Southeastern Anatolia
Parts of Shmayaa's magnificent mansion date back 1600 years, and from 1915 to 1930 the building was used as a military garrison. Those soldiers wouldn't…
Must-see hotels in Southeastern Anatolia
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Gaziantep
You'll feel like you're staying with friends at this lovingly restored courtyard-house. Old-fashioned charm abounds in the five rooms with their dark-wood…
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Şanlıurfa
Şanlıurfa's top budget digs is this heritage Urfa building with simple but spacious high-ceilinged rooms arranged around a central vine-draped courtyard…
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Şanlıurfa
This intimate seven-room mansion – with a history that dates back to the days of Edessa – is a delight. The panoramic views from the rooftop terrace are…
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Southeastern Anatolia
By far the nicest place to bed down in central Malatya. Spacious rooms come with colourful art and fittings, tea/coffee equipment, and modern bathrooms…
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Mardin
With a welcoming owner, who speaks a little English, Kadim is one of the best-run boutique hotels in Mardin. Standard rooms are definitely snug but have…
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Şanlıurfa
The Manici is in prime position, just steps away from both Gölbaşı and the bazaar area. The 'ye-olde Ottoman splendour' decor of mammoth orientalist…
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Mardin
Named after the mythological 'Queen of the Serpents' from Anatolian folklore, this artsy pension has a laid-back, bohemian vibe. High-vaulted-ceiling…
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Southeastern Anatolia
Cosy and clean wood-lined rooms with a hodgepodge of furniture and friendly service are the name of the game here. Owner Erfan speaks good English and…
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Adıyaman
At this central, family-owned hotel, generously proportioned rooms are outfitted in a business-minimalist style with a handful of grandma-chintz…
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Southeastern Anatolia
The best budget sleep in Malatya, with a prime position close to the bazaar and overlooking Yeni Cami. Rooms are definitely on the poky side but are…
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Southeastern Anatolia
This tranquil low-rise hotel has the most attractive rooms on the mountain, decked out in white and grey, with comfy beds, satellite TV and contemporary…
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Mardin
Sleek, modern rooms are concealed within this stone mansion providing a highly contemporary spin on Mardin's boutique hotel experience. Some deluxe rooms…
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Gaziantep
These restored stone mansions, set around internal courtyards, offer plenty of 'years-gone-by' ambience. The airy rooms are home to tiled or parquet…
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Southeastern Anatolia
Perched on the hilltop, this gorgeous konak (mansion) has seven rooms cosily outfitted with kilims (pileless woven rugs), brass beds and antiques. Another…
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Southeastern Anatolia
Right in Karadut village centre, the charming Işık has just four large, bright, well-maintained rooms, kept spick and span and jazzed up with colourful…
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Southeastern Anatolia
Stone-walled rooms are offset with kilims (pileless woven rugs) on the floor and colourful Suzani bedspreads at this high-walled sanctuary. While standard…
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Gaziantep
Bed down where traders once slept when they pulled into town; you can't beat the historic ambience of this old caravanserai. Rimming the internal…
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Şanlıurfa
The beige-on-beige room decor (topped off with red carpets) won't rock your world but keen-to-help, English-speaking staff and well-maintained facilities…
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Şanlıurfa
Priests from the Church of the Twelve Apostles – now the Fırfırlı Mosque – once slept in this mansion, which has been finely restored as an 11-room hotel…
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Southeastern Anatolia
First things first: yes, it is connected to a petrol station and yes, it's 2km outside central Bitlis. Apart from that though, the owner is ultra-friendly…
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Mardin
Tucked behind 1 Caddesi (on the alleyway that leads to Mardin Protestant Church), this family-run hotel is a cosy Mardin base. The seven rooms, many with…
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Adıyaman
Very popular with the local business crowd, Adıyaman's Hilton is a comfortable choice with spacious modern rooms, a bar, a good restaurant and a pool…
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Southeastern Anatolia
The best accommodation in town is the Cevizlibaǧ Otel, handily located midway between the otogar (bus station) and the town centre and just a short stroll…
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Mardin
Don't fancy uneven stone-cut staircases to climb on your way to bed? Kaya Ninova is a central choice with business-style modern rooms and friendly service…
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Gaziantep
Although not the five stars it seems to have awarded itself, Tuğcan offers modern, good-sized and quiet rooms right in the central city. The swimming pool…
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Şanlıurfa
Good-sized rooms are rather ho-hum bland but they're quiet and comfortable (as you'd expect from a brand-name hotel). The bar with super-cold Bomonti and…
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Southeastern Anatolia
It doesn't look like much from the outside, but throw open the doors and you have spacious stone-walled rooms decked out in white with good-sized modern…
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Southeastern Anatolia
Owned by a friendly family, the Dinç features bright, modern rooms. It's down a quiet side street on the southern side of town, and there are excellent…
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Southeastern Anatolia
Although located on the main highway through the central city, the big, lemon-toned rooms here are surprisingly quiet. Staff are keen to help and there's…
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Southeastern Anatolia
Modern-styled rooms with very comfortable beds and friendly management make the Crater stand out from Tatvan's other hotel offerings. Both the central…
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Southeastern Anatolia
This pension, 1km up the road from Karadut village centre, is run by two amiable brothers and has 12 neat-as-a-pin, simple rooms, some on the snug side…
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Southeastern Anatolia
The closest shut-eye option to Nemrut's summit (8km; the owners will transport you there for ₺100 return) is this basic pension owned by friendly English…
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Şanlıurfa
Built at the turn of the 20th century, this old house brims with rickety charm out back in the courtyard and on its balconies. The new top-floor rooms (a…
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Şanlıurfa
This backpacker joint has compact but decently clean rooms and a friendly English-speaking owner who's happy to fill you in on all Şanlıurfa has to offer…
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Southeastern Anatolia
In Yandere village, 14km from the summit on the road from Malatya, Güneş Motel Karapinar is set by a tumbling mountain stream with ample airy sitting…
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Şanlıurfa
The quiet inner courtyard is a wonderful space for chilling out after exploring the bazaar, though the simply furnished, stone-cut rooms themselves are…
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Mardin
Both standard and deluxe rooms in this 800-year-old mansion have high vaulted ceilings and plenty of stone-wall niche details, though the standards are…
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Southeastern Anatolia
This relatively large (46 rooms) but low-rise hotel offers small, clean rooms with modern bathrooms that have glassed-in showers. There's a pool and…
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Southeastern Anatolia
This simple budget choice is right on the main drag and has friendly management and 19 small rooms that are clean but tired and a bit battered. Half the…
