About Where to Stay Turkey

What we do

We tell you which neighborhood to stay in based on how you travel, rather than describing all of them.

How we pick hotels

• Long-running review average above 8.5 across major aggregators (Trip.com, Tripadvisor, Google reviews)
• Location inside the neighborhood it represents
• Consistency across 200+ reviews
• Clear best-for fit

How we research

Every city is visited at least annually. Different neighborhoods on different trips. Restaurants we recommend, we eat at. Public ferries, not chartered ones. We pay for our own bookings. No PR-funded trips. No paid placements. Read our full editorial standards for the methodology.

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Photo credits

City hero photography from Wikimedia Commons contributors, used under their respective Creative Commons or Public Domain licenses:

• Alanya — Red Tower & harbour, Alanya / Wikimedia Commons
• Kuşadası — Pigeon Island, Kuşadası / Wikimedia Commons
• Mersin — Kızkalesi (Maiden's Castle), Mersin / Wikimedia Commons
• Rize — Ayder yayla, Rize / Wikimedia Commons
• Ankara — Anıtkabir, Ankara / Wikimedia Commons
• Gaziantep — Zeugma mosaics, Gaziantep / Wikimedia Commons
• Bursa — Yeşil Cami, Bursa / Wikimedia Commons
• Mardin — Mardin old town / Wikimedia Commons
• Konya — Mevlana Museum, Konya / Wikimedia Commons
• Şanlıurfa — Göbekli Tepe, Şanlıurfa / Wikimedia Commons
• Safranbolu — Safranbolu Ottoman houses / Wikimedia Commons
• Istanbul — Hagia Sophia / Wikimedia Commons
• Cappadocia — Cappadocia balloons / Wikimedia Commons
• Antalya — Kaleiçi, Antalya / Wikimedia Commons
• Bodrum — Bodrum Castle / Wikimedia Commons
• Fethiye — Ölüdeniz beach, Fethiye / Wikimedia Commons
• Izmir — Library of Celsus, Ephesus / Wikimedia Commons
• Pamukkale — Pamukkale travertines / Wikimedia Commons
• Marmaris — Marmaris old town / Wikimedia Commons
• Kaş — Kaş, Antalya / Wikimedia Commons
• Trabzon — Sumela Monastery, Trabzon / Wikimedia Commons

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