Turkey travel advice

OK lets get the latest turkey travel advice out the way, before we go onto describe a flavour of the resorts in Turkey.

So to wet your appetite just a little, Turkey has over 10 hours of sunshine in May, peaking to 14 hours in July, coupled with virtually zero rainfall in the summer holiday season, a Turkey holiday will not disappoint where the weather is concerned.

Turkey entry requirements
British nationals require a visa to enter Turkey. A multiple entry visa can be purchased at the port of entry for ten pounds sterling per person – (Scottish currency is not accepted).

In Turkey’s Mediterranean coastal resorts around Antalya, such as Marmaris, Calis, Olu Deniz and Dalaman, daily temperatures average over 30°C from the end of May through to the beginning of October.

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Turkey health
Travellers should not travel to Turkey without comprehensive medical insurance as private medical treatment is very expensive. E111 and the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) are not valid in Turkey.

Vaccinations.
We reccomend at least Tetanus and Hep A – do see your practice nurse for updates.

Official Turkey travel advice
For up-to-date and official travel advice on Turkey see the Foreign Office website at www.fco.gov.uk

Holiday resorts in Turkey

One thing you will want to take advantage of in Turkey especially on a hot day is the Dolumus (translation Squash) these are little minibuses that take you almost anywhere for next to nothing and the stop when you put your hand out, and drop you where you ask.

Very convenient after a long day on the beach..

Alanya
Situated on the Gulf of Antalya on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, Alanya has been a favoured seaside holiday resort for over 800 years. Today’s European package tourist are drawn here,

Altinkum
Like Bodrum and Kusadasi, its neighbours on Turkey’s south Aegean Coast, Altinkum is heavily frequented by British holiday package tourists, but unlike these other frenetic resorts Altinkum is small

Antalya
Antalya is the main city on the Mediterranean coast and one of the most popular holiday spots, with an attractive harbour setting and the picturesque old quarter of Kaleiçi.

Belek
Belek is a sprawling holiday resort town specifically developed for tourism, and over the last two decades has grown to encompass the neighbouring village of Kadriye. Boasting 300 days of sunshine.

Bodrum
The popular holiday resort of Bodrum, called Halicarnassus in ancient times, is the South Aegean’s most attractive resort, described by Homer as ‘The land of eternal blue’.

Calis
The holiday retreat of Calis (pronounced Chalish) is renowned for its spectacular sunsets and its laid-back atmosphere. Situated in the south west of the country on the beautiful Mediterranean coast.

Dalyan
Unlike neighbouring holiday resorts, Dalyan is a largely undeveloped, tranquil village offering a significant number of natural and historical attractions, as well as classic Turkish friendliness.

Fethiye
The small port town and holiday retreat of Fethiye occupies the site of the ancient city Telmessos, with an impressive ancient theatre and numerous Lycian rock tombs.

Gumbet
The purpose-built holiday resort of Gumbet, on Turkey’s southwest coast, is a stone’s throw away from the larger resort of Bodrum and is spreading ever closer to its neighbour as it grows in popular.

Hisaronu
The charming hill town of Hisaronu, a short distance inland from Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, has boomed into a popular holiday resort bristling with hotels, bars, restaurants, shops and tour oper… more
Icmeler
Set on the southeast coast of Turkey where the Aegean Sea meets the Mediterranean, the purpose-built beach resort of Icmeler has a distinctly European flavour, with luxury yachts bobbing in the bay

Izmir
Izmir is Turkey’s third largest city, a busy port, commercial centre and gateway to the Aegean Coast, but despite its size (population around three million) and importance.

Kalkan
The charming Mediterranean holiday resort and fishing town of Kalkan is situated on Turkey’s Turquoise Coast, and is sought after by a crowd more in search of atmosphere and charisma.

Kas
Delightfully situated among towering vertical cliffs, Kas is the region’s second major holiday resort, and although lacking in idyllic stretches of beach, and the dramatic rocky coastliine.

Kemer
Like many resort towns, Kemer was purpose-built and thus has little local flavour, with all of its amenities aimed at tourists on holiday. Kemer’s setting, however, is incredibly beautiful, and it … more

Kusadasi
Kusadasi is one of the most swollen holiday resort towns on the southern Aegean Coast, overflowing with shiploads of tourists in summer who enlarge the year-round population several times over. Onc… more

Marmaris
One of the larger holiday resorts, Marmaris is probably the most European of the Turkish resort towns on the Mediterranean coast, and a bustling cosmopolitan tourist centre in the summer months. Ma… more

Oludeniz
The Mediterranean holiday resort of Oludeniz is situated just a few minutes drive from Fethiye and has an astonishing crystal-clear lagoon and a beautiful photogenic grey-white beach.

Side
Situated on a peninsula and flanked by two stretches of golden beach, the pretty holiday resort town of Side is a jumble of old and new, with an extensive range of tourist accommodation, shops.

Turunc
Turunc was once a sleepy fishing village, but has grown into a popular holiday resort over the years. Sheltered by forest-covered mountains, the town is situated on a small, rounded bay.