🇹🇷 Türkiye or 🇬🇷 Greece
And what the world thinks
🇹🇷 Türkiye leads by 8 votes.
Which one, honestly
Türkiye leads on cities, food and value for money. Greece leads on the sea.
A normal day costs about $90 in Türkiye and $130 in Greece.
Side by side
- 🇹🇷 Türkiye🇬🇷 Greece
- Apr to May, Sep to OctBest monthsApr to Jun, Sep to Oct
- $90A normal day$130
- 10h 15m to IstanbulNonstop from New York9h 45m to Athens
- Very goodBeaches and seaExceptional
- ExceptionalCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodVery good
- Very goodNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyVery good
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- Cheap domestic flights and long distance buses, both goodGetting aroundFerries and short flights between islands, slow and part of the fun
- Istanbul in August, and the coast at the peak of the school holidaysWhen to avoidAugust on the famous islands
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 Greece if
you want one island, one balcony and no plan, or you are travelling on a budget and still want the sea.
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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.