Among the cotton fields. In Mesopotamia. This city not only offers easy access to many historical gems of Eastern Turkey, like Göbekli Tepe, but Urfa itself is also worth visiting. Late October is probably the best time to visit Eastern Turkey. Even this year, hotels were quite full, and one could see foreign tourists in Urfa. Turkey has to offer much more than Istanbul, Antalya and Bodrum. Southeastern Turkey is definitely a proof for this. Many foreign tourists haven’t discovered it yet. One of the reasons might be the negative image from the media.
What to do and see? (Besides the obvious: eating Urfa kebap and çiğ köfte.)
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