Tag and Polina are having Turkey for dinner.

[TagUrIt898]

Well I'm sure you can figure out from the placement of this post in the forum, its not the Turkey you eat😜. This will be both of our first times visiting Turkey.  I'm flying to Kiev on September 1st (she's meeting me there) and then flying Turkey the next day together.  We're both super excited about the trip and can't wait to see all the sights, markets and of course the FOOD!  I'll be sure to post an update and a trip report with pictures and hopefully some exciting stories to tell!

If anyone here has been before, please chime in with any helpful tips or suggestions.

Tag

[BillyB]

please chime in with any helpful tips or suggestions.

If you want a really pleasant experience with Turkey, baste it every 30 minutes. Don't forget to the stuffing and cranberry sauce. I'll be looking forward to your trip report and photos of that Turkey.

[msmobyone]

Dear Tag,

I used to live on the island of Cyprus - just to the south of Turkey and 'know'- you can never know it, really - it is a big place -  Istanbul, and the south coast - quite a few resorts.

I posted a tr in May about a resort between Antalya and Kemer and the current theme is 'trip report from a yacht' - where we are sailing in s.Antalya district

We finished that trip with a few days in a hotel in the next district to the west.

Antalya / Kemer / Side is full of Russian speakers - Kas, Fethiye, Dalaman less so, Bodrum and Marmaris have an equal split of Russian, British, German.

You cannot walk down the street in the first three without being challenged in Russian to view the goods on offer in shops..

[TagUrIt898]

If you want a really pleasant experience with Turkey, baste it every 30 minutes. Don't forget to the stuffing and cranberry sauce. I'll be looking forward to your trip report and photos of that Turkey.

Hahaha absolutely!!!! I use those oven bags and it actually comes out perfectly 🍗
I'll post the adventures of Tag & P as soon as I get back!

[TagUrIt898]

You cannot walk down the street in the first three without being challenged in Russian to view the goods on offer in shops..

We're looking forward to the markets and all the food and goods for sale there.  Oh and before anyone says anything, I'm very aware of guarding against pick-pocketing and other cons.

[msmobyone]

We're looking forward to the markets and all the food and goods for sale there.  Oh and before anyone says anything, I'm very aware of guarding against pick-pocketing and other cons.

far more risk in some European cities .. 

The local food bazaars  are worth checking out  - ask a local which day / where they are..and buy from a seller who shows the price / kg

[Miquel Westano]

Well I'm sure you can figure out from the placement of this post in the forum, its not the Turkey you eat😜. This will be both of our first times visiting Turkey.  I'm flying to Kiev on September 1st (she's meeting me there) and then flying Turkey the next day together.  We're both super excited about the trip and can't wait to see all the sights, markets and of course the FOOD!  I'll be sure to post an update and a trip report with pictures and hopefully some exciting stories to tell!

If anyone here has been before, please chime in with any helpful tips or suggestions.

Tag

have fun and grab a few pics if you can for the TR.

[ML]

If you tell us what cities or areas you are going to visit . . . then some of us can give you some info on those places.

I have been to Turkey several times.

[Anathema]

Good luck and have a great time, Tag! I'm glad things are still going well for you.

[TagUrIt898]

Thanks for well wishes everyone. We're going to  Istanbul, Kumburgaz.  Buyukcekmece Beach area.

Tag

[Anotherkiwi]

Thanks for well wishes everyone. We're going to  Istanbul, Kumburgaz.  Buyukcekmece Beach area.

Have a great trip.  We'll offer free membership of the forum for life if you can pronounce the name of the beach - now! 

[ML]

Istanbul go to Blue Mosque, St Sophia (Hagia Sophia), Topkapı Palace, Grand Bazaar for shopping.

And some combined bus/boat tours.

[alex330]

Istanbul go to Blue Mosque, St Sophia (Hagia Sophia), Topkapı Palace, Grand Bazaar for shopping.

+1

How long are you there? We have been three times and have still not been to see everything.

Add in the dinner dance show in Galata tower (old Turkish prison), Dolmabahçe Palace, the Basilica sistern, Roman ruins outside city, one of the waterfalls on a combined tour, dinner and walk around Taksim. Rumeli Fort as well via car or from a boat.