"Turkey....A Delight!" a Turkey Travel Page by suvanki

I first discovered Turkey by accident, I was due to visit China, but unfortunately, due to the tragedy of Tiannamen Square, my holiday was cancelled by the Foreign Office.
In need of a holiday, my travel agent suggested Turkey. I didn't know much about this country, but on being shown a picture of Olu Deniz, I immediately booked. This was the beginning of a long love affair with this fascinating country.

Since 1989, I've visited Turkey 11 times. I'm eagerly awaiting my next visit!

My favourite city is Istanbul, a vibrant place with lots to offer. I've particularly enjoyed visiting in January (twice)

1993 was my favourite trip..one of the happiest times of my life..I saw so much of the country, visiting places where I was often the only foreigner, (Harran and Hopa). Just jumping on buses to where I fancied. Saw some stunning sights, and met some amazing people.

I lived in Icmeler and Marmaris, working as a holiday rep for a short while in 1999, which gave me a different view of the country, and I got to see a few places that I hadn't seen on my previous travels (Ephesus/Pamukkale/Kusadasi/Turunc/Icmeler) as well as revisiting some familiar sights (Dalyan/Marmaris/Fethiye/Hisaronu)

Over the years, I've taken lots of photos, during my visits to Turkey - but these were in pre digital or cd times. I still haven't got a scanner, but I'm gradually getting my negatives put onto cd. So I hope to share some of these with you soon.

1989 September.
Hisaronu , Marmaris ( day trip to Rhodes)

1991 May
Istanbul Ankara Capadoccia (Goreme, Zilve, Nevsehir, Aksaray, Uchisar,Urgup) Konya, Antalya Cappadoccia (Goreme, Kayseri ) Ankara and Istanbul

1993 May
Hisaronu Istanbul Ankara Amasya Samsun Trabzon Hopa Erzerum Sanliurfa Harran Nemrut Dag Adana Capadoccia (Goreme, Nevsehir) Ankara Dalyan Hisaronu

1993 September
Hisaronu

1995 August
Turgutreis

1996 January
Istanbul

1997 January
Istanbul

1999 April - August
Lived in Icmeler & Marmaris

2001 September
Patara Kas Kalkan

2002 May
Datca (Day trip from Symi)

2003 May
Datca (Day trip from Symi)

Yes, I'm long overdue a visit!

Hopefully I'll soon have more pics and tips about my favourite country. I've started pages on individual towns, but think this will be a long and slow process. These will be 'out of date', but hopefully some of the info will still be relevant.