I took the Black Sea coast road from Trabzon to Istanbul in late December. Great road with little traffic and nice scenery. there was a bit of snow, mostly by the roadside but after the sun went down the snowmelt refroze as sheet ice. Getting to Trabzon from the Iran border would be the hairy bit though.
I used the rope trick in Tajikistan/Kyrgystan; it helps but is not ideal.
cheers,
sean
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