🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates or 🇹🇷 Türkiye
And what the world thinks
🇹🇷 Türkiye leads by 6 votes.
Which one, honestly
Türkiye leads on value for money, nature and cities.
A normal day costs about $180 in United Arab Emirates and $90 in Türkiye.
Side by side
- 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates🇹🇷 Türkiye
- Nov to MarBest monthsApr to May, Sep to Oct
- $180A normal day$90
- 12h 45m to DubaiNonstop from New York10h 15m to Istanbul
- GoodBeaches and seaVery good
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- Very goodFoodExceptional
- Not the drawNature and hikingVery good
- Not the drawValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Metro in Dubai, taxis everywhere else, a car for the mountainsGetting aroundCheap domestic flights and long distance buses, both good
- June to September, when outdoors stops being an optionWhen to avoidIstanbul in August, and the coast at the peak of the school holidays
Pick by what you want
🇦🇪 Choose United Arab Emirates if
you want guaranteed winter sun, very short flights from Europe and Asia, and a city that works like clockwork.
🇹🇷 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 United Arab Emirates guide →Full Türkiye guide →
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Written and checked by hand. Nothing here about visas or entry rules: those change often and depend on your passport, so check an official source.