After the Turkey Villages tour how does one get from Bodrum to Istanbul without leaving at 4:50 in the morning on Turkey Airlines or going later in the morning and finding NO connecting flights back to the US w/o an overnight stay along the way?
Try Condor airlines.
I was on that tour in October. A couple of folks left really early, as you have mentioned. 3 of our group decided to go to Cappadocia for 2 days. Everyone else opted to stay a couple of days in Istanbul and then get a flight back to the US. You can look at Pegasus airlines too, I don't know what they offer wwwflypgs.com Hope you enjoy the tour- We did!