Bij Lonely Planet weten ze ook niet wat waar ligt…
“Health risks: malaria (Travellers to Turkey’s steamy regions (the Mediterranean coast east of Mersin and the irrigated areas of southeastern Anatolia around Sanliurfa) should stock up on their favourite anti-malarial gear. This serious and potentially fatal disease is spread by mosquito bites and is endemic in most countries of the region (the exceptions being Singapore and Brunei).”

(http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/middle_east/turkey/facts.htm )