Backpacking in Turkey Index

Backpacking Adventure Stories from Turkey

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Backpacking in Turkey: The Asian side of Istanbul

I based myself on the Asian side of Istanbul, for wont of something different

I took the YRT train from Istanbul to Ankara

I was last here in Ankara, in 2013. Here is my trip report from 2020

In 2010 I visited here at the height of the Summer, this time, 2020, in the midst of the Covid Pandemic with Winter fast approaching.

I returned to my hotel after a hard days backpacking to find that there had been a fire

On the hunt for a beer in a dry city

I spent a week in Sanliurfa.