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When you travel to Turkey, keep this in mind: Turkey is big: 1700 km (1056 miles) from east to west if you travel by road, a trip of several days.

But you can fly from Istanbul (west) to Erzurum (east) on Turkish Airlines (TK, THY) in about two hours for a one-way fare of as little as TL69 if you buy your ticket well in advance. Most other domestic flights cost between TL69 and TL300.

Because of the way international airfares are structured, it is usually far cheaper to purchase your Turkish domestic flight tickets on the Internet, or within Turkey, or in advance through a good Turkish travel agency, rather than in your home country. Here's proof.

A good Turkish travel agency can make your flight reservations for you, and send you the electronic ticket info, usually at no charge to you. Here are my recommended travel agencies.

It's possible to buy low-fare tickets in English on the websites of AnadoluJet, Atlasjet, Borajet, Onur Air, Pegasus Airlines, Sun Express, Turkish Airlines, and several others.

Check airfares here!

You can also buy your tickets right at a Turkish airport, but with Turkish tourism booming, there may be no seats left on the plane. Advance reservations are highly recommended unless you are a very flexible traveler. The farther in advance you buy your ticket, the cheaper it is likely to be.

EasyJet also flies from the UK to Turkey.

Sun Express, a Turkish-German joint venture, flies from Austria, Germany and Switzerland to Turkey, and within Turkey from İzmir's Adnan Menderes Airport to Adana, Antalya, Diyarbakır, Erzurum, Kayseri (for Cappadocia), Konya, Trabzon and Van. More...

Most long-haul international flights land at Istanbul's Atatürk International Airport. See Major Airports in Turkey and Turkish City Airport Codes.

Turkish Airlines is an excellent international airline with good service, a young fleet, worldwide routes and domestic connections to every important Turkish city.

By the way, Efendi Travel in Istanbul operates a great value-for-money private transfer service from both airports (Atatürk and Sabiha Gökçen) and the city center that's far superior to a taxi, and not much more expensive. More...