Bounded by three different seas and bridging Europe and Asia, Turkey offers excellent food, welcoming people, and a fascinating blend of history, cultures, wonderful beaches, archeological treasures and natural wonders. Multi-continental Istanbul has glorious mosques, palaces, and Roman temples surrounded by the Bosphorus, and the colorful Grande Bazaar offers everything from spices to gold.

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Ephesus is an ancient history buff’s delight, and one of the best-preserved classical cities, and The Valley of the Fairy Chimneys is a natural wonder, where erosion-created volcanic rock pinnacles rise from the countryside. The Aegean’s resort town of Bodrum offers a great base for boat tours, water sports by day, and raucous discos by night, and along Turkey’s southern coast there are hundreds of Greek and Roman ruins

Language: Turkish (official), Kurdish, Arabic, Armenian, Greek.

Major International Airports Include:

City	Airport	Airport Code	Distance From City
Ankara	Esenboga Int’l	ESB	25 miles N
Istanbul	Ataturk Int’l	IST	15 miles W
Izmir	Adnan Menderes Airport	ZRH	10 miles S

For more airport information including availability and cost of transportation to and from the city, rental car availability, airport websites, telephone numbers and more, we recommend the Airport Transit Guide.