{"id":1263,"date":"2020-01-30T03:49:43","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T03:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.7.128\/wpmigrate\/?p=1263"},"modified":"2020-01-30T03:49:43","modified_gmt":"2020-01-30T03:49:43","slug":"visiting-turkey-why-visit-and-when-to-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/travel\/visiting-turkey-why-visit-and-when-to-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting Turkey: Why visit and when to go"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"3a64bb57635b757d04b12bcf0c14b9a3\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9477973674766713\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8885944693\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Expert traveller, Philip McCluskey tells all about <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>visiting Turkey<\/strong><\/span> in his three-part Turkey Trip Guide.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I was in Fethiye-a hilly harbor town of blue-water vistas and terracotta rooftops in western <a href=\"https:\/\/drprem.com\/medical-tourism\/cosmetic-and-aesthetic-procedures-pulling-medical-tourism-market-in-turkey\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><em><strong>Turkey<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a>-and I was thirsty. Stopping into a modest, dust-caked convenience store, I grabbed a bottle of water and brought it to the counter.<\/p>\n<p>The owner smiled as I handed him a larger Turkish lira bill. \u201cOh,\u201d he said through a Ned Flanders mustache.\u00a0 \u201cDo you have anything smaller?\u201d\u00a0 I checked my pockets, then shrugged uneasily.\u00a0 \u201cNo, I don\u2019t.\u00a0 Sorry.\u201d\u00a0 He smiled again, brightly.\u00a0 \u201cThat\u2019s okay. Take the drink.\u00a0 Can you bring me the money the next time I see you?\u201d\u00a0 I stood there for a moment, nonplussed. The next time I would see him might be a week from never. And then I thanked him, because that\u2019s what you do when a stranger trusts you.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>That was just one of my random-kindness moments in Turkey.\u00a0 Sure, this country was the epicenter of empires.\u00a0 Yes, it has a rich variety of landscapes, from the balmy beaches of the Mediterranean to the otherworldly terrain of Cappadocia.\u00a0 And okay, it holds significance to Muslims and Christians, archeologists and historians, epicureans and bacchanalians. But it\u2019s the friendliness of its people that makes Turkey a place you want to visit again.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why visit Turkey?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1123086 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tripatlas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Why-visit-Turkey.jpg\" alt=\"Why visit Turkey\" width=\"800\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drprem.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2014\/05\/Why-visit-Turkey.jpg 800w, https:\/\/drprem.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2014\/05\/Why-visit-Turkey-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drprem.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2014\/05\/Why-visit-Turkey-768x532.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>Compared many of its European counterparts, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/drprem.com\/travel\/20-best-travel-destinations-to-explore-post-christmas-in-2020\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><em><strong>travel<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a> well here pretty inexpensively.\u00a0 Plus, straddling two continents as it does, Turkey can offer a travel experience very few other places can. You can get a sense of Muslim culture in an open, secular and much-traveled country.\u00a0 Watch belly dancers writhe to the rhythm, watch whirling dervishes whirl \u2013 essentially, experience the East while still clinging to many comforts of the West.<\/p><div class=\"3a64bb57635b757d04b12bcf0c14b9a3\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9477973674766713\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8885944693\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Well, is that all? Not really!<\/p>\n<p>You have more reasons for the visit. Since past few years, Turkey has earned a strong reputation as one of the most favorable destinations for cosmetic and aesthetic treatments. The reason? People are longing to appear more beautiful, more graceful than ever but such treatments cost astronomically high in the US and other European nations. In Turkey, it can be done here at a fraction of cost! A great way to combine tourism and aesthetic treatments.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1123087\" src=\"https:\/\/drprem.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2014\/05\/aesthetic-treatment.jpg\" alt=\"aesthetic treatment\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drprem.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2014\/05\/aesthetic-treatment.jpg 600w, https:\/\/drprem.