Places to Stay in Turkey

Independent travelers come in all sizes and shapes and so it is with this listing of places to stay. By city, you will find listings for hostels, pensions, guesthouses, and hotels. Istanbul is a large city so the district is also indicated.

Prices do vary by time of year. In April or September you may [...]

Concierge Service

It’s usually difficult to find someone who can answer your questions before you arrive in Turkey.

While this website strives to bring you everything you need to know, there are still sometimes questions. For this reason, we have our Concierge Service.

Do you need help deciding on an itinerary? Just how much can [...]

Local travel agents

Local travel agents can sell you bus tickets, air tickets both for international and domestic travel, gulet “blue Voyages” as well as local tours. Istanbul

METROPOL EXCURSION TOURS Address: Adirga Liman Caddesi No:91/2 34400 Kadirga, Istanbul Phone:     90-212-516-2213 90-212-516-2912 Fax:         90-212-516-2212 E-mail: info@metropoltours.com

Planning to travel between Greece and Turkey? Metropol can arrange your ferry, [...]

Transportation about Turkey

This page will help you find the transportation resources you need to help plan your trip.

The first part is International Travel organized by the continent of departure.

The second  part is Travel Inside Turkey.

You may also want to visit our Tips page where fellow travelers share their travel experiences with you. There is [...]

Travel Tips

Welcome to Travel Turkey Tips. Oftentimes, it’s the little things we learn that help make our travels more enjoyable. If you have a tip to share, e-mail to your agent  and we’ll spread the news. Please remember to give us your name and country so we can thank you for your tip. Money

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Planning your trip to Turkey

Turkey is a wonderful country for independent travelers. It offers breathtaking sites, affordable travel and a user-friendly transportation system.

Travel Turkey is designed to provide you with the on-line and off-line information you need to plan your trip. We encourage you to read guide books and do some basic research so you can best decide [...]

Knowing and understanding more about Turkey

You will add enjoyment to your journey by knowing and understanding more about Turkey. With that in mind, Travel Turkey is proud to annouce the opening of its on-line store in affilliation with Amazon.com. Books

You can purchase any of these books directly from our pages by following the links to Amazon.com. Here’s our short [...]

Hotels in Istanbul & Turkey

Hotels in Istanbul and throughout Turkey cover the full range of lodgings, from luxury palace hotels through charming, historic inns to simple but clean and cheap pensions and hostels, and even rental villas and flats/ apartments.

Most Turkish hotels offer rooms with private bathrooms, and include breakfast in the rates. Here are the ratings by [...]

Turkish Lira (TL, TR), 2009 Series

On January 1, 2009, the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey will introduce a new series of Turkish Lira banknotes which differ from, and will replace, the 2005 series called New Turkish Liras (Yeni Türk Lirasi).

There will be no change in the value of the Turkish lira. All values and conversions will remain [...]

Travel Costs & Prices in Turkey

In general, travel costs in Turkey are highest in Istanbul and at Turkish beach resorts in July and August; lowest in the small towns of eastern Turkey, and off-season (November through March; see my Turkish Almanac.)

Here are current Turkish Lira exchange rates. Note that new Turkish Lira bills/notes were introduced starting January 1, 2009.

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