Real Turkey

[Jozzyd]

I know this is a bit off the cuff, but i would like my 2 little ones to see 'traditional Turkey' so where are the best places to take them in Icmeler. I know about the old lady with the plot of land who won't sell up bless her, but are there any places we can take them where they will see real rural, traditional Turkey.

[redrhino12]

Take them on the village tour and visit a traditional Turkish house.

Gene

[Jozzyd]

Will try that Gene thank you

[LynnJenny]

the first time we went to turkey we went on the village tour it was a lovely afternoon we went to the local school and went inside one of the houses were they made tea for us the people were so nice

[reesy1959]

I was honoured 2 years ago when Phill and I were invited to our friends parents for a few days, it was a long 12 hour drive, but oh so worth it to see proper Turkey with not an English sign in sight.

The meals were delicious in their home and in the restaurants, and the price was so cheap. On our drive there, we stopped at a little (what looked like a house) for a soft drink, and they didnt have the cans we wanted, so this young boy set off and returned about 10 minutes later with our chosen can.

The memory will last forever in our minds. His parents just couldnt do enough for us during our visit, and the Turkish hospitality was exactly as it is in Icmeler/Marmaris and I am guessing all parts of Turkey.

Everywhere we went people stopped to talk, I think they were intrigued to see tourists I really love the Turkish people.

Jozzy, I hope you manage to get to see some real Turkey on your village tour, I might go on that myself as its something we have not done yet.

[blondie]

I would love to do something like that this year. That's what I love most about Turkey - the sheer friendliness and genuine welcome you get from the people. Didn't know about the village tour - making a mental note to add it to my ever-growing list of Icmeler "must-do" things!

[JT]

Real Turkey eh.

Ok here is a project for you.

Send a pm to Rami and give him the link for this topic and ask him to come on here and write about our trip from Istanbul to Icmeler and then ask him about Canakele and the gypsies, ask him about Galipoli also and then you will know about the REAL Turkey

[bill atkinson]

we took a day trip on two occasions from icmeler to datca, very different to life in icmeler. also to mugla market and town one thursday ,these two places put the turk in turkey for me, & they are not a very long way. enjoy bill atkinson

[reesy1959]

we took a day trip on two occasions from icmeler to datca, very different to life in icmeler. also to mugla market and town one thursday ,these two places put the turk in turkey for me, & they are not a very long way. enjoy bill atkinson

We caught a bus to Mugla last October for the day and had a walk around the market, we had a laugh with some children who were laughing at us as we were wearing shorts and t shirt, definitely a more Turkish side of it than in Icmeler.

I bought some monkey nuts at the market and he charged me 1 lira for about 20 nuts, then a Turkish woman bought monkey nuts and gave him 2 lira, she had about 8 times the amount of nuts I had, so in my broken Turkish I asked him for the same amount as her for the extra 1 lira. It worked and we had a good laugh.

Vince and the boys enjoyed their nuts that day.

[kelebek1966]

On occasions we have hired a jeep and traveled to little villages near icmeler. On a visit to datca we were about to pass a Turkish lady carrying some heavy bags. We offered her a lift using gestures and our very limited language skills. We drove along the road for about 15 minutes before reaching the junction she wanted - and this was in the blazing heat of summer. Despite not speaking English we knew she had appreciated the lift and we enjoyed "doing the Turkish thing" of helping somebody. Another time, on Christmas Eve, we visited Bayir and met a man that we had previously spoken to on a trip. Within minutes he had pulled up chairs in his garden and was calling his wife to bring us all tea. We spent a very pleasant hour or so exchanging stories and meeting his lovely family. For me, these are memories of the real Turkey and the warm-hearted people.