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Turkey holidays

March 2016

  • Aerial shot of Iztuzu beach in Dalyan, Turkey, at first light.

    Turkey's tourism industry counts cost of unrest as holiday bookings fall by 50%

    Summer holiday bookings to Turkey have been significantly affected following a spate of recent attacks as holiday companies shift their focus to other Mediterranean countries

February 2016

  • David Baddiel in Kashgar Sunday livestock market, Xinjiang Region, China.

    Why I love …
    David Baddiel on the Silk Road

    Giant dogs, eagle hunters and vodka were all in a day’s work when comedian David Baddiel was filming his new TV series about the historic trade route

January 2016

  • Sunset in Ankara.

    Insider's guides
    An insider's cultural guide to Ankara: 'Modern without being snobby'

  • Rebecca Lowe on the top of the Prokletije range on the Albania-Montenegro border

    Why I love …
    Cycling the Middle East: the kindness of strangers and the desperation of refugee camps

November 2015

  • Open-air market in Sharm el-Sheikh

    Can Middle East tourism ever recover?

  • Diners at the restaurants in the Cicek Pasaji arcade, Istanbul, Turkey

    Istanbul’s top 10 historic shopping arcades

August 2015

  • Blue mosque, Turkey, Istanbul,

    10 of the best ways to enjoy Istanbul on a budget

  • Icmeler beach in Turkey

    Turkish hotel's mock terror attack upsets British holidaymakers

July 2015

  • Yaliçapkini restaurant

    A great little place I know
    Yaliçapkini restaurant is only two miles from Turkey’s raucous Dalyan – but also a world away

    A scenic bike ride through reedbeds bursting with wildlife takes you to a small family-run restaurant serving fantastic local seafood
  • Classic Turkish pide with meat and sauce

    The foodie traveller
    The foodie traveller … takes a test of pide, Turkish pizza

    Sweet and doughy, topped – or even stuffed – with meat and cheese, the pide is a traditional snack from Turkey’s Black Sea coast
  • Bosphorus cross-continental swimming race, Istanbul, Turkey.

    World view
    World view: swimming from Asia to Europe in the Bosphorus cross-continental race, Turkey

    There are thousands of open-water swimming events around the world but this is one that crosses continents. More than 1,600 swimmers will take part in the 6.5km Bosphorus race on 26 July which starts on the Asian side of Istanbul and finishes on the European side

June 2015

  • Hotel Miniature, Istanbul

    Top 10 hotels in Istanbul

  • Lough MacNean in the Fermanagh Lakelands

    Joanne O'Connor's great escapes
    Travel tips: the stunning Fermanagh Lakelands, plus deals of the week

May 2015

  • An alley inside the Grand Bazaar Istanbul.

    Merchants of Istanbul's Grand Bazaar fear for their futures as evictions loom

    As historic buildings face being turned into hotels, the pursuit of tourist dollars will destroy what visitors come to see, say tenants of ancient market

April 2015

  • The Coliseum Beach Bar at the D-Hotel, near Datça town.

    Datça peninsula holiday guide: what to see plus the best beaches, restaurants and hotels

    A sliver of mountain and beach jutting in to the Aegean offers an oasis of unspoilt tranquillity amid the lively resorts of south-west Turkey
  • View of Kelebek Vadisi near Faralya, Turkey

    Readers' travel tips
    Turkey’s best beaches: readers' travel tips

    Idyllic beaches with nesting turtles, beautiful ancient ruins and boat trips to remote coves all feature in our readers’ tips on the best beaches in Turkey
  • İztuzu Beach in Dalyan

    Readers' travel tips
    Turkey's best beaches: send us your travel tips

    From bustling beaches to remote secluded bays, Turkey’s coast offers it all. Tell us about your favourite beach and you could win a £200 voucher

March 2015

  • Balat district of Istanbul, Turkey

    On the radar
    Istanbul’s new creative hub retains Ottoman flavour – for now

    The Fener-Balat quarter, once the little Greece of Istanbul, is now one of the city’s trendy design districts and regaining the international feel of its past
  • The Mekan, Istanbul

    Insider's guides
    The insider's cultural guide to Istanbul: 'This city is steeped in music'

    From street art to mafia soap operas, and thrift shops to gourmet hole-in-the-wall dining, Alev Scott takes us on a tour of Turkey’s biggest city
  • The traditional middle eastern and south east Europe dessert baklava.

    The foodie traveller … on the baklava trail in Turkey

    Baklava, from the south-eastern city of Gazantiep, was granted protected status last year: apparently the secret is in the local pistachio nuts
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