Exploring Turkey: A Fifteen Days Trip

The assignment content discusses the tourism industry in Turkey, highlighting its potential and growth prospects. The country offers comfortable tours with coaches, well-developed infrastructure, and advanced communication networks. Accommodation options range from luxury hotels to affordable holiday homes and boutique hotels. The article emphasizes Turkey's world-famous cuisine, cultural activities, and historical treasures as major attractions. It also mentions the country's natural resources, lifestyles, and potential for diversified tourism. The assignment includes a 15-day trip itinerary to Turkey, covering various places such as Ephesus, Cappadocia, and Istanbul. The trip plan is designed for economy travelers, with an estimated cost of around $9400.

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Table of Contents
Overview..........................................................................................................................................2
Physical Diversity of Turkey...........................................................................................................3
Human Diversity..............................................................................................................................7
Tourism and Destination................................................................................................................11
Top Tourist Destinations in Turkey...........................................................................................12
Istanbul..................................................................................................................................12
Ankara....................................................................................................................................12
Mardin....................................................................................................................................13
Antalya...................................................................................................................................13
Side........................................................................................................................................14
Ephesus..................................................................................................................................14
Table of Reference.........................................................................................................................14
Tourists..........................................................................................................................................16
Systems of Tourism in Turkey......................................................................................................18
Make my trip in Turkey.................................................................................................................20

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Overview
Turkey has been known officially as the Republic of Turkey that is a transcontinental
form of the Eurasian country. Its location has the crossroads of the Europe and the Asia that
makes Turkey as the country of the significant form of the geostrategic importance. The capital
of the Turkey is in Ankara and its official currency is the Turkish Lira. The official language of
Turkey is Turkish. The wiki page illustrates about an economic 15 days trip for the people who
are in the mood of economic travel.

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Physical Diversity of Turkey
The geographical nature of Turkey forms the natural form of bridge between the old Asian,
American and European continents1. The Anatolian peninsula has the westernmost form of Asia
that has been delivered from Europe by the straits of the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits.
Thrace is in the western part of Turkey that is situated in the continent of Europe.
The examination of the topographic structure of Turkey on the physical map of the world shows
a clear form of the high elevation of the country in comparison to the neighbours, who have half
of the land that have the land that is higher than 1000 meters and two third of it is higher than the
800 meters. The ranges of the mountains are been extended in the east and west directions that
are parallel towards the coasts of the north and the south and these are the core principle
structures for determining the conditions of the ecology2.
The rivers of the turkey have their sources within the various sources that flows in the sea to the
countries that are in the neighbor into the various drainages that are located in the interior
streamlines. There are seven river basins in Turkey3. There also various rivers that have short
courses but also have higher amount of flow in the Eastern region of Black Sea like the Hursit,
Ikizdere, Firtina and Cayi. The major form of the waterfall that are generated in Turkey resides
on the Totum river. The Marmara basin has the fewer number of basins4. The longer basin in this
place is the Kocacy and that rises from the Murat Mountain that essentially flows in to the
Marmara Sea that are placed in the southern part.
The two main rivers that flows from Turkey through the Sea of Caspian are the Kuras and the
Aras. Another factor that is very significant for the topography of Turkey is the continental

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character that can be preserved by its ancient name of the Asia Minor8. This form of the land
mass is indeed a form of small-scale continent in various forms and above all with respect to its
climate in the interior. In some of the provinces, the differences in the temperature that is over 24
hours can be as much as 20 degree centigrade7.
Another aspect of the topography of Turkey that is significant is the character of the continent
that has been preserved in the ancient name of the Asia Mirror. This form of the land mass is a
During the spring months it is unusual to find the weather to be an amalgamation of three
seasons that prevails at different locations of Turkey in one single day. The Mediterranean it is
easier to enjoy the heat of the summer while the temperature of the regions of Black Sea that gets
as much as 2000mm of the precipitation of some of the places where there are parts of the
Central Anatolia with an average rate of precipitating factors that is only one eighth of the main
total.
These form of the wide variations that exists in the temperature and the precipitation affects the
flora and fauna, both in the quantity and in the wide ranges of the species. There are some of the
parts of Turkey that consists of the arid highlands whereas there are others that contains the arid
form of highlands whereas there are others that are thickly forested and the differences that can
play a crucial role in the distribution of the wildlife that are around the country.
The sides of the sea and the situations in the temperate climatic zones, the geological, surround
Anatolia and the geomorphic structures and its topography are all the contributing form of
factors. The four form of sea that reflects its various ecological characteristics. The salinity is
about 18 per thousand in the Black Sea, out of which 23 per thousand is the Marmara Sea, 32 per
thousand is the Aegean Sea and the 38 per thousand is in the Mediterranean Sea4. It has been

