This is an overland forum and I can understand why so many posters are obsessed with lightweight adventure bikes - but the OP is going on a road trip across Europe and Turkey.
In general the road conditions in the countries he will be travelling through are much better than the UK, mainly due to a combination of weather and heavy use.
My opinion is he could take any bike - my wife rode around the Balkans in 2000 on a 600 Bandit with camping gear.
If you were riding to The north of Scotland and you’d take your GS then take it to Armenia and use the money you’ve saved on the trip.
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