Places to Explore In The Sea of Marmara and the North Aegean

Ayvalik

Ayval?k is beautiful, stretching onto a peninsula and surrounded by islands, with many bays swirling in and out of its coastline. The bustling harbor town...

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Behramkale (Assos)

The port of Assos is a marvel, pressed against the sheer cliff walls. It's crammed with small hotels built of volcanic rock, a fleet of...

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Bursa

An important center since early Ottoman times, Bursa is today one of Turkey's more prosperous cities (due to its large automobile and textile industries) and...

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Çanakkale

West of Bursa, on the southern shore of the Dardanelles, Çanakkale is the largest city on the North Aegean coast and makes a very pleasant...

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Cunda Island (Ali Bey Adasi)

Like Ayval?k, Cunda Island was once predominantly Greek, and some Greek is still spoken here. The island has a mix of the two cultures in...

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Eceabat

Eceabat, on the Gallipoli Peninsula, is the closest town to the most-visited battlefields and cemeteries. The town is small and most of the restaurants and...

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Gallipoli

The Gallipoli Peninsula lies to the north of the Dardanelles. Turks call it Gelibolu—there's also a town of the same name about 40 km (25...

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Iznik

Nature has been generous to ?znik, which is beautifully situated around the east end of Lake ?znik. You can swim (though the water can be...

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• 7 Things To Do

Pergamum (Bergama)

The windswept ruins of Pergamum, which surround the modern town of Bergama, are among the most spectacular in Turkey. Pergamum was one of the world’s...

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The Mount Ida Region (Kaz Daglari)

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Troy (Truva)

Troy, known as Truva to the Turks and Ilion to the Greeks, is one of the most evocative place names in literature. To bring this...

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