What should I pack for Antalya?

Shoes that grip on polished stone and loose gravel matter more in Antalya than in most coastal Turkish cities. Kaleiçi's limestone lanes, worn smooth by centuries of foot traffic, turn slick each morning when shopkeepers hose down their storefronts around 08:00. Termessus, 30 km northwest at 1,665 metres elevation, demands actual hiking shoes. The path from the car park to the upper agora covers about 2 km of exposed rock and scree. Fashion trainers won't survive Termessus. For Konyaaltı beach, which is smooth grey pebble rather than sand, reef shoes keep you from hobbling on hot stones. You can buy a pair at the beachfront kiosks for around 150 TRY (about $3.25), but sizing runs narrow. If you're above a European 43, bring your own. The ground at Perge, a site founded around 999 BC, radiates visible heat shimmer through thin soles from about 11:00 in summer.

Antalya's current June conditions sit around 23°C at night, rising to 33-35°C by mid-afternoon, with humidity near 86% at the coast. Three quick-dry shirts rotate well for a week. One pair of long trousers or a below-knee skirt is non-negotiable for mosque visits. The Yivli Minare Mosque in Kaleiçi, built in 1230 under Seljuk Sultan Alaaddin Keykubat I, requires covered shoulders and knees. An attendant at the Yivli Minare entrance hands out loaner wraps, but they carry the stale, warm scent of fabric folded damp too often. A light cotton scarf weighing under 100 grams solves the problem. It doubles as sun protection along the exposed harbour walk from Kaleiçi to Konyaaltı. Worth noting, the temperature gap between the air-conditioned interior of MarkAntalya shopping centre and the 35°C street outside can hit 15 degrees. A thin long-sleeve layer in your day bag prevents the chill that hits when you're damp with sweat and walk into 20°C retail air.

Turkey runs on 230V with Type F round-pin sockets. US flat-prong plugs physically fit some outlets but won't ground properly, and 110V hair straighteners or curling irons will burn out within minutes. Bring a Type F adapter, not a universal wobbler. A 10,000 mAh portable charger earns its weight on a full sightseeing day. Google Maps navigation through Kaleiçi drains a phone battery by early afternoon, and you'll want the Antalya Kart transit app loaded if you're heading to the Antalya Museum on Konyaaltı Caddesi, about 2 km west of the old harbour. Sunscreen above SPF 30 is worth packing from home. Turkish eczane pharmacies near Hadrian's Gate stock European brands, but prices tend to run 400-600 TRY ($8.70-$13) per bottle, roughly double what you'd pay at a US drugstore.

A peştemal from any Kaleiçi textile shop, 80-150 TRY ($1.75-$3.25), replaces the beach towel and the mosque scarf in a single piece of thin Turkish cotton. It dries in 20 minutes flat in the Mediterranean breeze and weighs about 150 grams. Mosquito repellent is cheaper in Antalya than abroad. Migros and A101 supermarkets carry Turkish DEET brands for 40-60 TRY ($0.87-$1.30). You'll want some on hand for evenings near Düden Waterfalls, about 12 km northeast of the centre, where the mosquitoes are persistent from May through September. Skip packing an umbrella for summer visits. Antalya averages fewer than 2 rainy days per month between June and September. For winter trips, a folding umbrella at any Bim store runs about 50 TRY ($1.08).