Hi BB,
they do say one shouldn't recommend a holiday to another, as what pleases one does not please someone else. However, having read the forum, as I'm sure you have, and, as they also say, they can't all be wrong! In any case, Calis is no Alcatras, you are free to explore the whole area, but hey, at the end of the day it is Turkey, so how could you possibly go wrong?