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recorded that no other country exists in the world with a wide range of the variation of the levels
of salinity along with its shores and there exists a lot of variations in the ecological structures of
these seas that affects the life forms that inhibits them from the phyto planktons and the
seaweeds to fish and the marine mammals like the dolphins.
The geological and the topographic structure that exists amongst the main form of factors that
affecting the diversities of the species in the terrestrial form of ecosystem. While there are ranges
of the mountains are running parallel to the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea creates a form
of barrier for the rain clouds that are moving towards inland then they causes the abundant form
of rainfall on the slopes of the mountain facing the coast10. On the Aegean the mountains ranges
that runs perpendicularly towards the coast that can be divided by te broad form of valleys that
allows the maritime form of climate for prevailing a several hundred kilometers that are inland.
Alluvions have been carried out by the rivers that have created the fertile form of plains in the
region of Aegean7. The eastward of these mountains ranges that moves closer together in the
Central Entail, spreading apart again in the northeastern and southeastern Turkey. The height of
the plains and the plateaus in the central Anatolia often varies from 700 to 1100 meters, however,
in the Eastern part of Anatolia that rises to 1100-19 hundred metres and then drops to the level of
700 to 500 in the southern part of the Southeastern part of Anatolia9. Despite of their existence of
the broad plateaus and the plains, the topography is largely in the hilly and the mountains that
exists across Turkey as a whole. Turkey has only one peak whose altitude is over 5000 meters,
over 4000m and 129 peaks that are exceeding 3000m8. The form of irregular topographic
structures that has created a wide form of diversified ecological conditions and the species.
However, the history of the geographical structure of the country that has played a part in
creating the natural form of diversity that exists in the present day.

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1 http://www.allaboutturkey.com/cografya.htm 20th September
2 https://www.britannica.com/place/Turkey 20th September
3 http://norent1111.weebly.com/physical-features-of-
turkey.html
20th September
4 http://norent1111.weebly.com/physical-features-of-
turkey.html
20th September
5 https://www.thoughtco.com/geography-of-turkey-
1435669
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6 http://www.touropia.com/best-places-to-visit-in-turkey/ 21st September
7 http://wikitravel.org/en/Mardin 21st September
8 https://wikitravel.org/en/Antalya 21st September
9 https://www.tripadvisor.in/Tourism-g297968-
Side_Manavgat_Turkish_Mediterranean_Coast-
Vacations.html
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10 https://www.ancient.eu/article/128/ 21st September

