🇨🇾 Cyprus or 🇹🇷 Türkiye
Which one, honestly
Cyprus leads on the sea. Türkiye leads on cities, food and value for money.
A normal day costs about $130 in Cyprus and $90 in Türkiye.
Side by side
- 🇨🇾 Cyprus🇹🇷 Türkiye
- Apr, May, Sep, OctBest monthsApr, May, Sep, Oct
- $130A normal day$90
- 4h 35m to LarnacaNonstop from London4h to Istanbul
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaVery good
- GoodCities and cultureExceptional
- Very goodFoodExceptional
- GoodNature and hikingVery good
- Very goodValue for moneyExceptional
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- A hire car, effectively required, there is barely any public transportGetting aroundCheap domestic flights and long distance buses, both good
- July and August inland, when it passes 40CWhen to avoidIstanbul in August, and the coast at the peak of the school holidays
Pick by what you want
🇨🇾 Choose Cyprus if
you want reliable sun and warm sea with short flights from Europe and the Gulf, and a small island you can drive across in two hours.
🇹🇷 Choose Türkiye if
you want a city that has been the centre of everything for two thousand years, with a coastline attached to it, on a small budget.
Full Cyprus guide →Full Türkiye guide →
And what the world thinks
🇨🇾 Cyprus leads by 19 votes.
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