Anyone been to Turkey this year?

[oakiecokie]

Given the recent and on-going gang wars in Manchester i'd say you're more likely to get shot here.
A few of my friends have been to Turkey this year and loved it. My neighbour is going tomorrow for the third time this year.

Now if you`d had said Salford was more likely ... ;)
Admittedly,everyone you speak to who has holidayed in Turkey gives the same report,a wonderful country with great people,but for me personally I prefer to give it a wide berth,as is Africa and Egypt especially,which we love to bits after three wonderful times there.

 

[Bill]

Bill, I'm staying there next month, is it really as good as the reviews suggest ? Ta :)

The reviews are spot on mate.

 

[yeseye]

Never appealed to me Turkey tbh. I know a few people who go and seem to like the place but its unstable imo.
Each to their own I suppose.

 

[yeseye]

Really nice mate . We stayed at the sensimar. Was an adults only. Bliss.

So in other words it was a drug fuelled sex party for a fortnight!

 

[dickie davies]

The Syrian tourist board released a video the other week, why even bother? There is no chance anyone is going there for a holiday

There is if you're Syrian

 

[BimboBob]

Would you travel around, hire a car, that sort of thing, or stay with the hotel excursions?

 

[scousemanc]

I've been 8 times in the last decade. It's a beautiful country with lovely people. Going again on saturday. Although I probably won't go back to Istanbul anytime soon, which is a pity as it's a magnificent city.

 

[cyberblue]

I've been 8 times in the last decade. It's a beautiful country with lovely people. Going again on saturday. Although I probably won't go back to Istanbul anytime soon, which is a pity as it's a magnificent city.

where abouts you going

 

[M18CTID]

I've been 5 times - 2002, 2003, 2007, 2014, and last year. All great holidays but would probably swerve it for now due to the failed coup and the terrorist attack at Istanbul airport. Before that, the terror threats tended to be concentrated on specific areas where tourists were unlikely to go but it seems ISIS have changed tack over there with the Istanbul attack.

As for Marmaris, I've stayed there twice and never had the kind of issues that others refer to.

 

[GazM]

Been loads of times & had great hols there but things have changed so not for me any more (sadly). Same goes for Egypt.

 

[bobmcfc]

I think I'd rather rub shit into my eyeballs than have a holiday in turkey

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Been to Gumbet, Kusadasi, Marmaris and Olu Deniz. Never had any problems there, and nowadays the police take a very dim view to Turks pestering holidaymakers into buying stuff. As for trouble, that could happen anywhere really.

Paragliding from the Badabag mountain, 6000ft high over Olu Deniz is one of the best adrenaline rush I've ever had, and no potential terrorist threat will stop me going back.

 

[Bill]

I think I'd rather rub shit into my eyeballs than have a holiday in turkey

How many times have you been?

 

[cyberblue]

Would you travel around, hire a car, that sort of thing, or stay with the hotel excursions?

iknow loads who have hired cars and done there own thing

 

[cyberblue]

I think I'd rather rub shit into my eyeballs than have a holiday in turkey

why is that?

 

[denislawsbackheel]

I was shocked to read that the highest house price inflation in the last 12 months in the world is in Turkey.

 

[scousemanc]

where abouts you going

Sailing from Gocek

 

[Cheesy]

why is that?

Cos it's a fucking shithole?

 

[alib]

Are they doing holidays to Tunisia again now?

 

[bluemoonmatt]

Went in June and going back again in two weeks, willing to admit I'd think it unlikely that I'll ever step foot in Marmaris again, but each to their own. I'm heartened by the amount of people who state they'll never step foot in the country. Turkey and its secular people deserve better than dealing with those whose opinion on a place is blinkered before even having set foot there.