Turkey travel guides written by the team on the ground

Articles from the team that runs the tours in Turkey: what each trip format covers, how the visits fit together and what is worth booking ahead.

10 posts

Planning

24-09-2026 Sinan Topali 8 min

Turkey entry requirements by nationality: visa, e-Visa and passport

Which passports need a visa and which do not according to the official table of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the 60-day passport validity rule, the only e-Visa site and what the agency has to do before issuing. Verified on 23 September 2026.

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Travel guide

20-09-2026 Sinan Topali 9 min

Istanbul layover: what really fits in 8, 12 or 24 hours

What is left of a connection once formalities, luggage, the journey and the return margin are subtracted, with real times from both airports and the Touristanbul conditions.

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Travel guide

20-09-2026 Sinan Topali 9 min

Cappadocia balloons: the real season and why flights get cancelled

Who decides whether it flies, the two windows the regulator sets, the wind and visibility limits, and why the balloon is placed on the first dawn of the Cappadocia block.

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Travel guide

20-09-2026 Sinan Topali 4 min

Domestic flights in Turkey: routes, baggage and connections

Choose airports for Istanbul, Cappadocia and the Aegean, check baggage and connections, and request a Turkey tour with flights included or booked separately.

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Travel guide

20-09-2026 Sinan Topali 10 min

When to travel to Turkey: the calendar that decides a tour

Seasons seen from the operations desk, the two bayram holidays, each monument's weekly closing day and the switch from summer to winter hours at museums and sites.

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Travel guide

28-08-2026 Nurettin Haliloglu 5 min

Turkey tour: 5, 7, 10 or 15 days? How to choose the format

The six programmes we operate, compared by length, nights per city, domestic flights and hotel changes, with what each format leaves out and who it is not for.

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28-08-2026 Nurettin Haliloglu 5 min

What you eat on a Turkey tour

The dishes worth trying in Turkey and then the part nobody explains: which meals each tour includes and how a special diet is handled when the group eats together.

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Travel guide

28-08-2026 Nurettin Haliloglu 5 min

Ephesus and Pamukkale: how they combine into one route

Ephesus and Pamukkale are about three hours apart by road. What decides the visit is the order, where the overnight goes and the hour you step onto the travertines.

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Travel guide

28-08-2026 Nurettin Haliloglu 5 min

Cappadocia: how many nights, what to see and how it fits the tour

How many nights to book in Cappadocia, what to see in Göreme and the valleys, what the underground cities are like, why the balloon goes on the first morning and how it links to Istanbul.

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