Turkey is a hot country, and in July and August the heat can be intense. We are fortunate to be staying about half a mile from the sea, which makes even 40C+ days bearable.
Because it hardly ever rains here in the summer months, and we may see no more than 6 or 8 wispy clouds in the whole of that time, the dry heat is entirely predictable.
There are several “best” times of day.
But nothing beats the first few hours of the day. There is a creamy-golden light before 6 am which gradually expands in the build-up to the great event of the day, sunrise over the mountains at the head of the valley. There is a glorious certainty about this - no early clouds or mists to disperse, just the great orb rising just as it has for the 2500 or more years since this valley was first inhabited. We then have about two hours to enjoy the sun as a benign health-giving force, bringing out the colours in the garden.
Gareth Huw Davies
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