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The stone walls and towers of Gaziantep Castle above its paved mound under a deep blue sky

Where to stay in Gaziantep

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Places to stay in Gaziantep

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About Gaziantep

Gaziantep's castle stands on a hill in the city centre, with the bazaars below it and the Zeugma Mosaic Museum about 3.5 km away by road. The airport is 20 km out. Gaziulaş, the city's transport company, publishes the tariff for one car park, Kalealtı, a name that means below the castle.

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Facts and rules

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Airport
Gaziantep Airport (GZT), 20 km from the city centre, with the HAVAŞ shuttle, by the state airports authority Source
Airport parking
TRY 90 for the first hour and TRY 280 for 12 to 24 hours for a car, VAT included (DHMİ tariff for 2026) Source
Accommodation tax
Konaklama vergisi, a national tax: 1% of the room price before VAT from 1 May to 31 December 2026, 2% before; shown as a separate line on the invoice Source
Short-term rentals
A home let for up to 100 days needs a Ministry of Culture and Tourism permit, a plaque at the entrance and the permit number in the listing; every flat owner in the building must agree Source
Guest registration
Hotels and permitted flats record each guest and report to the police at once, and may not house a guest without an identity document Source
Parking with a rental car
Kalealtı open car park (Gaziulaş), 07:00 to 21:00: TRY 50 for the first hour, TRY 120 for 4 to 24 hours, TRY 1,800 for 30 days; street spaces paid at ParkON machines by card Source
UK travel advice
FCDO, updated 21 September 2026: "FCDO advises against all travel to within 10km of the border with Syria due to fighting and a heightened risk of terrorism." Source
US travel advisory
State Department, issued 9 June 2026: Level 2, exercise increased caution; "Do not travel within 10 km (6 miles) of Türkiye's borders with Syria or Iraq for any reason" Source
Monthly stays
Up to 100 days in one contract, a flat is a tourism rental that needs the permit; a longer contract is an ordinary lease under the Code of Obligations Source
Visas
Ordinary US, UK and Canadian passports: up to 90 days in any 180 without a visa; longer stays need a residence permit Source
Currency
Turkish lira (TRY) Source
Emergency number
112 Source

Areas of Gaziantep

The stone walls and towers of Gaziantep Castle above its paved mound under a deep blue sky
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The castle and the bazaars

Gaziantep Castle stands on a hill in the city centre. Below it, the tourism ministry lists Zincirli Bazaar, the Coppersmiths Bazaar, Almacı Bazaar, the old caravanserais and Tahmis Coffee. It suits a first visit and a short stay on foot.

Gaziantep Airport (GZT)
about 20 km
Zincirli Bedesten
under 1 km

Car and parking

Gaziulaş runs the Kalealtı open car park from 07:00 to 21:00: TRY 50 for the first hour, TRY 120 for 4 to 24 hours and TRY 1,800 for 30 days. In May 2025 the municipality opened three school yards around the castle as free car parks at weekends; no 2026 confirmation was found.

The Kurtuluş Mosque in Gaziantep, with striped black and white stone walls and a tall minaret
Photographed in 2019. Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Bey Mahallesi

The tourism ministry suggests a walk through the streets of the Bey neighbourhood, where the Kurtuluş Mosque stands. It suits a stay in the old town about 2 km by road from the castle and the bazaars.

Gaziantep Airport (GZT)
about 20 km
Gaziantep Castle
about 2 km

Car and parking

Street spaces run by Gaziulaş are paid at a roadside ParkON machine: enter the plate, pay by contactless card and leave the slip inside the windscreen. The castle is about 2 km by road, and Gaziulaş publishes no car park of its own in Bey.

The courtyard of the Zeugma museum complex in Gaziantep, with stone columns and a view over the city
Photographed in 2019. Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Zeugma museum and Şehitkamil

The Zeugma Mosaic Museum stands in the city centre on the Şehitkamil side, near the railway station. It suits a stay north of the old town with the museum on foot, and a month in a flat.

Gaziantep Airport (GZT)
about 22 km
Gaziantep Castle
about 3.5 km

Car and parking

Street spaces are paid at Gaziulaş's ParkON machines by card. Gaziulaş publishes the tariff of one car park, Kalealtı (below the castle), and the castle is about 3.5 km by road from the museum.

The stone gateway of the Gaziantep Mevlevi Lodge Foundation Museum, with its name sign above an arched doorway
Photographed in 2017. Photo: Ibra~28, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Mevlevi Lodge and the kastels

The tourism ministry ends its first day in Gaziantep at the Mevlevi Lodge and Whirling Dervishes Foundation Museum and at the Pişirici and Kozluca kastels, large underground halls built where the old water channels pass under the mosques. It suits a stay on foot about 1 km by road from the castle.

Gaziantep Airport (GZT)
about 18 km
Gaziantep Castle
about 1 km

Car and parking

Street spaces run by Gaziulaş are paid at a roadside ParkON machine: enter the plate, pay by contactless card and leave the slip inside the windscreen. Gaziulaş publishes no car park of its own here; its one published tariff is for Kalealtı (below the castle), and the castle is about 1 km by road.

Guides

Questions

Is there a tourist tax in Gaziantep?

Turkey charges a national accommodation tax rather than a city tax: 1% of the room price before VAT from 1 May to 31 December 2026, and 2% before that. It appears as its own line on the invoice, and if a booking site left it out, the property invoices it after the stay.

Where can a rental car park near Gaziantep Castle?

At the Kalealtı (below the castle) open car park run by Gaziulaş, from 07:00 to 21:00: TRY 50 for the first hour and TRY 120 for 4 to 24 hours. Street spaces are paid at roadside ParkON machines by card.

What do the UK and US say about travel to Gaziantep?

The UK Foreign Office, in advice updated on 21 September 2026, advises against all travel to within 10km of the border with Syria. The US State Department advisory issued on 9 June 2026 rates Türkiye Level 2 and says do not travel within 10 km (6 miles) of the borders with Syria or Iraq for any reason.

Does a holiday flat in Gaziantep need a licence?

Yes. A flat let for up to 100 days needs a Ministry of Culture and Tourism permit, a plaque at the entrance and the permit number in every listing, and every flat owner in the building must have agreed. The host also registers each guest with the police.