17 Gorgeous Memories of Summer on Turkey’s Turquoise Coast:

EDITOR'S NOTE: This past summer, Matador sent a group of Instagram all-stars on trips to the Turquoise Coast of Turkey. Cole Rise, Christoffer Collin, and The Globe Wanderer joined Matador’s own Scott Sporleder and Ross Borden on a mission to capture the essence of this Mediterranean region. Here are highlights from their journeys.

The purpose of our time in Turkey was not to visit any certain place, undertake any certain activity, or try any certain food. Instead, we were on a hunt for a color: turquoise. We found it.

spying ships in the distance. favorite shot / edit from the boat. @turkey_home

Cole Rise (@colerise)'in paylaştığı bir gönderi (14 Haz, 2015, 3:53ös PDT)

Butterfly Valley, Turkey. #turquoisehunt

Scott Sporleder (@spoart)'in paylaştığı bir gönderi (28 Haz, 2015, 3:27ös PDT)

Floating away in Turkey. Not too bad of water clarity over in the Aegean Sea. #travelstoke #turquoisehunt

Scott Sporleder (@spoart)'in paylaştığı bir gönderi (7 Tem, 2015, 6:37öö PDT)

took a truck off road to a hidden hotel. woke up to this. the colors in southern turkey are incredible. @turkey_home #litely

Cole Rise (@colerise)'in paylaştığı bir gönderi (16 Haz, 2015, 10:31öö PDT)

So yesterday I left Istanbul and brought my girlfriend along to Marmaris for two days! Took this photo of her during today's sunrise at the amazing @dhotelmaris. @turkey_home #TurquoiseHunt

Christoffer Collin (@wisslaren)'in paylaştığı bir gönderi (3 Haz, 2015, 8:41öö PDT)

The 15th century Bodrum castle stands tall over the little white Aegean town of the same namesake during last night's sunset. #travelstoke #bodrum #turquoisehunt

Scott Sporleder (@spoart)'in paylaştığı bir gönderi (25 Haz, 2015, 10:30ös PDT)

Views like this. @turkey_home #TurquoiseHunt #Marmaris

Christoffer Collin (@wisslaren)'in paylaştığı bir gönderi (5 Haz, 2015, 12:02öö PDT)

Crystal clear waters and clear blue skies at the docks in Bodrum. Follow our Turkey adventures on Snapchat: globewandererph. @Turkey_Home #Bodrum #Turkey @MatadorNetwork

The Globe Wanderer (@theglobewanderer)'in paylaştığı bir gönderi (12 Haz, 2015, 3:44öö PDT)

Also along the route are countless colorful villages, ancient ruins, and inland detours that show a different side of Turkey from the glitzy coast and the fast pace of life in Istanbul..

The little Aegean town of Alacati is easily one of Turkey's most authentic towns. Rad little cafes line cobble stone streets and there is no shortage of color. #travelstoke #alacati #turquoisehunt

Scott Sporleder (@spoart)'in paylaştığı bir gönderi (24 Haz, 2015, 1:46ös PDT)

the rock tombs of Tlos - where for centuries, an ancient civilization laid to rest their most revered royalty. today, they're mostly goat bathrooms. incredibly beautiful, nonetheless. @turkey_home #litely

Cole Rise (@colerise)'in paylaştığı bir gönderi (18 Haz, 2015, 1:23ös PDT)

But really, this region is all about the beaches, the sea, and all those epic views.

@katewinsy doing katie things, back at another hidden place to rest your head - just down the cliff from a 3000 year old trade route that runs the rocky shores of south turkey. @turkey_home #litely

Cole Rise (@colerise)'in paylaştığı bir gönderi (19 Haz, 2015, 2:11ös PDT)

At the edge of the world. Thanks once again to @matadornetwork and @turkey_home home for inviting me and Elin to this beautiful country!

Christoffer Collin (@wisslaren)'in paylaştığı bir gönderi (3 Haz, 2015, 10:00ös PDT)

@buraktuzer has the best job. strapped in to his glider, we dive-bombed off the side of a 6000ft mountain through an opening in the clouds, before flying in formation to the beach below. and he does this.... every. day. such a great dude, hanging in his office in the sky. @turkey_home #escapeeveryday #litely

Cole Rise (@colerise)'in paylaştığı bir gönderi (26 Haz, 2015, 10:39öö PDT)

Summer pinks of Marmaris. @turkey_home #TurquoiseHunt

Christoffer Collin (@wisslaren)'in paylaştığı bir gönderi (6 Haz, 2015, 11:32ös PDT)

And, of course, the turquoise. It colored our time in Turkey, and made for trips we won’t soon forget.

captain's log: noon on the Aegean Sea. spirits are high as the winds pick up. a local at port taught us how the old french word for "turkish stone" came to mean the color - turquoise. in the right light, it also describes the seas quite nicely. june the 7th, 1958. @turkey_home @matadornetwork

Cole Rise (@colerise)'in paylaştığı bir gönderi (13 Haz, 2015, 9:35öö PDT)

The purpose of our time in Turkey was not to visit any certain place, undertake any certain activity, or try any certain food. Instead, we were on a hunt for a color: turquoise. We found it.

Also along the route are countless colorful villages, ancient ruins, and inland detours that show a different side of Turkey from the glitzy coast and the fast pace of life in Istanbul..

But really, this region is all about the beaches, the sea, and all those epic views.

And, of course, the turquoise. It colored our time in Turkey, and made for trips we won’t soon forget.

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