Visit a nice Kebab store on the main street, not far from the junction by the supermarket. They have Iskender Kebap for less then a Lira and its great!

Izmir is where you'll find one of the holiest place in the world. Izmir houses the last home of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

If you're short on time, avoid places like Topkapi palace, etc. They charge yabancis (foreigners) out the nose, and the grand bazaar is cooler anyway... and has free admission. Give yourself a solid two days to fully explore it. Make sure to take a water taxi to Uskudar on the Asian side of the city!

Best place to stay in Istanbul -SulanAhmet (£25 to 40 per night). Low cost airlines go to Sabiha Gokcen Airport. Take Bus upto Taksem (cost 10 Turkish Liras). The journey is 45 mins to 75 minutes. From Taksem, take a taxi to Sultan Ahment. Better if you fix the rate before hand to 10 to 15 Turkish Liras. Places to visit: SultanAhmet mosque (blue mosque), Yerebatan Cistern, Top-Kapi Palace, museum opposite to SultanAhmet mosque if you realy interested in musuem. Istanbul Nightlife: Taksem. Turkish Hamam: Sultanahmet hamam at Sultanahmet. Approx cost Liras 60. The hama is not relaxing; you would need good sleep after you are massaged!

It could be that I was there in March, but Yalikavak was dullsville. The beach was nothing special, the shops that were opened seemed to be dominated by tourist-baiting trinketry, and locals seemed less approachable and friendly than anywhere else in Turkey (a country that is arguably one of the friendliest on earth...at least the citizenry is, anyway). It might be worth a stop if you're lazing a few days away on the Bodrum peninsula, but I was more taken with the scenery of the tiny village of Gumusluk.

When you want the true Turkish experience and you want to stray off the beaten tourist path, find a hamam the Turks visit themselves. Once in there, go with the flow...observe those around you and don't shy out of a massage. It might look scary to have your bones racked like that, but it sure is a must-experience event.

Haggle....mentally put a price for yourself in advance: how much do I want to pay for it. The first bid you do should be ridiculously low...after all, the vendor's price is ridiculously high in the first place. He will set a new price...you now both know you're in for the game. Start haggling down and be overly dramatic about it...ask special discounts if you buy more than one item, make a total price. Threathen to walk away, you'll be called back with a new price...yet know that if you indeed walk away, don't come back for the same item. Because then the vendor knows you're interested. Let your travel partner/spouse play the bad cop, as if she/he doesn't want you to spend that much money on the items. The vendor will often his price to meet the spouses' criticism. Watch out what you say to one another...even in your own language. The vendors speak much more languages than you'd imagine. Stop when you're both happy on the price...and have fun.
That way both parties will be satisfied about the deal. There's no use in angering vendors by trying to press for ridiculously low prices.

It is beautiful place near Marmaris, the best way to get there it is to taka a dolmus - small bus from Marmaris. U will discover there great nature and unique beaches. Specialy Kiz Kumu - place where u can walk on the water and stand in the middle of the bay. Going that "water road" it is something u will never forget!

This place is known for snow in the winter (Orhan Pamuk wrote a book called "Snow" about it). However, it is a beautiful place in summer, surrounded by fields of wildflowers. Not coincidentally, it is also known for its honey.

If you like swimming,I suggest you to go Alanya because there are a lot of beaches everywhere.