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Marmara

Istanbul and the Sea of Marmara. Where East meets West — Byzantine churches, Ottoman mosques, and the Bosphorus.

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Istanbul

Where East meets West

From $40/day

Aegean Coast

Ancient ruins, white-washed towns, and turquoise coves. Bodrum, Ephesus, and the cotton terraces of Pamukkale.

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Bodrum

Aegean glamour and ancient ruins

From $50/day
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Ephesus

Ancient city of the Mediterranean

From $30/day
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Pamukkale

Cotton castle thermal terraces

From $25/day

Mediterranean Coast

The Turquoise Coast. Paragliding in Fethiye, diving in Kas, and the beaches of Antalya.

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Antalya

Turkey's Mediterranean coast

From $35/day
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Fethiye

Paragliding and the Turquoise Coast

From $30/day
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Kas

Laid-back diving town on the Lycian coast

From $35/day

Central Anatolia

Fairy chimneys of Cappadocia, hot air balloons at sunrise, and underground cities carved from volcanic rock.

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Cappadocia

Fairy chimneys and hot air balloons

From $45/day

Black Sea Coast

Lush green mountains, tea plantations, cliff-face monasteries, and a distinct Pontic culture.

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Trabzon

Black Sea coast and Sumela Monastery

From $25/day

Eastern Turkey

Ancient stone cities, Mesopotamian plains, and a cultural crossroads of Arab, Kurdish, and Syriac heritage.

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Mardin

Stone city on the Mesopotamian plains

From $20/day

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