Much less explored than the rest of Turkey, this vast region offers the intrepid traveller a perfect playground without the crowds.
There is so much to do and see that the only real challenge is in trying to decide what to leave out. While distances in Eastern Turkey can be large, the roads over the last decade have improved immeasurably and the region is very well serviced by a good choice of regional airports.
It’s all here. Things to see and do, places to explore and moments to discover.
In contrast, travel to southeast Turkey has a very different feel from the rest of the country, with much being predominantly Kurdish. As you travel south from Mount Ararat and Lake Van, the rolling Anatolian plateau gives way to the hot lowlands of ancient Mesopotamia. A crossroads for millennia, the whole region is a fascinating melting pot that’s no better demonstrated than in the town of Mardin, where Kurdish, Muslim, Christian, Yezidi and Syrian cultures co-exist and where a strong Arabic influence can be seen in both the local dress and cuisine.
The extraordinary funerary complex at Nemrut Dagi is arguably Eastern Turkey’s best-known site; however, this is just the tip of the iceberg. Gobekli Tepe, the 12,000-year-old site which is re-writing the history books, Gaziantep’s magnificent Zeugma mosaics, Urartian castles, Armenian churches and the Syriac Orthodox Christian communities of the Tur Abdin together offer more than enough to keep even the most ardent culture vulture happy.
A fascinating region just waking up to its potential – get there before the crowds.
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