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Human Diversity
It has been observed that towards the end the Quaternary Era, the earth has undergone the four
ice ages. During the time when it is cold, the period when the glaciers have expanded, the
animals tend to seek to the warmer form of climates that have moved southwards into the Iberian
Peninsula, the Anatolian peninsula and the southeastern part of Asia1. This form of migration
enables these species to survive in the periods of the glaciations. While there are some later that
have returned to the former form of habitats that are maintained in the new homelands that
explains the wildlife of Turkey that includes the species of the northern form of origin2.
The distributions of the species of the flaura and the fauna along with the axis of the north and
south during the glacial periods that have shifted to the east west axis during the temperate
intervals. This also increase the biological diversity3.
While in terms of bio-geographic region Turkey lies in The zone of the Palaeratism, the native
species includes those who are typical of the Ethopian and the Oriental regions6. It has been
remembered that the bio geographic regions covers a vast range of areas that ranges from
drawing from a different form of region that can be anticipated in a better format5.
The comparable form of diversity that are seen in the history of Turkish human, since the
prehistoric phase where there were existence of numerous people who have settled for building
the civilizations and the others that can pass on to the other parts of the continents7. It has been
observed that over the past thousand years, more than twenty other people who have left their
marks on Turkey. The civilizations have risen and at the same time fallen for the successive
waves that are falling prey for the victims that are done by the invasions by the newcomers and
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The sources of the freshwater have been the key elements for the human settlements and the
sources have been related to the tectonic faults8. They have also attracted the settlers into the
areas that are close to the centers of the earthquakes8.
The natural resources have been benefited to the mankind in different ways for over a thousand
of years that have been used up in a gradual manner. The forests and their wildlife have suffered
in most of these processes. The forests and their wildlife have suffered from most of these
processes. Not only did the trees have gradually been used up for the timber and the fire woods,
but also it has been deliberated by the ancient people as the means of capturing the townships of
the enemy9. By even using the primitive form of the axes, the people were able to destroy the
vascular tracts of the forests. The deforestations have been led to the serious form of erosion, that
began about 2700 years ago. However, despite these thousands of years of destructions by the
logging, herds of goats and the fire, Turkey will have the large form of tracts for the beautiful
form of the forestlands10.
In the present day, Turkey has been founded in 1923 as an offering for the multiethnic and the
multilingual form of Ottoman empires that existed between the 14th and the 20th century. This
period has embraced the Middle east, parts of the Europe and the north Africa.
The architecture and the use of the space have influenced the various factors of the economy, the
political form of the ideologies, the environment, the foreign ideas and the traditions. The
ottoman form of the Byzantine and the Islamic elements have represented a clear form of cultural
expression that are imperial to its past. The leaders of the new republic have always wanted the a
different form of expression from the imperial form of past.

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However, it has also been seen that during the holy month of the Arshure that comes exactly
after the feast of the Ramdan, in every households, there is a preparation for special form of
pudding that is known as the Ashureto that are being shared with the guests, neighbors and
friends. According to the tradition, the Ashure must be containing the least of the fifteen
different form of ingredients that includes beans, peas, figs, cinnamon, seeds, pomegranates,
rosewater and raisins. It has been also observed that much of the Turkey , the preparation of the
wedding soup is actually the preparation of the lamb meat with the bones, the lemons, eggs,
juices, butter, flour and the red pepper are been served at the celebrations of the weddings.
The Turkish beverages also include the tea that are been drunk throughout the day with the thick
form of coffee that are been taken after the regular meals, buttermilk and the bulgur drink. The
carbonate drinks also became popular in main cities that have the major form of hangouts.
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Tourism and Destination
Turkey can be defined as a dazzling destination that easily overshadows Asia and Europe.
Brimmed with ancient monuments and bestowed with green scenery, Turkey is all about a
beautiful parade of nature, wrapped under the mist of ancient culture 1. The vibrant culture of
Turkey is famous for food, vast ancient history and eye soothing landscape starting from the sun-
soaked Mediterranean mountains to arid steppe1.
Turkey, a transcontinental country is located on the borders of the Eastern Europe and
Western Asia and Eastern Europe. It covers a land area of about 769,632 square kilometers along
with 13,930 square kilometers stretched water bodies. With a total area of 783,562 square
kilometers, Turkey can be regarded as the 37th largest nation in the world2. It is surrounded by
glorious coastlines and is known for being one of the best vacationing destinations in the world.
The culturally diverse country, Turkey is bordered by eight countries. The immediate neighbors
of Turkey areBulgaria, Greece, Iran, Iraq, and Syria. Turkey experiences hot summers with
temperature reaching up to 32 degree Centrigrade and sometimes more than that. This typical
hot-summer Mediterranean climate is followed by cold and wet winter4. However, conditions
are harsh in inland states and the reason behind this is,mountains near the coast prevent the
Mediterranean climate from enteringand spreading its influence in the centre of the country.
Summer is the best time to enjoy a vacation in Turkey as it is during this season, the climate is in
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Top Tourist Destinations in Turkey
Istanbul
It is the largest city in Turkey and is popular destination among the tourist. It is an amazing city
and scores high on its cultural heritage. It has a captivating blend of sights with magnificent
mosques, churches, Sultan’s palaces and intriguing museums. The water bodies like Bosphorus,
overlooking the Black Sea, are flooded with exotic fishes. It is also regarded as the warehouse of
some of the world famous artists like painters and musicians. Some of the principal attractions of
Istanbul are Galata Tower, Yildiz Palace, and the Istanbul Modern Art Museum.
People visiting Istanbul, explore the streets of the Grand Bazaar or walk through the heady scents
of the famous Egyptian Spice Bazaar with an aim of discovering the metropolis approach of
Istanbul. The stylish art galleries, world-classrestaurants with finger-licking cuisines and musical
yet electrifying nightclubs also pull enormous tourist crowd. The city is the home of three
different empires like the Roman Empire, Byzantine empire and Ottoman empire. The
amalgamation of these different empires provides the city with a unique tang of Christian and
Islamic religion. Tourists who visit Istanbul with a dream of explore the religious and cultural
richness of Turkey, visit Blue Mosque, the majesty of the Hagia Sophia. The TopKapi Palace
of the Ottoman Sultans is a wonderful expression of the Sinan’sarchitecturalmaster piece. The
Suleymaniye Mosqueis known for its panoramic views5.
Ankara
Ankara, capital of Turkey is located right in the center of the country. It is a sprawling
city and home to government and commercial buildings. It is also regarded as Turkey’s
businesses destination and hub for universities and foreign embassies. Ankara, the transportation

