Turkey's conventional trains are also a pleasant surprise. Cheap, spacious, and mostly now composed of modern air-conditioned TVS2000 coaches like the ones shown below, which are as good as any regular train in western Europe. TVS2000 trains run from Ankara to Izmir, Adana, Erzurum, Kars & Eastern Turkey, vastly superior to a cramped bus. They have several types of accommodation to choose from:
Pullman seats. 1st class reclining seats in a carpeted air-conditioned open-plan saloon.
Sleeping-cars (yatakli wagon in Turkish). Private 1 & 2-bed air-conditioned compartments with washbasin.
Couchettes (kuşet in Turkish). Shared 4-bunk air-conditioned compartments.