Merhaba, will anyone be traveling to Turkey the very first week of December? I will be there December 3 to 10. Just curious if anyone else will be there and what part of Turkey you may be visiting.

Cold December in Turkey...

I was there last year at the same time and it wasn't too bad. The nights did get cold, but most of the days were sunny and beautiful.

in december you must bring winter clothes its not so cold not like snowy its lukewarm .
i dont know is this your first time or not. if your first time you must arrive in istanbul and after you can go capadacia and south i think this is best trip in turkey.

enjoy in turkey

I went to Turkey last December (24 Dec - 1 Jan 2006), the coldest place was Cappadocia ( -5 degrees celcius), Istanbul was about 8 degrees celcius.

It is ok if there is no wind

uzgunum, I did not mean for it to sound like cold was bad either. In fact it is best for cuddling up with the one you love.

It is not my first time to Turkey, I have been there twice before, once last December and then again in April. In April I went to Marmaris and Bodrum. I loved both even though not everything was open yet. I have been very lucky, both times the weather has really been great and I have enjoyed my trips immensely. I am looking forward to being back in December.

No thanks.

Merhaba:
I have been several times in Turkey put in june and july. I can go with you if you pay me the air fare.....
I wish I could go put have to work till third week of december. You should visit some winter resort and go sking..

güle güle

we'll be here wendy. december is unpredictable. But there is nothing colder than istanbul when its cold and wet. the chill goes right to the bone. Too early for Uludaag probably.

Thanks Keith, good to know. I will pack appropriately. By the way, how long have you worked in Turkey?

üzgünüm Ederim, but I can't afford a ticket for you too, but the skiing suggestion was good.

Teşekkürler dumanice_ist for your good wishes and thank you for your suggestions.

Uludağ and Ilgaz are very nice for winters. There are also very good places to skiing and to see.
Good choices...

I will most probably be in Turkey from the 24 of December until the 9th of January!

I'll go to Istanbul/Bursa/Balikesir, and the main reason for that because I want to meet the family of my bf..

But anyway, I'll try and enjoy it as well! At least it's not as cold as here in Holland! (Even though we haven't seen many cold winters lately..)

So if anyone will be somewhere near there when I'm there.. I'd be glad to meet you!

oh I might be in Izmir late december for new year

Chantal, looks like you are going for 2 weeks then! If I'm not in Holland then.. please consider a short trip to Izmir too It's not too far from Balıkesir! Or Kadir and I could come visit you there

I hope to go to Holand around Christmas, but it depends on Kadir's holiday. If it is like last 2 years, the holidays are in the first two weeks of january instead of the last two of december..

No one will be in Turkey the first week of December? If so, would love to meet.