Turgutreis holidays have enough feathers in their cap to stuff a pillow. Boat trips to Kos, market shopping and historic sights are all lined up.
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This place is one of the biggest towns in this pocket of south-west Turkey – second only to big-hitting Bodrum. And on top of its beachfront scenery, it’s got a true traditional Turkish thing going on. The weekly Saturday market’s like an old-school version of a super-sized shopping mall. Stacks of fruit and veg add rainbow-like blobs of colour, and you’ll find everything from spices to shawls being flogged.
Sightseeing special
Turgutreis gets its name from famous Ottoman admiral Turgut Reis – better known as Dragut. And the historic sites come thick and fast across the Bodrum peninsula. Bodrum itself, the region’s pin-up town, has St Peter’s Castle, the remains of an ancient mausoleum, and a sea-facing amphitheatre on its CV. And if you fancy a daytrip under different international colours, there are boat trips to the neighbouring Greek island of Kos.