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Food is kinda bad. I thought I liked Turkish food until I went there. The Turkish food I’ve had outside of Turkey has been way better than what I could find in the actual country.
Anything that isn’t Turkish food, forget about it because it will likely be garbage.
People are rude and scammy in general.
You get what you pay for over there, compared to European prices. Personally I’d rather live in Europe even if it is slightly more expensive.
Man I have had such a different experience. Food in Turkey is amazing IMO, and outside of the extremely touristy areas I feel like it isn't scammy at all.
I felt like it was even more scammy outside of tourist areas. I went on an adventure to the outskirts of Istanbul just to be welcomed by rude people and a hotel manager which stole $400 from me
That's strange, I have spent long periods of time staying on the Asian side of Istanbul and have never had a bad encounter with a local. Also travelled through south eastern Turkey and only had positive experiences.
what's strange about that? obviously not every single traveller is going to be scammed. But in some places it's 1 in 10 and in others 1 in 1000?
Yes you are right that it is luck as to whether you become the victim of a scam or not, and some places it is more likely than others, I just find it strange because in many countries I have been to I have seen things like this regularly, but in my many visits to Turkey I haven't.