If you drive into Turkey from Greece the border officials want to see all you vehicle documents including a GREEN card.Some insurance companies in England say this is not needed for Turkey, ignore them it is when you arrive at the border. They also want the chassis number of your car.
We drove from Cannakle along the coast and it was a very pleasant ride. There was a little car ferry which brings you across from either Gelibolu or Kilibahir to Cannakle (Burgher King is also here!).It was a sunny day and the crossing was very pleasant, only about half an hour.We just drove straight to the port and bought a ticket.The D550 takes you along the coast road past Truva (Troy).There is a modern shopping centre at Akcoy (Waikiki,Koton,Benetton,Billabong). There are a lot of outlet shops here and La Tazze coffe or
Burgher King is you do not want a Turkish restaurant.
Once you reach Izmir keep to the left hand lanes and head Bornova then Aydin on the motorway.