Hesitant on Turkey 2016?

[Colwyn]

but also Greece is back being humble after years of being arrogant and expensive.

Went to Greece [Skiathos island] in September and found it unexpectedly and significantly more expensive than Turkey.

[littlereddevil]

I remember being in Turkey after an earthquake, and it was ghostly quiet all season.

[Carefreecaz]

#ComeToTurkey otherwise we will be screwed next year!

[Scunner]

but also Greece is back being humble after years of being arrogant and expensive.

Went to Greece [Skiathos island] in September and found it unexpectedly and significantly more expensive than Turkey.

I don't doubt it. What I meant was more that Greece isn't as expensive as itself previously  

[Jacqui Harvey]

I remember being in Turkey after an earthquake, and it was ghostly quiet all season.

I remember being in Turkey during an earthquake.. I  thought it was a digger coming down the road when the ground started to shake and when the water in the pool started to move, I realised what it was.   However, did not put us off, just scared us a bit at the time.

Off to Tenerife tomorrow, so will see what the prices are like there.

[alixandria]

I don't see  how cheap Spain Portugal or Greece has anything to do with making  up someone's mind as to going there for their yearly holiday to be honest. My hubby and I work bloody hard to enjoy our 2 of if we are lucky 3 weeks away a year.We want to go somewhere that we want to visit and enjoy,not what is the cheapest place to go to to save us money. Because of the IS things have changed the holiday market and Turkey is one of the losers as is Tunisia and Egypt.It seems to me that the ones most frightened on this forum are the ones that own properties in Turkey and they will lose out on rental income. Not all rent out I know but a lot do. Spain and Portugal and even Greece now seem very good alternative to them I'm sure because they are cheap as was Turkey when they bought their villas and apartments. I imagine losing £500 and up a week is a big loss when you are use to it all through the summer season in Turkey. Don't know if after reading this if I should post it because of the backlash I'm bound to get here goes    Alix.

[Scunner]

It seems to me that the ones most frightened on this forum are the ones that own properties in Turkey and they will lose out on rental income.

Really? I think we got through to the late 8th & 9th page of discussing this before anyone even mentioned renting their property out. Even then, it was fairly matter of fact to show that people are scared and all quite calmly stated.

It seems that some people are definitely worried about the situation in Turkey - I've had 2 booking cancelled for my villa for next summer!  When they see horrific news on the TV or in the papers, they assume all of Turkey is affected.

Yes DryPete, some friends of ours who have a villa and have let it out for a number of years now have only got 1 booking so far for next season. By now, most of the school summer holiday has already been booked.

Hardly the words of "the most frightened ones"

[JohnF]

Sitting on (temporarily) our terrace in Granada right now, after having a really nice selection of tapas and several glasses of rioja (€2 for roughly 175-200ml) I'm not sure I could make an unbiased comment in the Spain, Portugal & Greece v Turkey argument. 

Got a bottle of imported Cuban honey rum for €15 on the way home, for a wee nightcap,  and it crossed my mind that there'll be another hike in alcohol tax on the 15th in Turkey... 

I don't see  how cheap Spain Portugal or Greece has anything to do with making  up someone's mind as to going there for their yearly holiday to be honest...

Don't know if after reading this if I should post it because of the backlash I'm bound to get here goes

If you can't see that price makes a big difference to someone with no loyalty to any particular country then maybe you've got too much money to spend  

No backlash, maybe different opinions, but don't let that stop you posting yours.

JF

[littlereddevil]

I remember being in Turkey during an earthquake.. I  thought it was a digger coming down the road when the ground started to shake and when the water in the pool started to move, I realised what it was.   However, did not put us off, just scared us a bit at the time.

Off to Tenerife tomorrow, so will see what the prices are like there.



Yeah we also experienced an earthquake in Fethiye. Didn't bother me at all and certainly didn't stop me going back.
Have become disillusioned with the country now though, off to Cape Town for 3 weeks.
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[scorcher]

Enjoy - you will be safe as houses there.....