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Türkiye

Türkiye is 783,562 km² across 81 provinces, most of it Anatolia in West Asia with East Thrace on the European side of the straits. It has three coasts to choose...

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Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

Türkiye is 783,562 km² across 81 provinces, most of it Anatolia in West Asia with East Thrace on the European side of the straits. It has three coasts to choose between — the Black Sea to the north, the Aegean to the west, the Mediterranean to the south — and an interior plateau that behaves like a different country in winter. Istanbul is the largest city and the economic centre, Ankara the capital and the second-largest, and the December 2025 population of 86,092,168 is weighted heavily to the west. A first trip is usually Istanbul and one coast; the plateau is the second trip.

Checked 2026-08-25

Cities

Every city catalogued in this country so far, ranked by how much there is to see.

Practical information

Language spoken
Turkish
The official language of the Republic of Turkiye
Dialling code
+90
The international dialling code for Turkiye
Currency
Turkish lira (₺, TRY)
The official currency; one lira is divided into 100 kurus
Emergency number
112
One number for ambulance, fire and police
Plug type
European two-pin · 220 V
The national living guide records 220 V and European-style two-pin plugs
Tap water
Not recorded
No verified national source in the dataset

Top things to see

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Category

Historic monuments 0 Museums 0 Places of worship 1 Nature sites 60 Viewpoints 0 Food and drink 0 Markets and shopping 0 Entertainment 0 Nightlife 0 Family attractions 0 Art and culture 0 Activities 0

Typical visit duration

Up to 1 hour 61 1 to 2 hours 3 Half a day or more 2

Interests

History 432 Art 60 Museums 23 Nature 86 Sea and beach 61 Viewpoints 25
  1. Polatlı
    07 1 hour

    Polatlı

    Polatlı is a municipal park in the centre of Polatlı, Ankara province, mapped as a leisure=park site.

    • Must see
    • Nature site
    • Ankara
  2. Saklıkent Canyon Saklıkent Canyon
    08 1 hour

    Saklıkent Canyon

    Saklıkent Millî Parkı

    Saklıkent Canyon is a natural gorge in Seydikemer district of Muğla, close to the Antalya provincial border. It is approximately 18 kilometres long, and Karaçay, a branch of the Eşen River, flows through it.

    • Must see
    • Nature site
    • Muğla
  3. Haji Bektash Veli complex Haji Bektash Veli complex
    09 30 min

    Haji Bektash Veli complex

    Hacı Bektaş-ı Veli Türbesi

    The Haji Bektash Veli complex is a historic Bektashi lodge and museum in Hacıbektaş, Nevşehir Province.

    • Must see
    • Place of worship
    • Nevşehir
  4. Lake Mogan Lake Mogan
    10 1 hour

    Lake Mogan

    Mogan Gölü

    Lake Mogan is a shallow natural lake and recreation destination in Gölbaşı district, about 25 kilometres south of Ankara. The lake covers approximately 5 square kilometres, and the surrounding Mogan Recreation Area provides a broad public park beside the water.

    • Must see
    • Nature site
    • Ankara
  5. Çankaya Mansion
    11 1 hour

    Çankaya Mansion

    Çankaya Köşkü

    Çankaya Mansion is a working state residence and workplace on Ankara’s Çankaya presidential campus, with a role that combines republican history and present-day government.

    • Must see
    • Nature site
    • Ankara
  6. Lake Eymir Lake Eymir
    12 1 hour

    Lake Eymir

    Eymir Gölü

    Lake Eymir is a protected lakeside recreation area associated with Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara. The site is suited to walking, cycling, birdwatching and quiet outdoor time rather than a conventional urban park.

    • Must see
    • Nature site
    • Ankara
  7. Eşek Island Eşek Island
    13 1 hour

    Eşek Island

    Kara Ada

    Eşek Island is a natural island off İzmir’s Çeşme Peninsula, on the eastern side of the Chios Strait, and is formerly known as Goni.

    • Must see
    • Nature site
    • İzmir
  8. İztuzu Beach İztuzu Beach
    14 1 hour

    İztuzu Beach

    İztuzu Plajı

    İztuzu Beach is a long, protected sandy shore in Ortaca district, south of Dalyan in Muğla. The beach stretches for approximately 5,400 metres and occupies a distinctive position between the Mediterranean and the lagoon and canal landscape behind the sand.

    • Must see
    • Nature site
    • Muğla
  9. Gençlik Parkı Gençlik Parkı
    15 1 hour

    Gençlik Parkı

    Gençlik Parkı is a large municipal urban park in Ankara’s Ulus neighbourhood, between Ankara railway station and the Opera buildings. Ankara Metropolitan Municipality operates it, and the park opened on 19 May 1943.

    • Must see
    • Nature site
    • Ankara
  10. Kültürpark Kültürpark
    16 1 hour

    Kültürpark

    Kültürpark is İzmir’s major central urban park and fairground, established on 1 January 1936 under the leadership of Behçet Uz. Its 420,000-square-metre grounds combine mature greenery, public recreation, cultural attractions and event spaces in the centre of the city.

    • Must see
    • Nature site
    • İzmir
  11. Gediz Delta Gediz Delta
    17 1 hour

    Gediz Delta

    Gediz Deltası

    Gediz Delta is a vast wetland on İzmir’s northwestern edge, spreading across the districts of Çiğli, Menemen, Karşıyaka and Foça.

    • Must see
    • Nature site
    • İzmir
  12. Kuğulu Park Kuğulu Park
    18 1 hour

    Kuğulu Park

    Kuğulu Park is a compact public green space on Tunalı Hilmi Caddesi in Kavaklıdere, Çankaya, Ankara.

