The Finest Resorts of Türkiye

The resorts and hotels we would choose in Türkiye, with the Selected resort first.

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Selected: Mandarin Oriental, Bodrum
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Checked 31 October 2026

Kissebuku Bay on the Bodrum peninsula · Photo: Kaan Kosemen / Unsplash

The finest resorts in Türkiye

Where we would stay in Türkiye

On the coast, Mandarin Oriental, Bodrum is Türkiye's finest resort and our Selected address. The other Turkish hotels at our standard are the palaces of Istanbul, on the Bosphorus and in the old city.

Checked 31 October 2026. Awards are as published by MICHELIN, Forbes Travel Guide and The World’s 50 Best Hotels.

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The Premier places in Türkiye

The Selected resort first, then the places open to resorts of the same standard.

Paradise Bay, BodrumSelected by TheMediterranean.com

Mandarin Oriental, Bodrum

Terraced gardens and olive groves round Paradise Bay, on the north shore of the Bodrum peninsula.

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Also among the finest

Also among the finest in Türkiye

Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at SultanahmetIstanbul
Between Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque, rated Forbes Five-Star and Türkiye's only three-Key hotel. Official website (opens the official site) ↗︎
Çırağan Palace KempinskiIstanbul
A former Ottoman imperial palace on the Bosphorus, rated Forbes Five-Star. Official website (opens the official site) ↗︎
Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at the BosphorusIstanbul
A restored Ottoman palace on the water, rated Forbes Five-Star. Official website (opens the official site) ↗︎
Mandarin Oriental BosphorusKuruçeşme, Istanbul
On the European shore of the Bosphorus, rated Forbes Five-Star. Official website (opens the official site) ↗︎
The Peninsula IstanbulKaraköy, Istanbul
Four restored buildings on the Galataport waterfront, with two MICHELIN Keys. Official website (opens the official site) ↗︎

Every address here holds MICHELIN Keys, a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rating, France’s Palace distinction or a place on The World’s 50 Best Hotels. See all of them, city hotels included, in The Finest Hotels.

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