"Turkey: Evolution & Contrast" a Turkey Travel Page by Orbital_

Admittedly Turkey was never at the top of my must-do list. Maybe it was the package-holiday hordes descending upon the coasts, or a few lingering doubts about the regime and its human rights record, but until this summer I’d never really had a reason to go.

Then a friend of mine moved there.

And some other friends of mine coincidently began planning a trip....

...Suddenly I had a whole number of reasons to aim a flight in that direction.

After several days, I wondered why I’d never headed here before. Get out of the cities and it’s great backpacker fodder; a country steeped in history, welcoming locals, wonderful food and a fascinating, evolving culture. As long as you don’t make a beeline for the resorts it’s a great value destination, on all levels. Definitely one to put on the list.