    • Must see
    • Nature site
    • Ankara
  13. Göksu Park Göksu Park
    19 1 hour

    Göksu Park

    Göksu Parkı

    Göksu Park is a distinctive lakeside recreation area in Göksu Mahallesi, Etimesgut, shaped by a 1.6-kilometre route around its lake rather than by a single building or monument.

    • Must see
    • Nature site
    • Ankara
  14. Dikmen Valley Dikmen Valley
    20 1 hour

    Dikmen Valley

    Dikmen Vadisi

    Dikmen Valley is a large public green corridor in Ankara’s Çankaya district, extending between the Dikmen and Ayrancı neighbourhoods. It follows a long, sloping valley rather than forming one enclosed attraction.

    • Must see
    • Nature site
    • Ankara
  15. Nimara Cave Nimara Cave
    21 1 hour

    Nimara Cave

    Nimara Magarasi

    Nimara Cave is an open-air archaeological attraction on the north-western slope of Cennet Island, also called Nimara Peninsula, in Marmaris, Muğla.

    • Must see
    • Nature site
    • Muğla
  16. Güvenpark Güvenpark
    22 1 hour

    Güvenpark

    Güvenpark is the green civic space at the heart of Kızılay, in Ankara’s Çankaya district, beside Kızılay Square and Atatürk Boulevard.

    • Must see
    • Nature site
    • Ankara
  17. Altınpark Altınpark
    23 1 hour

    Altınpark

    Altınpark is a 640,000-square-metre recreation complex in Ankara’s Altındağ district, shaped by ponds, planted grounds and science, exhibition, meeting and leisure facilities.

    • High
    • Nature site
    • Ankara
  18. İnkaya Cave
    24 1 hour

    İnkaya Cave

    İnkaya Mağarası

    İnkaya Cave is a dry cave west of Yelki village, on the eastern side of Kocadağ in Güzelbahçe, İzmir. Its documented underground length is 222 metres, and the deepest point is 30 metres below the entrance.

    • High
    • Nature site
    • İzmir
  19. Esertepe Park Esertepe Park
    25 1 hour

    Esertepe Park

    Esertepe Parkı

    Esertepe Park is a municipal recreation area in Keçiören, positioned between the Esertepe and Etlik neighbourhoods. Its approximately 180,000-square-metre scale makes it a substantial hillside destination within Ankara rather than a small neighbourhood garden.

    • High
    • Nature site
    • Ankara
  20. Abdi İpekçi Park Abdi İpekçi Park
    26 1 hour

    Abdi İpekçi Park

    Abdi İpekçi Parkı

    Abdi İpekçi Park is a 33,120-square-metre memorial and recreation space on Sıhhiye Square in central Ankara.

    • High
    • Nature site
    • Ankara
  21. Buca Gölet Buca Gölet
    27 1 hour

    Buca Gölet

    Buca Gölet is a public recreation facility in Belenbaşı Mevkii, near the Sebze Hali in Kaynaklar, within İzmir’s Buca district.

    • High
    • Nature site
    • İzmir
  22. Wonderland Ankara Wonderland Ankara
    28 1 hour

    Wonderland Ankara

    Harikalar Diyarı

    Wonderland Ankara is a municipal urban park in Ankara’s Sincan district, around Fatih Mahallesi and Ayaş Yolu.

    • High
    • Nature site
    • Ankara
  23. 30 Ağustos Zafer Park
    29 1 hour

    30 Ağustos Zafer Park

    30 Ağustos Zafer Parkı

    30 Ağustos Zafer Park is a 166,000-square-metre municipal recreation area beside AŞTİ, Ankara’s intercity bus terminal.

    • High
    • Nature site
    • Ankara
  24. 50th Year Park 50th Year Park
    30 1 hour

    50th Year Park

    50. Yıl Parkı

    50. Yıl Parkı is a hillside public recreation area in Ankara’s 50. Yıl Mahallesi, above Ankara University’s Cebeci Campus in Çankaya. Its character comes from combining open-air recreation with a broad bird’s-eye view across Ankara.

    • High
    • Nature site
    • Ankara
  25. Lake Gölcük Lake Gölcük
    31 1 hour

    Lake Gölcük

    Gölcük

    Lake Gölcük is an alluvial-dammed lake in a tectonically defined depression at Gölcük Mahallesi, Ödemiş, İzmir. It sits on the Bozdağlar Plateau at approximately 1,050 metres above sea level, while the surrounding plateau averages about 1,100 metres.

    • High
    • Nature site
    • İzmir
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Common questions

How long should a first trip to Türkiye be?

Ten to fourteen days allows about four days in İstanbul and at least three around Antalya when coastal archaeology is included. Cappadocia needs its own regional stay, and a one-way coastal route is more workable than returning to the same city each night.

What entry documents are needed for Türkiye?

Türkiye's visa position varies by passport and purpose. Verify the rule through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and, when eligible, use only the official e-Visa service rather than an intermediary.

What is the best way to travel around Türkiye?

İstanbul's two airports and Antalya are the principal gateways for this itinerary. Domestic flights cover long cross-country legs, coaches serve many city pairs, and high-speed rail is most useful on the İstanbul-Ankara axis rather than as a universal substitute.

When is a practical time to visit Türkiye?

April to May and September to October are broad choices for combining İstanbul with the Mediterranean coast. Cappadocia nights, inland heat, and Antalya's coastal conditions differ, so confirm weather for each overnight base.

What money and payment basics apply in Türkiye?

Türkiye uses the Turkish lira (TRY). Keep lira available for smaller transport and market transactions even when cards are accepted, and review the displayed amount in TRY before agreeing to any card conversion.

What practical safety details should I save for Türkiye?

Dial 112 for emergencies in Türkiye. Electricity is 230 V through Type C and F sockets; tap-water safety is not recorded here, so obtain current local advice at each stop.