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center, links travelers to other famoustouristspot in Turkey. The city offers unique culture scene
and reflects lively arts. Tourists while their transit through Ankara never misses to step inside the
Museum of Anatolian Civilizations6.
Mardin
Mardin, the capital of the Mardin Province is famous for its panoramic view. It is one of
the oldest settlements in the southeastern region of Turkey. Tourists visit Mardin for its strategic
hilltop view, overlooking the plains of Mesopotamia. Mardin is also famous for its cultural
diversity. The architectural integrity is reflected via the sandstone buildings that cascade down
the hill in the form of staircase. People who visit Mardin generally prefer to take a walk through
the meandering streets and never miss to take a glance at the Deyrü’z-Zafaran Monastery, oldest
monastery in the world. Another important tourist attraction in Mardin is the Sultan
IsaMedresesi. It is a monument, built during medieval era and once served as an astronomical
observatory7.
Antalya
Tourists who want to taste the real tang of the beautiful Turkish Riviera make a priority
to visit Antalya. Situated over the Mediterranean coastline, Antalya welcomes tourists with
hotels, resorts, bars and restaurants. This vibrant city has spectacular scenery, garlanded with
gorgeous beaches. The blue waves kissthe green mountains, dotted with ancient ruins, creating a
visual extravaganza. Antalya is famous among the tourist as its bestow its travellers with
numerous amusement activities. Swimming, sailing, mountain climbing are the most vouched
activities. The important architectural remains at Antalya are Kaleiçi, the Old Quarter, Roman
gates, maze-like streets and the Clock Tower8.

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Side
Side is a picturesque town of classic ruins. It was the deck harbor of ancient Pamphylia,
which was ruled by Alexander the Great in 4th century BC. The modern day resorts offer scenic
beauty of sandy white beaches. Side hasamazing nightlife and linger licking cuisines like pizza
shops and quality dining. The principalattraction of Side is Roman ruins and ancient
Hellenisticthat displays remnants of colossal amphitheater9.
Ephesus
Ephesus is a perfect example of classical metropolis. It was one of the largest cities in the
Roman Empire during 1st century BC. It is the proud owner of one of the Seven Wonders of the
Ancient World, the Temple of Artemis or Temple of Diana and hence, one of Turkey’s most
popular tourist attractions. Here moon is worshipped as mother goddesses. The ruins
of Ephesus are well preservedlike the massive Theater, the Temple of Hadrian and the
magnificent Celsus Library10.
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Number
Article Name or the URL of the Website Accessed Date
1 http://www.planetware.com/tourist-attractions/turkey-tr.htm 20th
September
2 http://www.worldatlas.com/eu/tr/where-is-turkey.html 20th
September
3 https://www.ownersdirect.co.uk/info/popular-destinations-
turkey
20th
September
4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Turkey 20th
September
5 https://www.europeanbestdestinations.com/destinations/
istanbul/
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September

