Black Sea Coast: Warm summers, mild winres and relatively high rainfall.Central Anatolia: Steppe climate with hot, dry summers; cold winters.
Eastern Anatolia: Long snowy, cold winters with mild summers.
Black Southeast Anatolia: Hot summer with mild, rainy winters.

WHAT TO TAKE

a) Marmara, Aegean and Mediterranean coasts: Light, cotton summer clothing and cardigans for the evening.

b) Black Sea, Central and Eastern Anatolia: Summer wear, warmer clothing should be taken for cool evenings at hight altitudes.

c) Comfortable shoes are necesarry for visiting archaeological and historical sites. 

d) Sun hats and sunglassesare advisable in the height of summer.

e) Headscarves should be taken by women for visiting mosques

HOW TO COME TO TURKEY

BY AIR: 
Turkish Airlines (THY): THY has regular flights in Boeing 737-400's, 737-500's, RJ-100's and Airbus 310-200's, 310-300's and 340-300's for Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir, Antalya,Adana, Trabzon and Dalaman from the principal capitals and major cities of the world. 
International airlines: Most international airlines have regular flights f4rom all major cities of the world to Turkey's international airports.

Informations and reservations: Fore more information contact THY office and http://www.turkishairlines.com 

BY SEA:
Passenger Ferries: Apart from numerous cruises in the Mediterranean, several foreign shipping companies have regular services to the ports of Trabzon, Samsun, Istanbul, Dikili. Izmir, Cesme,Kusadasi, Bodrum, Marmaris, Antalya, Alanya, Mersin and Iskenderun

Car Ferries: There are several car ferries for tourists who wish to take their cars while sightseeing: Venice, Ancona, Brindisi, Bari, Sochi, Istanbul, Izmir, Cesme, Kusadasi, Marmaris, Antalya, Trabzon.

Lines between Turkey and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus: Tasucu - Girne
Alanya - Girne 
Mersin - Gazimagosa 

Ferry lines between Turkey and the Greek Islands:
Ayvalik - Midilli (Lesbos)
Cesme - Sakiz (Chios) 
Kusadasi - Sisam (Samos) 
Bodrum - Istankoy (Cos) 
Marmaris - Rodos (Rhodes) 
Datca - Sombeki (Symi) 

Information and Reservations: For more informations contact Turkish Maritime Lines.

BY RAIL:
Train joumeys can be made to Istanbul directly from and via some of the major cities in Europe. 

Information and Reservations: Fore more information contact Turkish Railways (TCDD), see useful adresses

BY ROAD:Private car: London - Istanbul, appoximately 3.000km Northern Route: Belgium, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey 
Southern Route: Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy with a ferry to Turkey 

BY COACH: 
There are regular services between Turkey and Austria, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Switzerland and Greece; also Iraq, Iran. Jordan, Saudi Arabia; Kuwait and Syria.