between Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran where they have been subjected to everything from making their language or television stations illegal ...
Planning, planning, planning!
This is a top pick! ... Laura and I figured we are too tired to go out to karaoke with our friends, so we decided to just go watch tonight's game (Turkey vs. Hungary). Hasan told us that his team's colors were blue and yellow, so we showed up wearing blue dresses... then ...
Overnight trip to Safranbolu
This is a top pick! We departed at 8:30am for what was to be our 7-hour bus ride to Safranbolu. I am certain that it only takes 4 hours by car, but with our POS bus and multiple breaks, we got there around 3:30pm and by the time we were done with late lunch, it was ...
Chora Church and Fetiyeh Camii
This is a top pick! ... it. No, they said, you must have IDs. I was like, "Noooo, lutfen, lutfen, we are oranciyim, no money, we love Turkey!" My friends were cracking up in the back, one tried to plead with me, and another- an art history major- was just antsy ...
It Looks like Yosemite
This is a top pick! Arrived here midday and it was hot!!! Walked along the lake to a spot for lunch that had lots of different cold fountainas that we all got into and got wet to cool off. Lovely mezze again for lunch among other local tasties. Spent the ...
Time in Turkey with More Maguires
This is a top pick! ... razor he was using to shave Ed´s neck. American action in Iraq and Bush´s foreign policy are fairly universally despised in Turkey, and we spent the first few minutes of any conversation decrying any approval of either. I should have gotten a shirt ...
Halfway, half-time, and a pitstop
This is a top pick! ... to be a flight of fancy. There is no such thing as the touted passenger ferry. It is a truck-delivering/smuggling ship from Turkey that runs anywhere between once a week and once a month. When there are enough passengers, it returns south to Trabzon. ...
The Ups and Downs of Travel
This is a top pick! ... hasn't changed in 50 years is noteworthy. (We could also tell they weren't as used to seeing foreigners as in other places in Turkey - we were starred at quite a lot.) Crap!: The ATM we used at a nearby bank shortchanged us 50 TL (about 45 CDN). ...
And We're off
This is a top pick! ... start the trip as it offers us access to either Eastern Europe or Asia. Who knows where we will go. I have always wanted to visit Turkey and Istanbul so very excited to be heading there. Anyway, that's it for now. It is only a short update to let ...
Istanbul and Constantinople
This is a top pick! ... ear-shattering cheering and chanting and the scary, if not dangerous, flare goes off every few minutes without fail. When Turkey scores, I swear I thought I was in the middle of a war zone. For fear of our lives if the Turks win, ...
Still in Ankara Autopark
This is a top pick! 19.8.06 Still in the otopark in Ulus, Ankara I had such a disturbed night's sleep, I slept though 2 calls to prayer from the loud speakers near by. There must be 2 mosques close by because the calls to prayer start about 30 seconds apart. This makes ...
Treehouses
This is a top pick! ... by one dish comprised of fried potatoes, yogurt and hot peppers. Believe it or not, it was delicious! Vegetarians can survive in Turkey quite well. The only other people at the Lemon Pension were Marc and Ann, a couple from Anterp, Belgium. He's ...
Cairo to Istanbul
This is a top pick! ... South Korea was not on the list! I showed the guy my passport, and he said, "South Korea... FREE!" So I entered Turkey without a visa, without any problem. Wee. But I did not see the program people waiting for me at the exit like ...
last stop....Istanbul
This is a top pick! ... ...a huge city...15 million people...spanning two continents, Europe and Asia...Topkapi, the palace...water taxis....traffic...modern Turkey... And I think I'm ready for a bit of "modern-ness". I'm somewhat challenged by the inability to ...
Istanbul
This is a top pick! 11.8.06 Istanbul At 6am the Turkish army came to move us on. None of the 7 soldiers spoke English but we got the message loud and clear. 10 kilometers down the road we made our breakfast before braving the peak hour traffic into Istanbul. It was a ...
Classes
This is a top pick! Back to reality and routine. I am taking a religion class, focusing on the relationship between Islam and the West, and another class on the history of Istanbul. We first had the religion class yesterday, and I definitely feel ...
Rumi and the Sema
This is a top pick! I died as a mineral and became a plant, I died as plant and rose to animal, I died as animal and I was Man. Why should I fear? When was I less by dying? Yet once more I shall die as Man, to soar With angels blest; but even from ...
Erzurum
This is a top pick! ... mosques, tombs, and medreses (known as medrassas further east, slight difference). To me, it showed the ties between Turkey and its Central Asian Turkish roots. At the time these structures were built, the Turks had only recently arrived in ...
Another scholarship! and karaoke
This is a top pick! Hey hey hey! I won yet another scholarship- this time from the Korean Embassy! Apparently I am among the 110 outstanding Korean undergraduate/graduate students in the U.S. and Canada. I should really start applying for more ...
Back to the Caves
This is a top pick! We had camped during our last visit to Göreme. This time I wanted to stay in a cave, so we did. It was lovely and cool inside so we had a snooze as the overnight bus journey had stuffed us. Consquently we didn't do much that day but we did look ...
On My Deathbed
This is a top pick! Nearly each destination seems to great me with a new sickness. Tonight I arrived in Istanbul with a 24-hour flu and a terrible stomach virus. Hamza, the CSer hosting me tonight in Istanbul met me at the ferry station in Kadikoy after I arrived via plane, ...
Busing It
This is a top pick! As if the six hour bus ride departing at 2:30AM wasn't going to be uncomfortable enough, I entered the bus to find a very robust women sitting in my seat asleep and overflowing into me the entire ride. It didn’t help that there were two women with ...
Paulie Baba and the Taxi Thieves
This is a top pick! ... her comments were that it looked awfully 3rd world and that she wouldn't want to go there. Immediately I explained to her that Turkey may not be someplace she would feel comfortable. She seemed really afraid of the notion that she might have to face a ...
Turkish Delights
This is a top pick! ... ;İ have to take alternative routes at times to avoid running into someone İ have told İ will see later...etc. Turkey and specifically Istanbul is much more secular than many of the other places İ have visited. Still hear ...
More Ruins
This is a top pick! ... lumpy) and they don't seem to be able to clean it properly. We are still enjoying all the fresh food available in Turkey. At breakfast this morning (the cost of your hotel room usually includes breakfast) we had newly baked warm bread (the bread here ...
Fantastical Fairy Land Flintstone Style
This is a top pick! ... to some, it was worth it, to us, it was out of the question. Note to future travelers… save up to come to Turkey! *** I did some exploring and hiking through some of the hoodoo canyons (Deb only had flipflops so couldn’t come) and saw as much ...
Lebanon Cedars in Turkey
This is a top pick! ... cedars was not so easy, but relaxing was. At first, I searched online for a place where I could find the cedars in Turkey. This took a while, but eventually the town of Elmali seemed a good place to begin the search. Why was I searching ...