🇹🇷 Türkiye or 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Which one, honestly
Türkiye leads on cities. Malaysia leads on nature.
A normal day costs about $90 in Türkiye and $75 in Malaysia.
Side by side
- 🇹🇷 Türkiye🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Apr, May, Sep, OctBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar
- $90A normal day$75
- 4h to IstanbulNonstop from London13h to Kuala Lumpur
- Very goodBeaches and seaVery good
- ExceptionalCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Cheap domestic flights and long distance buses, both goodGetting aroundCheap flights, good trains and buses, one of the easiest countries in Asia
- Istanbul in August, and the coast at the peak of the school holidaysWhen to avoidThe east coast islands from November to February, when most of them close
Pick by what you want
🇹🇷 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.
🇲🇾 Choose Malaysia if
you want Thailand's food and beaches with a fraction of the crowds, and everything running slightly more smoothly.
Full Türkiye guide →Full Malaysia guide →
And what the world thinks
🇹🇷 Türkiye leads by 1 vote.
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