Erzurum

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Erzurum is a city in Eastern Anatolia, and is the hub for visiting eastern Türkiye.

Erzurum Halal Travel Guide

Erzurum Cifte Minareli Sunrise - Seljuk-built Twin Minarets Madrasah—the iconic building of the city—in the morning

Erzurum is the highest major city (population: 360,000 according to 2020 census) in Türkiye, situated at an altitude of about 2000 metres above sea level. Combined with the distance to the sea, this makes the climate of this area the harshest in Türkiye with the temperatures in long, heavily snowy, and bitterly cold winter regularly below -30°C at nights (and no warmer than -15°C during the day). Wet summers in Erzurum are around 30°C in the day time and chilly at night, although temperatures dropping down to freezing point during summer are becoming rarer and rarer each year, probably with the advance of global warming.

The city hosted the international 2011 Winter Universiade (“university olympic games”).

Travel to Erzurum

Travel by train to Erzurum

Direct trains (the Doğu Express) run daily from Ankara to Erzurum, departing at 6PM and arriving 20 hours later around 2PM. This train continues to Kars, taking another 4 hours. The return train leaves Kars around 8AM and Erzurum around noon. There are couchettes, a sleeping vehicle and a buffet. The main stops along the route are Kayseri, Sivas, and Erzincan: for details see Turkish railways website at www.tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr.

A new high-speed line is under construction from Ankara towards Erzurum and Kars. This will greatly reduce journey times when the first section to Sivas opens, perhaps in 2018.

Buy a Flight ticket to and from Erzurum

• Erzurum Airport IATA Flight Code: ERZ Daily flight from Istanbul (by Onur Air, Turkish Airlines, and Pegasus) and direct connecting Flights from Izmir, Ankara, and Antalya. In winter and there are also Flights from Russia, and Ukraine.

Travel on a Bus in Erzurum

Most bus companies stop at the Erzurum Otogar, which is about 10 kilometers away from the main downtown. From there it is feasible to catch a bus to the downtown or a taxi.

Buses from Trabzon in the north, on the Eastern Karadeniz|Black Sea coast, take around 4½ and cost 30 TL (but, if you don't look too much like a tourist, it might be feasible to bargain it down to 220 TL), while buses from Diyarbakir|Diyarbakır in the Southeastern Anatolia|south take a little more than 6 hours and have the standard fare of 190 TL, which might be bargainable down to 320 TL.

Get Around

Erzurum is a pretty small city, and you can cover most of it by foot, unless you are thinking of heading out and around the city, in which case, most public buses and taxis will be able to get you there.

What to See

Citadel of Erzurum - The Citadel of Erzurum is situated on the top of the hill in the middle of the downtown. The 16 TL admission fee allows you to explore the grounds as well as to climb up the minaret/clock tower, and visit the fortress masjid. It's worth the effort to climb up the clock tower as it gives you a commanding view of the city and the surrounding mountains.

Top Muslim Travel Tips for Erzurum

• Ski in Palandöken ski resort, which is only 10 minutes away from downtown by public bus.
• In summer you can hike up to the top of Palandöken (3,150 m above sea level) for fantastic views. There is a road (first paved up to some of the hotels and then a dirt road) up to the very top, but it is feasible to take shortcuts when hiking. There are no marked trails, but the directions are clearly visible. It is good to start early to allow time to enjoy the views.

Shopping in Erzurum

• Oltutaşı (Oltu stone in Turkish) — Thit is a kind of amber which is extracted only in Oltu, a town near Erzurum. It is mostly chipped into jewelry, with different levels of quality and correspondingly different levels of prices. Look around in Erzurum. Taşhan is the best place to shop for Oltutaşı and it is also an interesting traditional building.
• Silver — In jewelry shops in the center or on Taşmağazalar street, fancy authentic silver jewelry can be found.

Halal Restaurants

Stockbreeding is widespread in the region, and there is little chance to cultivate vegetables and fruits in this high and cold land. Therefore traditional food is mainly dependent on Meat.

The city is also known for different types of local Cheese that is hard to find elsewhere in Türkiye.

Kadayıf dolması — A must-taste local dessert of Erzurum cuisine. It is made from kadayıf, a sweet pastry that is lots of thin fibres of flour put together. Walnuts are stuffed in the kadayıf and the stuffed kadayıf is first fried and then cooled and finally ready to serve with addition of a sweet Sauces. It may be sampled in virtually every restaurant in Erzurum, but some of the best can be tried in a specialist restaurant, Muammer Usta

Döner — Typical Turkish döner is really made well and should be tasted in Hacı Baba Restaurant (10AM Monday - 10PM) İsmetpaşa Cad. No : 15, +90 442 234 40 33.

Cağ Halal kebab — local Halal Kebabs of Erzurum, that you can obtain in Gelgor Restaurant. It is made with lamb Meat and the preparation is like döner, but unlike döner, instead of a vertical axis and the Meat is cooked on a horizontal axis.

Güzelyurt Restaurant — A very nice old restaurant right in the downtown on Cumhuriyet Caddesi. You can obtain a good Turkish meal.

Hmmburger — A very tiny small hamburger place. Hamburgers are really delicious.

Coffeebox — A local coffeeshop, with various Pastas options and nice coffees.

eHalal Group Launches Halal Guide to Erzurum

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Muslim Friendly Hotels

• Renaissance Polat Hotel. Four stars hotel. 220 rooms. TV satellite. +90 442 232 00 10
• Yeni Cinar Hotel Clean, small rooms with enough light. Staff doesn't speak English but is helpful. Close to the downtown.

• Arı Otel | Rooms have shower inside but the toilets are shared out on the corridor. Friendly and helpful staff but they can't speak English.

Internet & Phones

The area code of Erzurum is 442. Dial +90 442 when calling from out of Türkiye.

Travel Next

• Dogubeyazit, Kars, Sarıkamış, Van, and Iran are nearby and further eastward destinations. Buses run by Star Ağrı Doğubeyazıt heading for Dogubeyazit (220 TL, 4 hrs) depart daily at noon, 3PM, and 5PM on weekdays and at noon, and 3PM in weekends.
• Hopa on the border with Georgia is around 5 hours away by bus. A Yeşil Artvin bus leaves from outside the Yeşil Artvin offices next to the Yeşil Artvin Otel three times a day and there is no need to travel to the Otogar outside of the city to catch the bus. They journey takes around 5 hours and costs 420 TL (2022). It is feasible to book the bus online but turn up early to collect your actual ticket from the bus company office. The journey is a beautiful one, descending from around 2000 m to sea level through different landscapes.
• If the Seljuk sights in Erzurum did not satisfy you sufficiently, you may try Divrigi with its UNESCO site on your way to west. Two daily train services from Erzurum call at town's station.
• Trabzon, to the north of the Pontic Mountains is the main sea- and airport in eastern Türkiye.

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