The roads in Turkey are pretty good, esp. the main roads. Even the gravel roads are usually in a fairly good condition.
Accommodation is cheap compared to Western Europe. Camp sites are rare, the further east you get.
Turks are very friendly and helpful people. I always enjoyed their company. Further east you'll encounter more and more road-blocks. The police are polite and friendly, but often you'll see people without uniform along with them. I reckon they must be guys from the secret service. I have seen them bullying civilians in Kurdish regions. And I never felt comfortable with them. So, be careful there.
Car tyres won't be a problem if need arises. The further east, the more difficult it becomes to get m/c tyres
The Balkans have no safety issues. Alternatively you could take a ferry from Venice to Greece and further from Piraeus to Turkey. Saves lots of kilometers....
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