Be carefully things of Turkey vacation!

           Hey everyone! How are you? I hope everything is OK! Oh, sorry… I forget to introduse myself J My name is Ertuğ and i am 29 years old. I am from western of Turkey in ‘Çanakkale city’ but i living Russia, in ‘Yekaterinburg’ city. I am a author and a musician. And also i am a traveller and a camper. I discovered 90% of Turkey with my big backpag. It was a good experience! And i am still hungry to discover all places. Not different for me, Turkey, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and New Zealand, all America continent, briefly; World! I believe myself, one day i will be do it! Anyway, i do not want to extend more, we can turn back to our subject. J

Alright, maybe someone can ask why am I saying these! I know, i have two answers to this question. My first  reason is; i always want to establish a warmness and confidence with readers. My second reason is; about of this article. I will be a guide to your vacation to Turkey. But do not worry, you are still free! J Are you wonder why you are free? Please continue to read:  

For example, what did you think ‘be carefully things of Turkey vacation!’ someone says to you? I hope your answer will be ‘YES’ because, i will do it for you in this article. I already talked about myself about Turkey, that’s why you can believe it and trust me J Right now, you can put your glasses if you use it, near yo your computer screen, set up your relaxed position and you can drink something if you want. Why? Because here we go! J

First of all, republic of Turkey is really fascinating country! Turkish people and their cultures, geographic location of Turkey (different 4 seas ‘Blacksea, Marmara sea, Agean and Mediterrean sea’, a lot of jungles, mountains, natural consist of Cappadocia and etc.), different civilazitions cultures to live together in Turkey and Turkish kitchen and Turkish food cultures. For this reason, if you want to visit of Turkey, do not think more to this, just go and visit!

IMPORTANT THINGS ABOUT REPUBLIC OF TURKEY:

I thought important things before go and visit of Turkey for you. Briefly i will talk about regions, in summer and in winter tourism and the best time for visiting of Turkey. We are start if you want J

Firstly, republic of Turkey have 7 regions. These are; ‘Marmara, Agea, Mediterrean, Central of Anatolia, Black sea,East of Anatolia and Southeast of Anatolia’.Ankara is capital city of Turkey. This city is located Central of Anatolia region. The most famous city İstanbul is located Marmara region.

Spring and autumn seasons better for visiting of Turkey. Because in summer times Turkey is really will be hot and in winter times completely reverse will be cold. But if you want to just swimming, enjoyed of sun and lay to hot sand, you can choose in summer times or if you want to skating on the snow, rest in the little wood houses while snowfalls and want to join winter games, absolutely in winter times will be perfect for you!

I suggest to use your annual permit in Turkey. If your annual permit days in summer times, i suggest you coastal cities of Marmara region, Agean region and West side of Mediterrean region. Because in summer times this regions will be perfect for you. You can visit to old civilizations and ancient cities and swimming all in beautiful bays. In summer times do not forget visit these cities and places please;

Gökçeada/ Çanakkale –Marmara region- (This is biggest island of Turkey- my favorite vacation place)

Bozcaada/ Çanakkale (Island)

Assos/ Çanakkale

Ayvalık/ Balıkesir –Marmara region-

Alaçatı/ İzmir –Agea region-

Eski Foça/ İzmir

Kuşadası/ Aydın –Agea region-

Bodrum/ Muğla –Agea region-

Fethiye/ Muğla

Datça/ Muğla

Akyaka/ Muğla

Marmaris/ Muğla

Dalyan/ Muğla

Gümbet/ Muğla

Kaş- Kalkan/ Antalya –Mediterrean region-

Çıralı- Adrasan- Olympos/ Antalya

Belek/ Antalya

Side/ Antalya

Kemer/ Antalya

Alanya/ Antalya

(I classified these cities North to South for easily for you)

 

Oh, sorry! I almost forget! Do not be sad if your annual permit days in winter times. Turkey waiting for you to join winter games, watching to awesome winter views on air with the cable cars, skating on the snow as an amateur J and rest in little wood houses while snowfalls in the nights! In winter times tourism in Turkey generally done; east sides of Marmara, east sides of Black sea, central Anatolia and East of Anatolia regions. Please do not forget to these cities if you use your annual permit days in winter times. This cities (mountains, ski resorts and hotels inside this mountains) will be perfect for you:

Uludağ/ Bursa –Marmara region- (Mountain)

Yalnızçam, Uğuludağ/ Ardahan -East of Anatolia region- (Mountain)

Kartalkaya/ Bolu –Black sea region- (Mountain)

Sarıkamış/ Kars –East of Anatolia region- (Mountain)

Kop Dağı/ Bayburt –Black sea region- (Mountain)

Erciyes/ Kayseri –Central Anatolia- (Mountain)

Zigana/ Gümüşhane –Blacksea region- (Mountain and ski resort)

Ilgaz/ Kastamonu –Black sea region- (Mountain and winter games ski resort)

Kartepe/ Kocaeli –Marmara region- (Mountain)

Palandöken/ Erzurum –East of Anatolia region- (Mountain and winter games ski resort)

(Please do not forget this; this mountains have a lot of hotels, ski resorts and wood houses)

Allright, now i will talk about spring and autumn times vacation to Turkey. I should mention that, this times will be very well for you. Because weather condition of Turkey perfect to vacation in spring and autumn seasons. So it is not cold enough to get cold and not hot enough to sweat. That’s why you can visit relaxly all cities without weather condition problems. And also you can visit firstly archaeological areas and then visit to old civilazations, ancient cities, museums, a lot of fascinating mosques, churchs, synagogues, historical national parks, -Cappadocia region-, you can join to hiking to forests and maybe you can do rafting to raging rivers. (if you love adrenaline like me, it will be awesome exprience for youJ) Yeah, right now i want to talking about important archaeological areas. These areas are really important for understanding to old civilazations:

