Antalya, Turkey

thewall91 · 07.11.2006, 11:27 AM

Has anyone ever been here? I might have a chance to go on a business-related trip. It is discretionary and I would have to pay for it, but it's fairly important to me in a personal and professional sense.

I don't want to sound ignorant but as an American (small) female travelling solo, I just want to know whether I'll feel safe and comfortable or not. I don't know anyone who's ever been to this region. Just looking on a map it is really close to the Middle East, but there is also no travel advisory listed on the US state department's website. I've never been afraid to venture forth to places like this before, but I'm pretty sure my husband won't be keen on me doing this trip and I sort of want to be prepared with "you've got nothing to worry about" if I really don't have anything to worry about. So, please, anyone who's been who wants to tell me that it's a lovely beach town and as long as I don't prance around in a bikini I'll be fine, tell me so. But if anyone else thinks it might not be the greatest time to go, tell me that as well. I'd be going the end of september.

Ignorant question number two: Is there an earthquake season the same way there's a hurricane season? I know this question is idiotic but since someone once said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" I'll ask it. Go easy on me

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 07.11.2006, 12:02 PM

Isn't that where Peter Murphy lives?

drrrtyboots · 07.11.2006, 12:07 PM

I don't like turkey.

Danny Himself · 07.11.2006, 01:02 PM

Turkey is strange. People are always trying to sell you stuff on the street.

You should be OK, but it's a bit of an iffy area. Not like the middle east but not like europe.

o o o · 07.11.2006, 01:30 PM

i haven't been there, but it looks nice.

it might be very touristic, with a lot of foreign tourists... apparently it's turkey's main holiday resort (i just read that two minutes ago).

o o o · 07.11.2006, 01:41 PM

Maybe candymoan can tell us...

sonicl · 07.11.2006, 01:43 PM

Antalya's a tourist resort, pretty popular among British tourists. You'll be no less safe than most places in the Med.

Here's a couple of resources for you.

Virtual Tourist

Trip Advisor

Thomson Holidays

If it won't cost you too much to go and other opportunities like this won't come up, then I'd say go. If there's a chance of other trips to Europe some time, then hold fire - there are much nicer places. Greece comes highly recommended by me.

krastian · 07.11.2006, 01:56 PM

Wow, those pictures are beautiful o o o.....I'd love to go.

sonicl · 09.05.2006, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by thewall91

Has anyone ever been here? I might have a chance to go on a business-related trip. It is discretionary and I would have to pay for it, but it's fairly important to me in a personal and professional sense.

I don't want to sound ignorant but as an American (small) female travelling solo, I just want to know whether I'll feel safe and comfortable or not. I don't know anyone who's ever been to this region. Just looking on a map it is really close to the Middle East, but there is also no travel advisory listed on the US state department's website. I've never been afraid to venture forth to places like this before, but I'm pretty sure my husband won't be keen on me doing this trip and I sort of want to be prepared with "you've got nothing to worry about" if I really don't have anything to worry about. So, please, anyone who's been who wants to tell me that it's a lovely beach town and as long as I don't prance around in a bikini I'll be fine, tell me so. But if anyone else thinks it might not be the greatest time to go, tell me that as well. I'd be going the end of september.

So are you going?

thewall91 · 09.05.2006, 08:38 AM

not going. the business end didn't end up requiring my presence. going to buffalo, ny, instead. go bills

sonicl · 09.05.2006, 08:45 AM

That's good to hear, Turkey seems to be a bit unstable lately - there were bombings in Antalya and Marmaris last week, with three killed and forty injured.

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thewall91 children of satan Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 383	Has anyone ever been here? I might have a chance to go on a business-related trip. It is discretionary and I would have to pay for it, but it's fairly important to me in a personal and professional sense. I don't want to sound ignorant but as an American (small) female travelling solo, I just want to know whether I'll feel safe and comfortable or not. I don't know anyone who's ever been to this region. Just looking on a map it is really close to the Middle East, but there is also no travel advisory listed on the US state department's website. I've never been afraid to venture forth to places like this before, but I'm pretty sure my husband won't be keen on me doing this trip and I sort of want to be prepared with "you've got nothing to worry about" if I really don't have anything to worry about. So, please, anyone who's been who wants to tell me that it's a lovely beach town and as long as I don't prance around in a bikini I'll be fine, tell me so. But if anyone else thinks it might not be the greatest time to go, tell me that as well. I'd be going the end of september. Ignorant question number two: Is there an earthquake season the same way there's a hurricane season? I know this question is idiotic but since someone once said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" I'll ask it. Go easy on me
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SpectralJulianIsNotDead invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,409	Isn't that where Peter Murphy lives?
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drrrtyboots invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: in the forest(s) Posts: 2,946	I don't like turkey. __________________
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Danny Himself invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 9,623	Turkey is strange. People are always trying to sell you stuff on the street. You should be OK, but it's a bit of an iffy area. Not like the middle east but not like europe.
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o o o the destroyed room Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 613	i haven't been there, but it looks nice. it might be very touristic, with a lot of foreign tourists... apparently it's turkey's main holiday resort (i just read that two minutes ago).
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o o o the destroyed room Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 613	Maybe candymoan can tell us...
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07.11.2006, 01:43 PM	#7
sonicl invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,527	Antalya's a tourist resort, pretty popular among British tourists. You'll be no less safe than most places in the Med. Here's a couple of resources for you. Virtual Tourist Trip Advisor Thomson Holidays If it won't cost you too much to go and other opportunities like this won't come up, then I'd say go. If there's a chance of other trips to Europe some time, then hold fire - there are much nicer places. Greece comes highly recommended by me.
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krastian invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Baltimore Posts: 7,808	Wow, those pictures are beautiful o o o.....I'd love to go. __________________ Confusion is next and next after that is the Truth.
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thewall91 children of satan Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 383	not going. the business end didn't end up requiring my presence. going to buffalo, ny, instead. go bills
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09.05.2006, 08:45 AM	#11
sonicl invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,527	That's good to hear, Turkey seems to be a bit unstable lately - there were bombings in Antalya and Marmaris last week, with three killed and forty injured.
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