turkey -pros and cons

whizzkid_3

hi,
i've heard so many mixed reports about turkey that i really don't know what to think !

is it a beach holiday place or a sightseeing place or both ?

a list of pros and cons of a holiday to turkey would be much appreciated !

littlereddevil

No cons that I know of.
It is a beach holiday but also has many historical sites. There is loads of sightseeing.
Great shopping not just all the fakes but the real shops as well eg leather shoes and gold jewellery.
Great food as well.

roddydogs

Cheap everthing-but one Huge drawback- Moslems have a "call to prayer" every 2 hours, including right thru the night u will be woken by it;)

Nobjocki

It's a subject that's been touched on before.
Some people love the place - others,myself included,liked the country but found Turks,particularly Turkish men,to be rude and arrogant.
We were hassled constantly throughout our entire fortnight to either buy stuff or eat in restaurants and eventually just found the whole thing a bit of an ordeal.
I suppose it all depends on your personal holiday experience and whilst it's somewhere I found interesting it's not a place I would go back to.
Greece,on the other hand,has similar scenery to Turkey but it's people are much friendlier.
I'm sure other posts following this will beg to differ.

DUKE

There's something for everyone in Turkey, I loved the place and I wouldn't hesitate to go back there. However, if you can't handle the bartering then I'd say that it's not the place for you. I personally find that the bartering is the best part of my holiday, but each to their own. I don't do the beach thing or sitting by the pool so I can't advise on that. There's loads of excusions which are a lot of fun - Turkish bath, mud bath, diving, jeep safari ....

DazedByTheLight

Muslims pray five times a day. The earliest is at dawn and the latest is a couple of hours after dusk. Turkey has a Muslim majority and therefore has the Muslim 'alarm clock' of the call to prayer when it is time.

I personally find it a moving experience to hear the call to prayer ringing out from many different mosques at the prayer time.

skintas_2

when i first went turkey 96 they where dragging us off the street, to get us in the shops and resturants. it has cooled down. then early 2000s they still hassled you to buy, they even joke hassle hassle. i went two years ago, i could look but if i didnt by we would get abuse. swearing and stuff. i went 2004 with my friend. worse mistake every where we went hassle , they just wanted sex all the time. went into one shop went to buy some clothes, they didnt want money they wanted five minutes with me out the back in the store room. when i go with my man and family no hassle as im with him and they know it.......... they can be forward, you will get used to it after a while, its not everyones cup of tea......

crabbit_2

I have never read so much rubbish in all my life.
The men in Turkey are the same as every other country in the world, if they see a young lady on their own (or with another female friend) they will try it on.
All Nationalities are the same.

Crabbit (An Englishman living in Turkey)

amc1

£10 per person visa entry requirement - payable on arrival at the airport (immigration).

tightrs

:think: it is cheaper
but i find it a dry meat and much prefer chicken :cheesy:

ra-2007

turkey is great, i lived in marmaris for a year and have been going to marmaris for 6 years, i am more worryed about the hasseling from the dutch and english boys when i am there lol
turkey is nothing what they make out to be
and the guys do get bored and do work on communsion so they do try get u to come in, but turkey has stamped right down on hasseling and have these red cards things and any resturants hasseling get fines
so everything is much different now
it can be a beach hoilday, clubbing holiday or if u like to go on lots of trips u can