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6 http://www.touropia.com/best-places-to-visit-in-turkey/ 21st
September
7 http://wikitravel.org/en/Mardin 21st
September
8 https://wikitravel.org/en/Antalya 21st
September
9 https://www.tripadvisor.in/Tourism-g297968-
Side_Manavgat_Turkish_Mediterranean_Coast-Vacations.html
21st
September
10 https://www.ancient.eu/article/128/ 21st
September

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Tourists
The Tourism in Turkey is focused largely on the various historical sites that reside in the seaside
resorts that exists along the Aegean and the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea. Turkey has
nowadays has become a popular form of destinations for the spa, culture and the care of the
health tourism1.
In the peak season of 2014, Turkey has been able to attract around over forty two million tourists
who were foreigners and it has ranked sixth amongst the most popular destination of tourism in
the world2. This number has however, declined to about 36 million in the year 2015 and it
detoriated to about 25 million in the year 2016 due the uncertainty in the regions and the political
form of tensions within Russia, the images that have become very unfavorable for the Erdogan
regimes and the prominent form of huge terrorist attacks3.
The arrival of the foreign tourist have increased in an substantial level in Turkey between the
years 2000 and 2005 that varied from 8 million to 21.2 million that made Turkey to have the
position among the top ten destinations in the world for the foreign visitors4. In 2005, the
revenues were about US $ 17.5 billion that have made Turkey, which is one of the top ten
biggest owners of the revenue owners in the world. In the year 2011, Turkey has been ranked
about sixth most popular destination of tourists in the world after Europe5.
However, in the year 2017, the government of Turkey has pledged the citizens of Turkey who
are living in abroad to take their timely vacations in Turkey who have been attempting to revive
the struggling form of the tourism sectors of the economy that have went in to the contractions
that exists from late 20167. However, it has been observed that from the late 2017, April, the

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constitutional form of the referendum from the other sharp drops from the tourist bookings from
the parts of Germany was also taken into record.
Serial Number Article Name or the URL of the Website Accessed Date
1 http://www.allaboutturkey.com/cografya.htm 20th September
2 https://www.britannica.com/place/Turkey 20th September
3 http://norent1111.weebly.com/physical-features-of-
turkey.html
20th September
4 http://norent1111.weebly.com/physical-features-of-
turkey.html
20th September
5 https://www.thoughtco.com/geography-of-turkey-
1435669
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6 http://www.touropia.com/best-places-to-visit-in-turkey/ 21st September
7 http://wikitravel.org/en/Mardin 21st September
8 https://wikitravel.org/en/Antalya 21st September
9 https://www.tripadvisor.in/Tourism-g297968-
Side_Manavgat_Turkish_Mediterranean_Coast-
Vacations.html
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10 https://www.ancient.eu/article/128/ 21st September

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Systems of Tourism in Turkey
It has been observed from the past two decades that Turkey has put in a considerable
investsment5s on the infra and super form of structure. This also includes the infrastructure of
the transport that includes the improvements, the modernizations of the airports and the various
air terminals that have the constructions of the new ones. Moreover, for the international airports
there are the main cities and the destinations for the resort. Turkey has also some domestic flight
systems that exist in the main cities and the centers of tourism. The topography of the country
shows that the highways are crisscrossing the whole country8. The regular bus service that runs
through the country are very comfortable and the tours that have coach make the travelling
through the country enjoyable. The infrastructure of the transport and the efficiency of the
services as well as the efficiency of the services that are well advanced form of the
communication network system that exists for meeting all the requirements of the contemporary
form of the tourism9.
The accommodation industry that are at present currently, the include the ranges of the facilities
from the priority of the quality that have the modern form of the hotels that have the deluxe
facilities and the categories of the hotels and the holiday complexes that are from the top quality
and the super deluxe categories, the holiday homes and the boutique hotels are very much
affordable. It has also been observed that most of the high standard hotels and the holiday homes
that have a variety of the recreations and the entertainment facilities. Several golf courses are
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One of the main attractions of the country is the world famous cuisine that prevails in Turkey.
There are numerous international cuisines, the restaurants, bars, entertainment life and the
cultural activities that appeal to the tourists the most.
However, it can be said that Turkey at present have enormous form of potential tourism that are
greatly diversified for its natural resources and the life styles, cultural activities, treasures in the
history. Therefore, the efficient and the dynamic form of tourists for the industry for offering the
wide selections of the products that can the main factor for satisfying the various demands of the
discrete market segments includes the most sophisticated and the demanding form of the
traveler10.
Therefore, through the opinion that have supported the findings of the research that the tourism
of Turkey will be continuing to be at the higher rates than the European and the prospects in the
long term future have seemed to be a very bright.
Serial Number Article Name or the URL of the Website Accessed Date
1 http://www.allaboutturkey.com/cografya.htm 20th September
2 https://www.britannica.com/place/Turkey 20th September
3 http://norent1111.weebly.com/physical-features-of-
turkey.html
20th September
4 http://norent1111.weebly.com/physical-features-of-
turkey.html
20th September
5 https://www.thoughtco.com/geography-of-turkey-
1435669
20th September
6 http://www.touropia.com/best-places-to-visit-in-turkey/ 21st September
7 http://wikitravel.org/en/Mardin 21st September
8 https://wikitravel.org/en/Antalya 21st September
9 https://www.tripadvisor.in/Tourism-g297968-
Side_Manavgat_Turkish_Mediterranean_Coast-
Vacations.html
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10 https://www.ancient.eu/article/128/ 21st September

