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Turkey Family holidays

Turkey Family holidays

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These full and frank independent Turkey Family holidays reviews are from travellers who have booked directly through responsibletravel.com. They are not edited by us or any of the companies we work with. Find the real story, from real travellers below.

Ephesus holiday cottages, Turkey
Wonderful! The accommodation is fantastic, while our hosts were extremely kind and generous with their time. We would definitely recommend this location to others looking for a relaxing holiday.... our expectations were exceeded on every count. (more)
From €150 - €170 per cottage per night
Beach holiday in Cirali, Turkey
We thought the service was excellent. We loved the laid back attitude...On a few evenings we had dinner on the beach with a fire underneath the beautiful starry sky which we thought was quite special. (more)
From £690 - £790 excluding flights
Family activity holiday in Turkey
The activities were brilliant particularly for me the white water rafting and for the teenagers the gorge walking day... Book it!! Brilliant value and the best holiday we have ever had. (more)
From £465 excluding flights
Cirali villa holiday in Turkey
Absolutely left with a feeling that we lived in the best harmony possible with nature. (more)
From £625 - £1030 per couple per week
Villa holiday in Kas, Turkey
This was the most fabulous holiday we have ever been on!! The villa was out of this world, the setting was amazing, the people were wonderful and the food in the local market and the restaurants was fab. (more)
From £450 - £1200 per accommodation
Family holiday for teenagers to Turkey
The trip was well organised. Staff were helpful at booking stage. We enjoyed all activities (scuba diving, jeep drive to gorge and sea kayaking) and loved our time on the gullet. (more)
From £839 - £949 including UK flights
Family activity holidays in Turkey
The trek to the mountains was challenging but do-able and gave us the privilege of sharing tea made in an ancient copper kettle. (more)
From £925 including UK flights
Boutique hotel in Cirali beach, Turkey
Fabulous - a wonderful retreat space - I will definitely return x (more)
From £450 per week
Beach club and watersports holiday in Turkey
Everything was great!!!! The setting, the food, the sailing (windsurfing) and the staff was extremely helpful and nice. It was a perfect family holiday for us....Great family holiday, good for teenager and baby. (more)
From €35 - €55 per person per night
Hot air ballooning holiday in Cappadocia
I had an absolutely amazing time. From hiking, to flying to learning about local history and culture, this was the perfect holiday for me. (more)
From £650 - £925 excluding flights
Family sailing holiday in Turkey
Skocjan caves was amazing, but we also really enjoyed the experience of kayaking and rafting down the river, the scenery was so beautiful and we had never done that before. (more)
From £935 - £965 including UK flights
Village homestays in Turkey
For a burnt out, stressed westerner, the village home stay gave me a much more therapeutic experience than checking into a 5 star spa hotel, for a few days. The simplicity, ancient resonances of the village and slower pace of life quickly made stress melt away.  (more)
From £12 per person per night inc breakfast
Turkey self catering accommodation
The farm is one of the most peaceful, beautiful and relaxing places we have ever been to. Anthea and Bob are very friendly, informative and helpful hosts. (more)
From £250 - £380 per week
Kalkan accommodation, Turkey
This is a wonderful place, very tranquil and relaxing, unless you dislike country sounds (cockerels crowing, goats bleating and of course the hooting of owls at night!). We absolutely loved it and think anyone with a soul would do so too!  (more)
From £32 per person per night, B&B
Villa holiday nr Dalaman, Turkey
This was a fantastic day where we were taken around a bay by Captain Halil, we swam in the clear sea and his mother cooked us a lunch of freshly caught fish and kebabs. Fantastic! So much to do in this area of Turkey.  (more)
From £500 - £600 per week
Kalkan village accommodation, Turkey
This was one of the most relaxing holidays I've had in a very long time, and Deborah was a brilliant host... I had a wonderful time, and would recommend the cottage to anybody who wants to experience the real Turkey away from the main tourist resorts. (more)
From £280 - £400 per week
Turkey family holiday
We thoroughly enjoyed the boat trips, especially the gulet and being able to experience the mud baths. (more)
From £999 - £1099 including UK flights
Beach villa in Izmir, Turkey
We really enjoyed exploring the area, visiting Pergammon and other sights and trying out the restaurants in Dikili. Also the kindness and hospitality of the Turkish people we met was a lovely surprise. (more)
From £270 - £495 per accommodation per week (sleeps 4)

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5 stars
I am reborn! Simply the best holiday I have ever been on
4 stars
Some great stories to tell the grandchildren. Would recommend to a friend
3 stars
Very enjoyable
2 stars
It was OK
1 star
A bit disappointing really

Turkey travel information

At the crossroads of Asia and Europe, Turkey is rich in cultural heritage. As Constantinople and later Istanbul, the capital city was at the heart of both the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires, and fabulous monuments include early churches with fine mosaics and grand domes, towering mosques and oriental bazaars. The vast central plateau of Anatolia was the cradle of Hittite and Phrygian civilisations, and there are also rich remains from Pontic, Roman and Seljuk empires.

Cappadocia is an almost surreal landscape of pink cones, pinnacles and ravines, the soft volcanic rock having been hewn into elaborate cave systems for more than 5000 years. The Mediterranean and Aegean waters of Asia Minor were busy in Classical times, with Roman galleys, Greek triremes, Phoenician merchantmen and Egyptian dhows plying their trade between some of the most famous cities of the ancient world. Ephesus, Miletus, Knidos, Caunos are some of the most beautiful and well-preserved sites of the ancient world.

Country facts for Turkey holidays

Weather
Aegean and Mediterranean coastal areas enjoy the typical Mediterranean climate. There is hardly a drop of rain during the sunny and hot summer (May to October). Winters are mild and rainy in these regions. The water temperature in the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas is warm during the long summer season (May to October) which constitutes the swimming season and fluctuates between 23° and 28°C from north to south.

The Marmara region around the Sea of Marmara, including Istanbul, has a transitional climate between an oceanic climate and a semi-Mediterranean climate, but it does rain, albeit not a lot, during the very warm summer (as showers which tend to last for 15-30 minutes). Its winters are colder than those of the western and southern coasts. The water temperature in the Sea of Marmara is also colder than the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas, with the water temperature reaching only between 20° and 24°C during the summer (June, July and August) and the swimming season is restricted to those summer months.

The Black Sea region has an oceanic climate (thanks to the protective shield effect of Caucasus mountains) with the greatest amount of precipitation and is the only region of Turkey that receives high precipitation throughout the year. Summers are warm and humid while the winters are cool and damp. The water temperature in the whole Turkish Black Sea coast is always cool and fluctuates between 10° and 20°C throughout the year, and is even less suitable for swimming during the summer than in the Sea of Marmara.

Languages
The official language of Turkey is Turkish, but some Turkish residents speak Kurdish and/or Arabic.

Money
From 2005 through 2008, Turkey's currency was called the New Turkish Lira (Yeni Türk Lirasi, YTL or TRY). As of January 1, 2009, the "New" (Yeni) has been dropped. The currency is again simply the Turkish Lira.

Time zone
Turkey is in the Eastern European Time Zone. Eastern European Standard Time (EET) is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+2).
 
 

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