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I rode slowly to Instabul with my partner, over six months, ending in November 2022. I'd agree with the above, definitely go inland Montenegro and Bosnia, lots of really good quality, pretty quiet roads, and welcoming people. Croatian coast was a nightmare in summer with traffic and too hot.
We went along the Greek Aegean coast towards Turkey for a bit but found it boring so headed to Bulgaria. The Rhodope mountains were a trip highlight for me, there's a Eurovelo route and takes you into the top of Turkey. From there it's about three days to/from Istanbul and there's a cool warmshowers host along the way.
Also really enjoyed Slovenia, the Soca valley in particular was beautiful. In general, we much preferred inland mountain to coastal roads.
We boxed the bikes and flew home with no issues, with Pegasus airlines.