From the Bosphorus to Cappadocia, the Aegean to the Black Sea. We have ridden every major road in Turkey since 2011. Here are our 15 favourite routes — with GPX files for the serious tourers.
Beşiktaş → Bebek → Rumeli Feneri
Istanbul's most iconic coastal ride. Follow the Bosphorus shore north through Bebek's waterfront cafés, past the 15th-ce...
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Istanbul → Ağva
Escape the city on the winding road to Istanbul's Black Sea coast. Şile is a fishing village with a clifftop lighthouse,...
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Antalya → Kaş
One of Turkey's most scenic coastal roads. Twisting clifftop tarmac above the turquoise Mediterranean, through pine fore...
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Antalya → Alanya
The classic Turkish Riviera run. Wide coastal highway, banana plantations, and the dramatic silhouette of Alanya's Selju...
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Fethiye → Ölüdeniz
The Lycian Coast at its most photogenic. Wind through Fethiye's ancient rock tombs, then drop down to the surreal blue l...
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Antalya → Olympos
Leave Antalya south through the Taurus foothills, past Kemer's marina and into the ancient Lycian valley of Olympos — wh...
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Bodrum loop
Loop the Bodrum Peninsula's dramatic headlands — Türkbükü, Yalıkavak, Gümüşlük, and the windmill ridge back to Bodrum Ca...
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Göreme → Ürgüp
Ride between the fairy chimneys of Göreme, through the rose and red valleys, past underground cities to Ürgüp's cave-hot...
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İzmir → Ephesus
Ride south from İzmir through the Aegean lowlands to the ancient ruins of Ephesus and the hillside town of Selçuk. One o...
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Denizli → Pamukkale
Short and spectacular. Ride through Denizli's cotton fields to the snow-white travertine terraces of Pamukkale and the r...
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Antalya → Side
East along the Antalya plain to the ancient Roman harbour town of Side — columns and temple ruins standing on a peninsul...
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Trabzon → Uzungöl
The Black Sea mountains at their wildest. Climb through tea plantations and dense hazel forest from Trabzon to the legen...
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Karabük → Safranbolu
A short ride from Karabük into a UNESCO-listed Ottoman market town frozen in time. Timber-framed mansions, cobbled lanes...
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Çanakkale loop
Loop the Gallipoli Peninsula's memorial sites and pine forests, then cross the Dardanelles on the ferry to ancient Troy....
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Antalya city loop
Antalya's compact city loop. The old Roman harbour of Kaleiçi, the cliffside promenade, and the Düden waterfalls where a...
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