Hi from Istanbul
 

Finally joined the board as I'm planning a route around the Black Sea and I doubt there's a better resource anywhere for advice and info.

I'm a Brit expat, living in Istanbul, and after a few years of pottering about in Turkey I've decided...with a couple of Brit bike riding friends, to see a bit of the world around here.

David

hi,

welcome to HU. i am sure you'll find whatever info you need here.

number of turkish community getting higher.. maybe would be enough rider to do a mini HUBB meeting in the future...

welcome again
ozhan unverdi.

When you thinking of your touraround ? Were leaving UK in August on route to India and will be spending time in Turkey around Sept and could do with some local knowledge :thumbup1:

Pete & Caf

Hi Ozhan,

A quick look through the site showed me there are quite a few Turkish members. It doesn't surprise me though, as over the last 5 years or so the number of Turkish bike owners has grown very quickly, and as many of them have a bike mostly for fun, there's been quite a few who have taken up touring. I was a bit quiet last year, only taking a couple of trips within Turkey, but in previous years I went to the Emok camp, the Enduro Club camp and to the one near Datca....hopefully I'll be going to that one again this year.

A mini HUBB meeting would be a good idea, we could compare notes on trips.

David

Hi Pete & Caf,

I'll be leaving mid-July and will get back to Istanbul in early August (this trip's a quickie). Feel free to ask anything about Turkey, I'll be happy to pass on anything I know.

David

hi david,

i was also quite last year, but this year i am planning to ride morocco in april/may then join the emok on june.

we might do a istanbul+ meeting first on april when it is a bit sunny. also we can ride emok togather.
will see..

i am living and working in tuzla region, we can have a coffee in taksim on any saturday.

take care

Cheers David, doing all my "homework" on Iran and India at the mo, will probably get to Turkey in a month or so, in between rebuilding the wifes bike and racing a few enduros. Be prepared for the onslaute :thumbup1: