Konya

<map lat='37.86780697709982' lng='32.530517578125' zoom='11' view='0' float='right' /> Konya is a city in Turkey, on the central plateau of Anatolia.

Hitching Out

In general, it's quite easy to hitchhike within the city of Konya.

East towards Eregli, Adana

Get yourself out of town by either catching a bus in direction Hayvanat Bahcesi, or try to hitchhike. It's easy to find the way out, everywhere are signs that show you the way towards Adana. At the beginning of the Eregli-Adana karayolu , or the road D330, you find a petrol station, and behind of it enough space to stop cars. Keep in mind that for the next 100 km or so, no bigger villages will pass your way, so best case is to catch a vehicle that goes directly towards Eregli or even further.

Sleeping

If you don't have a place to sleep in Konya, you could also go to the central bus station in the city center. It seems to be open 24 hours a day. Platschi arrived there at 4 a.m. in the night and found enough benches to lay down. Many other local people also did, waiting for their bus to arrive. Also security was walking around there.