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As Turkey is generally a Muslim country, people get confused about what to wear and what to avoid for their trip to this beautiful country. It must be surprising for you but Turkey is quite like other European countries and women can wear western clothing with some limits easily in all major cities like Ankara, Istanbul, Antalya, Bursa, Cappadocia, and much more.
All you need is a brief guide on what to wear and at the same time rock your outfit! With respect to fashion, Turkey is progressing a lot and women wear a variety of clothing types from loose jeans and top to head scarfs and long dresses, everything is stylish and chick.
So buckle up as we are going to present you with 10 major fashion tips you need for your adventurous trip to turkey!
Women have many choices when it comes to fashion and everyday outfits. Women from all European or Asian countries can find every type of clothing in malls if they want to do some shopping and they can bring clothes from their daily wardrobe as well. All they have to care about is that the clothing should be following some guidelines like mentioned below:
The question here arises that what I need to wear on my trip to Turkey, so let us tell you that what you need to wear depends on the following points:
All of these points are important to consider before you wrap up your packing and come. To the beaches, you can roam around freely in sundresses, flip-flops, swimsuits, shorts, tank tops, and much more, while for day-to-day routines in malls, cafes and bars you can easily dress up according to your choice.
Keep in mind that you will need to wear comfortable clothing according to the weather and always check the weather application before leaving your accommodation or hotel. Tourists mostly enjoy visiting historic places like museums, famous mosques and old towns etcetera so in order to visit such places, it’s better to hop some jeans on, a comfy shirt and sneakers in summers while in winters criteria are different because you will need to wear a coat and rainproof boots everywhere.
For mosques, you just need to follow some tips that it is better to bring a stylish scarf to cover your head with you so you do not need to wait around and borrow from someone and ensure that your shoulder and knees are also covered for the respect of the holy places. There are many souks selling scarves all over Turkey near tourist attractions and why not? It will only add a touch of the Turkish tradition to your outfit and will serve you more vacay vibes!
Istanbul is a very liberal province of Turkey and especially there you can wear everything comfortably with respect to other cities. It does not matter if you are covered head to toe in a black abaya or wearing shorts and tank tops in broad daylight here, everything is normally worn by even locals.
Lightweight cotton or linen trousers and shirts, jumpsuits, sandals, and sneakers allow you to travel in style. Moreover, it is important that you keep a compact umbrella, raincoat, and lightweight handbags because walking is famous in Turkey and you need to use public transport here and then for frequent traveling and exposure to the weather here.
In Istanbul, it is also easy for women to wear casual clothing in the daytime, while formal clothing is in high-end restaurants as well as pubs. Furthermore, modest clothing is easy to adopt in winters when you have to wear thick sweaters and long coats, and comfortable walking shoes, as the winters are quite harsh in certain cities of Turkey and moving around is not easy.
Coming on to the last but not the least part of this blog, we are going to talk about fashion,attire for men who plan to come to Turkey for the first time.
Men in Turkey are also quite stylish, from kids to adults all dress up well and wear trendy outfits everywhere. Even the more conservative Turks like to dress up and they adopt most fashion tips being followed all over Europe and as you must know Turkish local fashion brands are quite liked by foreigners even for their good quality and pocket frıendly price ranges. For men, the following tips will explain what they should avoid doing:
For men the packing should mainly focus on the following points:
Men have it easy because there are no major restrictions for them and they can easily move around in pants and a long sleeve or half sleeve t-shirt in summers. All men need to do is pack according to weather and certain situations where they will need to dress related to the occasion.
You can expect to pack shorts and formal vests for beach days and for moving around in the city, you can pack dress shirts, casual t-shirts, jeans, cotton pants, walking shoes that are comfortable, slim-fit jackets, and coats. Further Turkish men like to accessorize with mufflers or scarfs around their necks in winters and wear chick belts around their waist on cotton pants or jeans.
Therefore, you see it is not too complicated, as it may seem to travel and explore Turkey, as it is a huge place with lots of adventures to come across for you and your family!
Wrapping up this article with a great tip that it is not essential that you have to come with everything mentioned above and it is better that you come to turkey with some important things and do your shopping here from local and high-end brands according to your choice. There are amazing malls here with quality brands available to shop from everywhere in every district of the main cities.