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2014\/05\/aesthetic-treatment-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/petraglobal.health\/what-we-do-for-patients\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Petra Global<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>, the company facilitating international travelers in various aesthetic treatments has made a made for itself. \u00a0A full-fledged company run by experienced professionals and consultants from travel and <a href=\"https:\/\/drprem.com\/globalhealthcare\/30-futuristic-global-healthcare-tech-innovations-likely-to-rule-this-decade\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><em><strong>healthcare<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a>, its all-encompassing services starting from consultation, travel booking, hospital and physician selection, treatment and recovery till the patient flies back home safe and sound has been immensely satisfying. The result \u2013 the company never sits idle but handles international travelers round the year making them healthier and merrier.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>When to visit Turkey:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Fall and Spring are the best times to go-temperatures throughout the country are at their best, and crowds are reasonable.<\/p>\n<div class=\"3a64bb57635b757d04b12bcf0c14b9a3\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n          <p><a id=\"link-15\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;\" id=\"img-15\" src=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\r\n            <script>\r\n            var xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();\r\n            xmlhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {\r\n              if (this.readyState == 4 && this.status == 200) {\r\n                var myObj = JSON.parse(this.responseText);\r\n                document.getElementById(\"link-\"+myObj.id).setAttribute('href',myObj.url);\r\n                document.getElementById(\"img-\"+myObj.id).setAttribute('src','https:\/\/fetch.drprem.com\/\/uploads\/'+myObj.image);\r\n              }\r\n            };\r\n            xmlhttp.open(\"GET\", \"https:\/\/fetch.drprem.com\/\/api\/Ads\/15\", true);\r\n            xmlhttp.send();\r\n            <\/script>\r\n        \r\n        <style>\r\n        *{box-sizing:border-box}.top-container{display: grid;grid-template-columns: auto auto auto;}.column{float:left;width:100%;padding: 0 7.5px 15px 7.5px;}.row{margin:0 -5px}.row:after{content:\"\";display:table;clear:both}@media screen and (max-width: 600px){.top-container{display: block;grid-template-columns: unset;}.column{width:100%;display:block;margin-bottom:20px}}.card{text-align:center;}.card_image img{width:100%}.card_body{padding:15px}.card_title{font-size: 14px;line-height: 19px;text-decoration: none;text-align:left;color: #333;}.card-heading{text-align: left;margin-bottom: 25px !important;}\r\n        <\/style>\r\n        <div class=\"row todays-top\">\r\n            <h3 class=\"card-heading\"> Recent Articles: <\/h3><div class=\"top-container\" id=\"todays-top\">\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <script>\r\n            var xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();\r\n            xmlhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {\r\n            if (this.readyState == 4 && this.status == 200) {\r\n            var myObj = JSON.parse(this.responseText); \r\n            myObj.forEach(function(item) {\r\n            document.getElementById('todays-top').innerHTML += '<div class=\"column\"><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"card_image\"><a href=\"'+item.url+'\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"'+item.image+'\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"card_body\"><a href=\"'+item.url+'\"><h3 class=\"card_title\">'+item.title+'<\/h3><\/a><a href=\"'+item.url+'\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>';\r\n            });\r\n            }\r\n            };\r\n            xmlhttp.open(\"GET\", \"https:\/\/fetch.drprem.com\/api\/Drprem_blogs\", true);\r\n            xmlhttp.send();\r\n            <\/script>\r\n        \r\n        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<style>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.videoWrapper{position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0}.videoWrapper iframe{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%}\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/style>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"videoWrapper\" id=\"video_7\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvar xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            xmlhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            if (this.readyState == 4 && this.status == 200) {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                var myObj = JSON.parse(this.responseText);\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                document.getElementById(\"video_\"+myObj.id).innerHTML = myObj.embed_video_code;\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            }\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            };\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            xmlhttp.open(\"GET\", \"https:\/\/fetch.drprem.com\/api\/Videos\/7\", true);\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            xmlhttp.send();\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/script>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why visit Turkey? 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