# Two weeks: Istanbul + Black Sea or Istanbul + coast?

Place: [Turkey in general](https://dccreationstravel.com/tag/turkey-in-general)  
Topics: itinerary  
Asked by sam_on_the_road on 10 November 2026  
0 votes, 5 answers, 21 views  
Page: https://dccreationstravel.com/questions/238-two-weeks-istanbul-black-sea-or-istanbul-coast

We've done the classic route before. What's different for a second trip?

## 5 answers

### Answer by emre.travels · score 0 · 10 Nov 2026

Black Sea for green mountains, tea fields and fewer foreign tourists.

### Answer by roaming_rob · score 0 · 10 Nov 2026

Southeast (Mardin, Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa) for food and history.

### Answer by charlotte.k · score 0 · 10 Nov 2026

Lycian coast for walking and swimming.

### Answer by wanderlust_wes · score 0 · 10 Nov 2026

Do the southeast, it was the highlight of my second trip.

### Answer by camila.h · score 0 · 10 Nov 2026

Black Sea in summer is cooler, nice escape from the heat.

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