In year I cycled in Turkey on two separate occasions - trip 1 and trip 2 , totaling km. It was quite easy being tourist in Turkey - no problem finding inexpensive but good accommodation, the same goes for the food, climate is pleasant and there is no shit-bureaucracy or taxes at the borders.
Turkey is also a beautiful country, and extraordinary things happen, as I experienced on May 11 th. What is then bad in Turkey? Millions of honking truck drivers and reckless driving. On the whole: the longer I stayed in Turkey the more I liked it, I'll probably go back for more one day. Some basic info is included at the end. Trip 1 started April 19 th and ended May 22 nd I stayed the first week in Marmaris in the SW-corner of Turkey as the ticket I had bought in Copenhagen included hotel there for one week.
I rode km around Marmaris to acclimatize, get tanned, and work out where to ride next in Turkey. After this week I first rode km eastwards along the Mediterranean coast to Tarsus, then km across the country to Bafra at the Black Sea, and then km westwards along that coast.
It was km and took 25 days, on average km a day. Left Denmark by plane in the evening and reached the Dalaman airport in Turkey in the middle of the night. Got through customs without any trouble. Reached hotel Sarba at 4. Didn't do much that day, tried getting decent map but in vain. I hadn't planned anything from home as I didn't know where I would go - only that it should be sunny. Later got a haircut for about 4 mio Lira. Assembled the bicycle in the evening, a process taking about 2 hours, then a short ride to check that everything worked, it did.
In a restaurant I had a grossly overpriced meal, obviously I had a lot to learn about where to eat and how much to pay. Outside the tourist resort restaurants there often stands a waiter trying to lure in customers, they talk like this "Hello where do you come from?
