If you're looking for a holiday and you're not leaving the kids with the babysitter, here's the top 5 spots to consider when you come to Turkey.
Cappadocia
When it comes to capturing a young kid's imagination, there's nowhere in the world quite like Cappadocia.
The fairytale landscape is like nothing they've ever seen before, and even if you're not sure they'll love going up in a hot air balloon with you, waking up with them at the crack of dawn to see the thousands of balloons all go up together is a sight they'll certainly never forget.
Eskişehir
Eskişehir is another excellent city for toddlers.
The highlight for kids in Eskişehir is Sazova Park, whose fairytale castle is simply magical. The park has been intentionally designed to appeal both to kids and to adults, with an excellent café inside to take a break while the kids run around the castle.
Istanbul
Istanbul is a wonderful place to bring the whole family, regardless of age or size of family, and there's so much to do – your kids will be asking why they can't come back every year.
It is a gorgeous city, and full of parks and playgrounds for kids.
Antalya
Many of the resorts cater specifically to families, with kids' clubs that take in kids from different ages and have daily organized activities.
For older kids, many of these activities are educational while for younger kids there are bouncy castles, ball pits, and of course the endless array of water slides and types of pools that kids just can't get enough of.
Bodrum/ Marmaris
Similar to Antalya, the beaches and pools in Bodrum and Marmaris are second to none.
Travel with another family and take turns watching the kids while the others go out and enjoy themselves on the town with a dinner and a night out.
