East Med – Turkey

Turkey – an absolute delight. A white star and crescent moon were initially associated with Constantinople renamed Istanbul in 1930. Constantinople was the capital city of the Roman/Byzantine Empire, the Latin Empire and the Ottoman Empire. The crescent and star also represented Persia and the Ottoman empire; two important kingdoms of antiquity.

CURRENCY:  The Turkish Lira (TRY). The second-best is Euro, and then US dollars. However, you will get more value for your money if paying in Lira rather than Euro and dollars.

For a cruiser, it separates the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. Passing Istanbul into those waters is a longer cruise into a bigger adventure.

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Alanya
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21.2 ° C
21.2 °
21.2 °
64%
1.5m/s
65%
Mon
22 °
Tue
23 °
Wed
20 °
Thu
22 °
Fri
21 °
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Alanya, Turkey. Regent, Phoenix, Azamara and Oceania are amongst those who sail here.

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Antalya Province
clear sky
29.3 ° C
29.3 °
29.2 °
20%
7.7m/s
0%
Mon
29 °
Tue
23 °
Wed
21 °
Thu
23 °
Fri
22 °
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Port Akdeniz is the cruise terminal just outside Antalya. There is a concrete dock but if there are multiple ships a tender might be used. Silversea, Seabourn, Seadream, Regent, Azamara, TUI, Crystal and Oceania are amongst those who go here.

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Bodrum
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25.1 ° C
25.1 °
25.1 °
43%
6.8m/s
81%
Mon
25 °
Tue
22 °
Wed
22 °
Thu
23 °
Fri
22 °
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Phoenix, Seabourn, TUI, Windstar, Star Clippers and Seabourn are amongst those who sail into Bodrum.

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Tenedos
clear sky
18.7 ° C
18.7 °
18.7 °
62%
6.2m/s
0%
Mon
19 °
Tue
21 °
Wed
20 °
Thu
20 °
Fri
19 °
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Turkish Island that Seadream, Star Clippers, Seabourn and other small ships get to.

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Çanakkale Province
scattered clouds
19.8 ° C
19.8 °
19.8 °
43%
3.9m/s
34%
Mon
20 °
Tue
21 °
Wed
18 °
Thu
18 °
Fri
16 °
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This port is at the start of the Dardanelles Strait as you head from the Med to the Black Sea. Kepez is nearby. A favourite for those wishing to see the grounds of the battle of Gallipoli. Viking, Azarama, SAGA and Windstar are amongst the many who stop here.

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Çeşme
few clouds
21.8 ° C
21.8 °
21.8 °
68%
4.1m/s
20%
Mon
24 °
Tue
21 °
Wed
20 °
Thu
21 °
Fri
19 °
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Dalyan
broken clouds
26 ° C
26 °
25.6 °
44%
8.8m/s
75%
Mon
27 °
Tue
25 °
Wed
24 °
Thu
27 °
Fri
23 °
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They have a turtle beach and a turtle statue in the middle of town. Star Clippers and boats go there. It has a small shallow bay.

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Dikili
few clouds
22.9 ° C
23.2 °
22.9 °
47%
3.3m/s
11%
Mon
23 °
Tue
23 °
Wed
22 °
Thu
22 °
Fri
21 °
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Regent, Silverseas, Celestyal Cruises and Star Clippers get there.

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Fethiye
overcast clouds
26 ° C
26 °
26 °
36%
2.8m/s
88%
Mon
26 °
Tue
27 °
Wed
24 °
Thu
28 °
Fri
25 °
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When a cruise ship docks, it looks huge sitting at the end of the approaching street. Seabourn sail there.

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Istanbul
scattered clouds
17.3 ° C
17.7 °
17.3 °
68%
5.1m/s
40%
Mon
21 °
Tue
22 °
Wed
20 °
Thu
17 °
Fri
19 °
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A major city that has had its place throughout history. It sits guarding the passage out of the Med and into the Black Sea.

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İzmir
scattered clouds
24.6 ° C
24.7 °
24.6 °
38%
8.2m/s
40%
Mon
25 °
Tue
27 °
Wed
23 °
Thu
26 °
Fri
24 °
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Izmir is a larger port and a wider variety of cruise ships stop there including Costa and Carnival.

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Kusadasi
clear sky
22.1 ° C
22.1 °
22.1 °
61%
3.3m/s
4%
Mon
22 °
Tue
22 °
Wed
22 °
Thu
22 °
Fri
21 °
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The Ephesus region is a guided tour from Kusadasi. Drive to the House of the Virgin Mary, and explore the city of Ephesus, and with a visit to Artemis Temple.

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Marmaris
overcast clouds
25.8 ° C
25.8 °
25.8 °
50%
6.1m/s
100%
Mon
28 °
Tue
26 °
Wed
24 °
Thu
28 °
Fri
24 °
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Azamara, Seabourn and Regent sail there.

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Mersin Province
scattered clouds
22.9 ° C
22.9 °
22.9 °
65%
4.3m/s
28%
Mon
23 °
Tue
23 °
Wed
22 °
Thu
22 °
Fri
22 °
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A modern container port, the largest port in Turkey and a gateway to Tarsus.

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Mudanya
scattered clouds
19.5 ° C
19.5 °
19.5 °
60%
2.7m/s
40%
Mon
20 °
Tue
23 °
Wed
20 °
Thu
19 °
Fri
19 °
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Mudyana plays host to the SeaDream Yacht Club. It is too small a port for ships.

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Sinop Province
overcast clouds
11.5 ° C
11.5 °
11.5 °
93%
1.6m/s
100%
Mon
11 °
Tue
17 °
Wed
18 °
Thu
19 °
Fri
18 °
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Trabzon Province
broken clouds
13.7 ° C
14.1 °
13.7 °
77%
1.5m/s
75%
Mon
16 °
Tue
15 °
Wed
17 °
Thu
16 °
Fri
17 °
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