Helping You Understand Turkey Before You Arrive
Before Turkey is an independent digital publishing platform created to help international visitors, expats, medical tourists, and investors make better-informed decisions before coming to Turkey.
We publish practical guides, destination resources, cultural insights, relocation information, medical tourism explainers, and tourism-related updates designed for real-world use rather than generic destination marketing.
Who We Are
Before Turkey is published and managed by Banliyö Digital, the digital publishing and visibility brand of Banliyö Ajans, a Turkey-based publishing and communications company.
Banliyö Digital manages the platform’s digital publishing operations, content systems, search visibility, and editorial infrastructure. Banliyö Ajans provides the broader publishing and communications framework behind the project.
What Before Turkey Is — and Is Not
Before Turkey is a digital publication and content platform. We are not a travel agency, tour operator, booking service, healthcare provider, medical tourism intermediary, real-estate broker, immigration consultancy, legal practice, or financial advisory service.
We do not sell travel packages, arrange transportation or accommodation, make medical appointments, match patients with clinics, process bookings, provide regulated professional advice, or act as an intermediary in transactions between readers and third-party service providers.
Our role is limited to publishing editorial information, practical guides, commercial content that is clearly identified as such, and digital visibility projects relevant to international audiences researching Turkey.
What We Cover
- Travel essentials, visas, transportation, connectivity, and practical planning
- Destination guides, itineraries, and regional travel information
- Turkish culture, food, etiquette, safety, and daily life
- Medical tourism, treatment planning, and provider-selection guidance
- Residence permits, relocation, cost of living, property, and investment topics
- Tourism news and important public updates for international visitors
Our Editorial Approach
We aim to make complicated decisions easier to understand through clear English, practical local context, careful sourcing, and transparent distinctions between editorial and commercial content.
Medical, legal, immigration, property, and investment-related articles are informational only. Readers should verify time-sensitive information through official sources and consult qualified professionals when individual advice is required.
Editorial Desks
Before Turkey organizes its coverage through dedicated editorial desks. The bylines below are editorial pen names used to maintain a consistent voice for each subject area; they do not represent claims that the named byline is a licensed physician, lawyer, financial adviser, or other regulated professional.
- Mert Aydın — Travel Essentials Editor
- Ece Karaca — Destinations Editor
- Selin Demir — Medical Tourism Editor
- Emre Yalçın — Relocation & Investment Editor
- Derya Aksoy — Culture & Life Editor
Articles may also be published under the Before Turkey Editorial Team when a topic spans multiple desks or is produced collaboratively.
Commercial Independence
Before Turkey may publish clearly labelled sponsored or partner content for tourism businesses, healthcare providers, hotels, agencies, real-estate companies, relocation services, and other organizations relevant to international visitors. These relationships are media and publishing arrangements only. They do not make Before Turkey an agent, representative, broker, healthcare intermediary, booking platform, or service provider for the organization featured.
Why Before Turkey Exists
Planning a trip, relocation, investment, or medical procedure in another country can be difficult when information is outdated, overly promotional, or hard to verify. Before Turkey exists to make that research process clearer, safer, and more useful before you arrive.