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Make my trip in Turkey
It is a fifeteen days trip for Turkey for seeing various places like Ephesus, Cappadocia, Istanbul
and many other places in the country without any private guide. The plan schedule is discussed
in the below section. For the economy traveller around $9400 will be spend on the whole 15 days
tour of Turkey.
The itinerary has been planned according to the days
DAY 1 and 2
The first two days are gone for travelling from New Zealand to Isantbul
DAY 3 - Arrival & Selçuk (Ephesus)
The first flight should be to Istanbul and then it should immediately be transferred to the
domestic flight of İzmir and then should be a drive to the airport to the Ephesus. Then the whole
day should be spent to recover from the flights and enjoying the hotel services.
DAY 4 - Ephesus
The nest day, early in the morning there will be a visit to the Ephesus archeological site. Then
there begins the journey to the Selcuk to see the Ephesus Museum that is nearby the Basilica of
St. John on the Ayasoluk Hill and the İsa Bey Mosque that is located in the hills for taking the
taxi towards the Pamucak Beach. In the evening, there should be relishing of the exotic dinner at
exotic restaurants.
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With another day, there should be the visit to the Priene, Miletus and Didyma and will be
eventually ending with a swim in the Altınkum Beach. However, there can be excursion to the
Şirince that is a traditional village on hills in the east.
DAY 6- Fly to Cappadocia
Fly to Cappadocia will begin with sightseeing and as soon the individual needs to go to the hotel
roms. Note that there are non-stop flights that do not operate every day for the week
between İzmir and Kayseri (for Cappadocia)
DAY 7 - Cappadocia
Spend the rest of the day in the Zelve Valley, and the pottery-making center of Avanos. After
the heat abates, consider a walk in the country, perhaps in the Rose Valley. For dinner, choose a
restaurant in Ürgüp or Göreme, or take a taxi to Mustafapaşa.
DAY 8 - Cappadocia
Tour the Soğanlı Valleys, or rent a car and explore some other traditional Cappadocian
towns such as Uçhisar and Mustafapaşa; or take a day excursion to the dramatic Ihlara
Valley near Aksaray; or look for Seljuk Turkish caravansarays along the ancient Silk
Road between Sultanhan and Kayseri.
DAY 9- Fly to Istanbul
time. This day it will be flying to Istanbul and explore the Hippodrome
DAY 10– Istanbul
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Day 11 - More Istanbul
To see the Egyptian Market, Grand Bazaar and explore the Turkish bath
Day 12 - Even More Istanbul
Mihrimah Sultan Mosque, and a a day-trip or overnight excursion to the Edirne, İznik
(Nicaea) and Bursa, or Gallipoli, Troy and the Dardanelles.
Days 13
Relaxing in Istanbul and going for the shopping in the local markets of Istanbul
Day 14 and Day 15
Returning to New Zealand