The Best Rest Stops in Turkey

Ulukışla and Niğde

İpekyolu Dinlenme Tesisleri Göbeklidağ in Niğde has a restaurant, a shop selling local products and a prayer room, and its toilets are free. İpekyolu Tesisleri Kırkgeçit sits on the Ankara–Mersin road at Ulukışla and has a mosque, a shopping area, a restaurant, a prayer room and an ablution area. Its shop sells clothing, footwear and household cleaning products. Demireller Dinlenme Tesisi, also in Ulukışla, lies on the Adana-Kayseri road and serves handmade gözleme in its restaurant.

Sivrihisar on the Ankara road

Muhteşem Tesisleri stands on the Sivrihisar–Ankara road. It has a restaurant, a deli and a market. The honey gözleme and sucuk are served there, and the restaurant gives complimentary side dishes with meals.

A mountain stop near Bitlis

Buzlupınar Rest Area lies on the Bitlis-Baykan road. It has a restaurant, a cafeteria, a prayer room and a large car park. The site is set among mountains and a stream, and it has cold spring water.