Weekly note

Turkey in September

4 of the 4 destinations in Turkey are in season in September: 0 a sweet spot, 4 good, 0 ok.

None of these has September as a sweet spot; the 4 labelled good are the best of the month: Cappadocia, İzmir, Istanbul and Ephesus.

Ranked for September

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Cappadocia good 27° 1d — 27C max, 1 rainy day
2 İzmir goodbusy 30° 1d — busier than usual
3 Istanbul good 26° 4d £187 26C max, 4 rainy days
4 Ephesus goodbusy 32° 1d — busier than usual

Fares are the typical return from London for September departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for September departures.

Other months for Turkey

September elsewhere

Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Turkey as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.