With its unrivalled slew of historical sites, great scenery and underrated cuisine, not to mention an instinct for hospitality that makes rival destinations seem positively surly, Turkey has bags to offer. For that very reason, it’s been expanding fast, and some travellers have been put off by the crass overdevelopment around Oludeniz, Marmaris and Kalkan.

They’re missing out: the country extends far beyond these occasional blights. On unspoilt Mediterranean headlands, little-visited coves and remote hillsides, a new generation of imaginative and free-thinking Turkish and expat hoteliers is providing a range of holiday accommodation that could not be more different from the concrete hulks of the past.

Now is an excellent time to make new discoveries in a country whose great asset was always value, but which can increasingly compete on lodgings as well. Here’s our guide to the best stays, from Bodrum east to Antalya, and inland into the cedar-clad Taurus Mountains — for everyone from money-no-object honeymooners to families on a budget and back-country backpackers.

Unless otherwise stated, hotel prices are for a double, per night, B&B, in September: package prices are per person, room-only, for one week, including flights from London

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