Are you preparing a trip to Turkey? or perhaps you are just making researches for "how to travel to Turkey".. Regardless of your reason to read this article, you can make sure of one thing that is those 10 tips will make your travel and journey to Turkey a lot more safe and a lot more fun than one should expect.
Turkey as being one cradle of the civilizations and rich in history country has a lot to offer in historical, ancient, sightseeing and for eye-pleasure. Those are only some of the main reasons why tens of thousands of tourists are visiting this country each year. That is why pay special attention to those minor tips to help you save a lot of trouble and make your visit worth-while to Turkey.
Have your formal paperwork and visas prepared before entering to country.
It is always a good idea to check the requirement for visa and the procedure to obtain a visa before you depart from your home town. You might need to contact one of the nearest Turkish Consulate or Turkish Missionary Office to get the most accurate information on what you need to enter to Turkey. Here is the list of the missionary offices and consulates of Turkey in all countries: http://www.mfa.gov.tr/turkish-representations.en.mfa
Learn some basic words to express yourself in Turkish Language.
As you might guess, not all of Turkish People are perfect in English or another language. That's why it's highly recommended to learn some basic but life-saving local words to express yourself. Here are some words you might need to use;
Merhaba = Hello
Tesekur Ederim = Thank you
... Nerede ? = Where is.... ?
.... Gitmek Istiyorum = I want to go to ....
Kac Para ? = How much money is it?
Indirim Lutfen = Discount please
Try th local food especially Kebap.
Once you make it to Turkey, you should definitely try the local food especially Kebap. In order to get most delicious food at an affordable rates, make sure to refer to local public people, just watch or go and ask a local guy where yo have the best meal of the destination you are in, you will be amazed how cheap it's and how delicious it's (compare to Europe and many other countries)
Consult to a local Travel Agency.
It's always wiser to consult to a local travel agent or tour operator if you are planning to visit multiple destinations, or if you are thinking to get the most out of one single destination within your time-frame and budget. Most of the travelers chooses to join Turkey Tours (also called as land tours) to make it more economical and more convenient. Here are some of the travel agencies to check out their prices of Tour Packages to Turkey or for any other travel-related information to Turkey and Greece;
http://bookturkeytours.com
http://www.middaytravelturkey.com
http://www.niceturizm.com
http://www.guidedistanbul.com
Bring suitable clothes for weather conditions
Turkey is a great country with four seasons in a year. That's why check the weather conditions before you go and bring suitable clothes for different type of weathers depending on the season you are visiting the country.
Having said all these, take adventure of the great food, amazing history and culture of the country that you are going to observe in Turkey. One more last note to pay attention to, Turkish people are very welcoming and friendly because of their great historic and cultural hospitality background therefore we highly recommend you to make some local friends once you make it to There.
Those are only some personal suggestions we could think of at the time of this article is being written, if anyone has and recommendation to be added on, please response to this article by commenting and we will go ahead and add it here.
