Karatay

• Get inThree trains continue east to Karaman (50 min), which has buses to Silifke for the Cyprus ferry.
• Get inThe Sufi Trail is a partly marked, 800-km hiking and cycling trail from Istanbul (with a ferry connection) through Yalova, İznik, Osmaneli, Bilecik, Söğüt, Eskişehir, Seyitgazi, Emirdağ, Akşehir, and Sille to Konya, with way-stops at various Sufi shrines and other ancient sites.
• Go nextAksaray – A laid-back city and great hub for the surrounding attractions near Güzelyurt, or like Tuz Gölü ("Salt Lake"), the second largest lake in Turkey is becoming a popular day trip from the Cappadocian towns, to wade across it shallow waters and to take a few pictures of its vivid, dreamlike views.
• Go nextIt's a stop-off on the way to Adana, and you change here for transport to the coast, for ferries to Cyprus.

From Wikivoyage: Konya, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.