Göbeklitepe/ Şanlıurfa –Southeast of Anatolia region-

Çatalhöyük/ Konya –Central Anatolia region-

Efes/ İzmir –Agea region-

Troia/ Çanakkale –Marmara region-

Anavarza/ Adana –Mediterrean region-

‘Zeugma’ antient city and museum/ Gaziantep –Southeast of Anatolia region-

Bergama/ İzmir

Sagalassos/ Burdur –Mediterrean region-

Hasankeyf/ Batman (city name, please do not confuse with superhero ‘BATMAN’ J) –Southeast of Anatolia region-

Hattuşaş/ Çorum –Central Anatolia region-

That’s OK guys, everything was good till here, right? Right now i will talk about what you need to pay attention. First of all, if you want to go to away places, you choose public buses in the city centre. So why? Why can i choose a taxi? Taxis are fast and private for everyone! Yes, maybe you are ask me these questions. Because, Turkish taxi drivers can tricked you! Sometimes they excuse to crowded traffic and want to bring you the other (away) way. That’s why they want to more Money of you. If you do not be must, you choose always city buses. But you must to choose a taxi, you do not listen to drivers if they say you the other way. Be persistent, say thank you but i want to go this way. It is work, you will see J

And also Turkey is really rich in domestic transportation. If you want to go the other cities, you have a lot of options. You can choose flights, trains, taxies, intercity buses or try to hitchhikings like me. J If you ask me what you can choose, i suggest you always intercity buses or if have train road, train. Because not every part of Turkey have a train road.

If you choose intercity buses, you can watch to wonderfull places and envirenment from your bus windows. And also these buses have a rest –generally 20 or 30 minutes- in the very well resting places. You can go to rest rooms, eat to delicious food, drink somethings or smoking if you like cigarettes. 

But you want to pay attention to some people! These people are really troublemakers! They are generally seen in the intercity bus terminals. They near to your side and want Money or cigarettes. They love to pity themselves. Their excuses are always the same; I do not want to bother you but i have not Money, i have been staying this terminal for days. Can you give me (for an example) 100 lira? Or; excuse me, i am very hungry but i have not Money. Can you give me some Money? Never believe these people! For example, if they have not Money, how they came here, right? You can answer be simply, i am sorry, i do not speak Turkish, i can’t understand you. And get away from there.

Or you can try to hitchhikings if you like adventure and you want to recognize new people like me! Particularly Marmara, Agea and Mediterrean regions have a lot of hitchhiking youth people. Maybe it will be different experience for you, why not?

Oh, sorry! I almost forget again, you can relaxly rent cars in Turkey. You can drive in the urban or intercity, however you want! You can choose to this option if trust your driving J In this way you can spend relaxly and comfortable vacation. You can try! And also, if you choose this option, you can buy organic vegetables, fruits, olives and olive oils from farmers in the side of the roads. In the summer times, a lot of farmers sell organic products in the coastals and sides of the road particularly in Marmara and Agea region. And if you are a bit lucky, you can find organic soap also. J These organic soaps are made nectar of olives, particularly benefit to your hair and body. If you find organic soaps, you can buy without thinking!

I want to talk about Turkish food cultures and Turkish foods. Because if you come and visit to Turkey, you will never forget to Turkish foods J Alright, how you can eat yummy and original food in Turkey? How you can understand the foods fresh or not? What are the dishes you should definitely taste? I will answer these questions now.

Firstly if you are in Turkey, you are always taste of fresh and organic foods. For example, if spend your vacation in coastal cities, you must eat fishes and sea products first. Turkey really rich of the fishes and sea products. You can understand to looking fishes eyes and their body to fresh or not. If fishes eyes looks live and have not bloody, they will always fresh. The second way, is to look at the body of the fish. If it is body do not looks dry, it is fresh also. Right now you know how you can eat fresh fishes J Do not forget to taste of Turkish ‘RAKI’. It is very strong Turkish national alcohol drink. You can find it in every alcoholic fish restaurants. Finally; Please do not choose frozen fishes and sea products!

Secondly, every famous dishes eat consisted in the famous city. For example, ‘ADANA KEBAP’ consisted from Adana city. This kebap is really delicious! But if you want to eat Adana kebap in different city, may not be very tasty for you. That’s why be carefully every famous meal eat in famous from the city. Maybe it will be interesting but payments of dishes be different city to city also. One more deep note; be carefully this too.

The other subject, mustly taste of foods you find only in Turkey. I will give only one example. This food name is ‘simit’. Simit is generally prefered in the breakfast. You can find in every Street vendors. You can tell if it is fresh by touching it. If it is soft and crispy, it is fresh. Please do not forget to eat cheese beside drink a Turkish tea. J

And also do not forget eat Turkish home cookings in your lunch. Turkey is rich in home liquid foods also. These foods generally made vegetables with meat, only vegetables or meat and soups. You can found in almost every home cooking restaurants.

Finally, a lot of Turkish restaurants are clean and reliable. You can eat Turkish foods relaxly if you do not go to under bridges. J Free your brain and enjoy your yummy foods.

             Allright dear readers, we came end of the this article. I hope you like it. J Please forgive me if i did some faults. I enjoyed it while i write this article. I hope you also. Anyway, thank you for readed! Take care and stay reading, see you to next articles! J