A landscape dotted with battlegrounds, ruined castles and the palaces of great empires, turkey’s glorious past reflects on the powerful country it has transformed into today. The country is situated where Europe and Asia meet sprawling across an area of 780.000 sq. km. With a population of approximately 73 million, Turkey is a unique country: a rich, layered and magical world full of history, culture, gastronomy, humanity, and commerce.

CLIMATE

Due to the diverse nature of the landscape, and the existence in particular of the mountains that run parallel to the coasts, the climatic conditions of the region are altered from one region to the other. Marmara and the Aegean experience Mediterranean climate. The eastern side of Turkey has warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The south eastern region also has similar weather and climate. The Black Sea coast is the wettest part of the country.

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

Turkey is an enchanting tourist destination with its gorgeous sandy beaches along its Aegean, Mediterranean and Black Sea coasts, colorful bazaars, market places, and famous architectural wonders of great historic importance. The main attractions are: Istanbul’s Old City, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Aya Sofya Museum, Istanbul’s Archaeological Museum, the Bosphorus, old Ottoman city of Bursa, sport of grease wrestling and camel wrestling, Gallipoli Peninsula, Dardanelles, Troy, Ephesus, Bodrum, Castle of St John, Antalya, Lycian tombs, Museum of Anatolian Civilisations and the Ethnographic Museum in Ankara, Safranbolu, Cappadocia, Sumela Monastery, Lake Van and many more SIPP Property Investment

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AIRPORTS

Transport into Turkey by air is through the two main international gateways- Istanbul’s Ataturk International Airport and Ankara’s Esenboga Airport. These airports have all the major services required of international airports. The passenger traffic is quite good on an overall basis.

The car rental companies that provide services at the airports are Airport VIP, Alamo-Esengül, Avias, Avis Decar, Budget, Europcar, EuroPark, Hertz, Nationel-Alama, PrimeVale, Sixt, Ülger and World.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Domestic airlines available in the country connect all the major cities to and from Ankara and Istanbul. Bus transport is extensive and cheap. Buses which are operate at long distances have air conditioned buses and other additional services. Trains are cheaper but slower than buses. Only electric trains that run for particular lines, for instance, from Istanbul to Ankara and back provide quicker transport. The other options are car, the Dolmus/ the minibus, ferries and boats.