Turkish hiking towns off the beaten path.
Less-touristed hiking towns in Turkey, for travelers seeking fewer crowds but all the beauty.
Gümüşhane's name translates as "place of silver," a trace of the mining history buried beneath the Eastern Black Sea peaks that now draw trekkers to its highland trails — and it's one of 13 towns across Turkey collected here, from the Çoruh River valley above Artvin to the forested Datça Peninsula and the fairy chimney landscapes around Ürgüp in Cappadocia.
Artvin
A compact town in northeastern Turkey's mountains, Artvin sits on a hill above the Çoruh River with a centre concentrated enough for easy walking between caf…
Maltepe
A dense residential district on Istanbul's Asian shore, Maltepe lines the Sea of Marmara with a waterfront promenade, low-rise neighbourhoods climbing toward…
Gümüşhane
Mountain town in Turkey's Eastern Black Sea region, Gümüşhane sits along the Harşit River at high elevation and serves as a base for trekking in the surround…
Çamlıhemşin
This modest town in Rize Province on Turkey's eastern Black Sea coast, Çamlıhemşin is known for its mountains and valleys of dense green, with autumn foliage…
Datça
This modest Turkish town sits at the midpoint of the Datça Peninsula, a forested, mountainous strip of land that divides the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas.
Ürgüp
A well-established base for exploring Cappadocia's rock-cut churches, underground cities, and fairy chimney landscapes, Ürgüp is a highland town in central T…
Patnos
This city on the Patnos plain in eastern Turkey, ringed by high mountains including the extinct volcano Süphan to the south and watered by a tributary of the…
Yozgat
This mid-sized Central Anatolian city spread across rolling hills at considerable elevation, Yozgat offers a base for exploring the wider region's ancient si…
Manisa
Spreading across the slopes of Mount Sipylus in Turkey's Aegean region, Manisa is a city known for its old mosques and a five-hundred-year-old Mesir Paste Di…
Tosya
Black Sea region town in Kastamonu's upland country, Tosya sits beside a rushing river with stone-walled weirs and lush waterside vegetation, offering a rela…
Hisaralan
A little Turkish village set in hill country with water within easy reach, making it a quiet base for exploring the upland landscapes and the wider region's…
Konacik
Tiny hamlet in Adıyaman province, Konacık sits within reach of water and upland terrain, and serves as a quiet rural base for exploring the wider region's re…
Cevizli
This little village in Izmir province, Cevizli sits within easy reach of both water and upland terrain, making it a quiet rural base for exploring a wider re…