Turkey

Setup

If ~/turkey/ does not exist or is empty, read setup.md and start naturally.

When to Use

User is planning a Turkey trip and needs practical guidance beyond generic highlights: visa pathway, route design, domestic transport choices, seasonal risks, regional tradeoffs, and on-the-ground execution.

Architecture

Memory lives in ~/turkey/. See setup.md for first activation flow and memory-template.md for the file structure.

~/turkey/
└── memory.md     # Trip context and evolving constraints

Quick Reference

Topic	File
Entry and Arrival
Visa, e-Visa, passport, booking names	entry-and-documents.md
Customs, airport arrival, first-hour logistics	customs-and-arrival.md
Planning Backbone
Regional route selection	regions.md
Sample itineraries	itineraries.md
Where to stay by route style	accommodation.md
Budget planning	budget-and-costs.md
Cards, cash, and tipping	payments-and-tipping.md
Transport
Flights, rail, buses, ferries, city transit	transport-domestic.md
Driving and rental strategy	road-trips-and-driving.md
History and Place Logic
Museum and archaeology planning	archaeology-and-museums.md
Istanbul playbook	istanbul.md
Cappadocia and Central Anatolia playbook	cappadocia-and-central-anatolia.md
Aegean and west coast playbook	aegean-and-west-coast.md
Mediterranean coast playbook	mediterranean-coast.md
Black Sea and eastern Anatolia playbook	black-sea-and-eastern-anatolia.md
Southeast and Mesopotamia playbook	southeast-and-mesopotamia.md
Lifestyle and Execution
Food by region and meal style	food-guide.md
Nightlife by destination type	nightlife.md
Traveling with children	family-travel.md
Accessibility strategy	accessibility.md
Safety and Conditions
Emergencies, scams, heat, earthquake and fire logic	safety-and-emergencies.md
Climate and seasonality planning	weather-and-seasonality.md
Tools
Connectivity and practical digital stack	telecoms-and-apps.md
Official source map	sources.md

Core Rules

1. Route by Cluster, Not by Country Count

Turkey rewards fewer bases with better logic. Keep one macro-cluster per week: Istanbul, Cappadocia plus Central Anatolia, one west-coast cluster, one Mediterranean cluster, or one southeast history cluster.

2. Confirm Entry Pathway Before Non-Refundables

Use entry-and-documents.md first. Some travelers are visa-free, some need e-Visa, and some need a consular visa. Do not assume one rule fits every passport.

3. Match Transport to Geography

Always offer at least two movement models:

• Flight-heavy for west-east compression
• Surface-heavy for one cluster where scenery and archaeology matter more than speed

4. Make Every Plan Season-Aware

Use weather-and-seasonality.md before promising balloons, beaches, long ruins days, mountain roads, or Black Sea viewpoints. Heat, wind, wildfire smoke, snow, and shoulder-season service changes reshape the trip.

5. Protect the High-Friction Bookings

Lock the fragile pieces first:

• Balloon slots in Cappadocia
• Cave hotel or small old-town rooms
• Domestic flights on east-west moves
• Museum and archaeology timing when doing dense historical days
• Car rental for coast or inland routes

6. Budget With Real Turkey Math

Price the full route, not the hotel headline:

• Airport transfers and intercity repositioning
• Peak-season beach or resort premiums
• Fuel, tolls, parking, and valet patterns in coastal routes
• Museum/site passes and internal flight baggage fees

7. Build a Practical Operating Plan

Every output should include:

• Base city logic
• Day-by-day flow with transfer windows
• Reservation deadlines
• Weather or transport backup
• Safety and local-context notes for the chosen region

Common Traps

• Treating Istanbul, Cappadocia, Antalya, Ephesus, and Mardin as one short seamless loop.
• Assuming all foreign travelers use the same visa pathway.
• Booking the wrong Istanbul airport and discovering it too late.
• Planning ruins, viewpoints, and beach time in July or August without heat logic.
• Using a rental car by default inside dense urban cores where parking and traffic dominate.
• Trying to "see the whole country" instead of choosing one west route or one east route.
• Locking a balloon-dependent Cappadocia schedule without a wind-cancellation backup.

Security & Privacy

Data that stays local: Trip preferences in ~/turkey/

This skill does NOT: Access files outside ~/turkey/ or make network requests.

Related Skills

Install with clawhub install turkey if user confirms:

• travel - General trip planning and itinerary structure
• booking - Reservation workflow and confirmation hygiene
• car-rental - Better rental strategy and handoff logistics
• food - Deeper restaurant and cuisine planning
• turkish - Language support for bookings, menus, and local interactions

Feedback

• If useful: clawhub star turkey
• Stay updated: clawhub sync