Turkey thru‑hike map shared

A long-distance walking creator has published a Turkey route map that logs campsites and hotels day by day across his coast-to-coast trek. (x.com) The map was shared by ChubbyTrekka, the account of Luke Deakin, who has been documenting a walk from the United Kingdom to Vietnam on YouTube and social platforms. His recent videos place him on Türkiye’s Black Sea coast, including stages from Sinop to Gerze and from Ordu to Giresun. (youtube.com 1) (youtube.com 2) (youtube.com 3) In those videos, Deakin describes a mix of hotel nights and wild camping while moving through northern Türkiye. One episode labels the route “Samsun → Çarşamba,” and another says the pair are “walking the entire Black Sea coast.” (youtube.com 1) (youtube.com 2) Türkiye already has famous marked trails, but they are mostly regional routes rather than a single practical line across the whole country. The Lycian Way, the best-known example, runs about 509 to 520 kilometers along the Mediterranean coast between Fethiye and Antalya. (outdooractive.com) (chasingthedonkey.com) That helps explain why a logistics map can travel quickly among hikers. A route file that marks where someone actually slept, bought time indoors, or found a legal campsite answers the hardest part of a long walk: not the line on a map, but where each day ends. (youtube.com 1) (youtube.com 2) The timing also fits the realities of overland travel in Türkiye. Turkey’s official visa information says many foreign visitors are limited to stays of up to 90 days within a 180-day period, and Deakin said in a February video that he had previously left because his visa ran out before returning to finish the country. (mfa.gov.tr) (evisa.gov.tr) (youtube.com) Camping adds another layer. Official Turkish sources spell out entry and stay rules for foreigners, while independent hiking guides note that wild camping is commonly practiced but can run into restrictions on protected land and in some forest areas, making a map of known stops more useful than a simple walking track. (mfa.gov.tr) (selfguided-tr.com) (is-this-legal.com) For now, the map’s value is practical rather than official: it is a field record from one walker who has been posting his route in near real time. In long-distance hiking circles, that kind of lived-in route note often spreads faster than a polished guidebook. (x.com) (youtube.com)