🇵🇭 Philippines or 🇹🇷 Türkiye
And what the world thinks
🇹🇷 Türkiye leads by 6 votes.
Which one, honestly
Philippines leads on the sea and nature. Türkiye leads on cities, food and getting around.
A normal day costs about $85 in Philippines and $90 in Türkiye.
Side by side
- 🇵🇭 Philippines🇹🇷 Türkiye
- Dec to AprBest monthsApr to May, Sep to Oct
- $85A normal day$90
- 14h to ManilaNonstop from London4h to Istanbul
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaVery good
- Not the drawCities and cultureExceptional
- GoodFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- Not the drawEasy to get aroundVery good
- Domestic flights and ferries, cheap but often delayed, leave slackGetting aroundCheap domestic flights and long distance buses, both good
- The typhoon months, roughly August to OctoberWhen to avoidIstanbul in August, and the coast at the peak of the school holidays
Pick by what you want
🇵🇭 Choose Philippines if
you want water and islands above everything else, on a small budget, and you can handle slow travel days.
🇹🇷 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 Philippines 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.