Lonely Planet Turkey

by Campbell, Verity

• ISBN13: 9781741045567
• ISBN10: 1741045568
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-04-01
• Publisher: Lonely Planet

Summary

Fully revised and updated with dedicated trekking chapter by local trekking specialist Comprehensive and informative Culture, History and Environment chapters written by experts New low-cost connections to seven cities, including Istanbul and Izmir 16.8 million visitor arrivals in Turkey in 2004

Table of Contents

The Authors	p. 16
Getting Started	p. 19
Itineraries	p. 23
Snapshot	p. 29
History	p. 30
The Culture	p. 45
Environment	p. 63
Food & Drink	p. 68
Trekking in Turkey	p. 77
Istanbul	p. 88
History	p. 89
Orientation	p. 91
Information	p. 92
Dangers & Annoyances	p. 104
Sights	p. 104
Hamams	p. 133
Walking Tour	p. 133
Istanbul for Children	p. 134
Tours	p. 135
Festivals & Events	p. 135
Sleeping	p. 136
Eating	p. 140
Drinking	p. 146
Entertainment	p. 149
Shopping	p. 152
Getting There & Away	p. 155
Getting Around	p. 158
Around Istanbul	p. 162
Princes' Islands	p. 162
Thrace & Marmara	p. 165
Edirne	p. 166
Uzunkopru	p. 181
Tekirdag	p. 181
Gelibolu	p. 182
Gallipoli (Gelibolu) Peninsula	p. 183
Eceabat (Maydos)	p. 191
Kilitbahir	p. 192
Canakkale	p. 192
Around Canakkale	p. 197
Gokceada	p. 198
North Aegean	p. 201
Bandirma	p. 202
Troy (Truva) & Tevfikiye	p. 203
Bozcaada	p. 206
Biga Peninsula	p. 208
Behramkale & Assos	p. 209
Ayvacik	p. 212
Bay of Edremit	p. 212
Ayvalik	p. 213
Bergama (Pergamum)	p. 217
Around Bergama	p. 223
Candarli	p. 223
Yeni Foca	p. 224
Foca	p. 224
Izmir	p. 226
Around Izmir	p. 234
Cesme Peninsula	p. 236
Cesme	p. 236
Around Cesme	p. 239
Sigacik	p. 241
Akkum & Teos	p. 241
South Aegean	p. 243
Selcuk	p. 244
Ephesus (Efes)	p. 251
Around Selcuk	p. 255
Sirince	p. 256
Tire, Kaplan, Odemis & Birgi	p. 257
Kusadasi	p. 258
Soke	p. 263
Dilek Peninsula	p. 263
Priene, Miletus & Didyma	p. 264
Herakleia (Latmos)	p. 267
Milas	p. 268
Around Milas	p. 269
Oren	p. 271
Bodrum	p. 272
Bodrum Peninsula	p. 281
Western Anatolia	p. 285
Abant Golu (Lake Abant) & Around	p. 286
Mudurnu	p. 286
Yalova	p. 287
Termal	p. 287
Iznik	p. 288
Bursa	p. 292
Around Bursa	p. 301
Eskisehir	p. 302
Around Eskisehir	p. 304
Phrygian Valley	p. 304
Kutahya	p. 306
Aizanoi (Cavdarhisar)	p. 309
Usak	p. 311
Afyon	p. 311
Aksehir	p. 314
Lake District	p. 315
Isparta	p. 315
Sagalassos	p. 315
Burdur	p. 316
Davraz Dagi (Mt Davraz)	p. 317
Egirdir	p. 317
Around Egirdir	p. 320
Yalvac & Antiocheia-in-Pisidia	p. 321
Beysehir	p. 322
Pamukkale Region	p. 322
Nyssa (Nysa)	p. 322
Nazilli & Around	p. 323
Denizli	p. 323
Pamukkale	p. 324
Around Pamukkale	p. 328
Western Mediterranean	p. 332
Mugla	p. 333
Gokova (Akyaka)	p. 334
Marmaris	p. 335
Around Marmaris	p. 341
Resadiye & Hisaronu Peninsulas	p. 341
Koycegiz	p. 346
Ekincik	p. 347
Dalyan	p. 348
Around Dalyan	p. 351
Dalaman	p. 351
Gocek	p. 352
Fethiye	p. 353
Oludeniz	p. 359
Kayakoy (Karmylassos)	p. 361
Butterfly Valley & Faralya	p. 362
Kabak	p. 363
Tlos	p. 364
Saklikent Gorge	p. 364
Pinara	p. 365
Sidyma	p. 365
Letoon	p. 365
Xanthos	p. 366
Patara	p. 366
Kalkan	p. 366
Around Kalkan	p. 370
Kas	p. 371
Ucagiz (Kekova)	p. 376
Kalekoy	p. 377
Kale (Demre)	p. 378
Finike to Olympos	p. 379
Olympos, Cirali & Chimaera	p. 379
Adrasan	p. 382
Phaselis	p. 382
Antalya	p. 382
Around Antalya	p. 392
Eastern Mediterranean	p. 397
Side	p. 398
Around Side	p. 401
Alanya	p. 402
Around Alanya	p. 414
Anamur	p. 415
Around Anamur	p. 417
Tasucu	p. 417
Silifke	p. 418
Around Silifke	p. 420
Kizkalesi	p. 422
Around Kizkalesi	p. 423
Mersin (Icel)	p. 423
Tarsus	p. 426
Adana	p. 427
Around Adana	p. 430
Osmaniye	p. 432
Around Osmaniye	p. 432
Iskenderun	p. 433
Antakya (Hatay)	p. 433
Around Antakya	p. 437
Central Anatolia	p. 439
Ankara	p. 440
Around Ankara	p. 454
Safranbolu	p. 455
Around Safranbolu	p. 460
Kastamonu	p. 461
Around Kastamonu	p. 462
Bogazkale, Hattusa & Yazilikaya	p. 463
Alacahoyuk	p. 467
Corum	p. 467
Amasya	p. 468
Tokat	p. 473
Around Tokat	p. 476
Sivas	p. 477
Around Sivas	p. 480
Divrigi	p. 481
Konya	p. 481
Around Konya	p. 489
Karaman	p. 490
Binbirkilise	p. 490
Sultanhani	p. 491
Cappadocia	p. 492
Kayseri	p. 495
Around Kayseri	p. 499
Goreme	p. 499
Uchisar	p. 508
Cavusin	p. 510
Zelve	p. 511
Devrent Valley	p. 512
Avanos	p. 513
Around Avanos	p. 515
Nevsehir	p. 515
Around Nevsehir	p. 517
Ortahisar	p. 518
Urgup	p. 519
Ayvali	p. 523
Mustafapasa	p. 524
Soganli	p. 525
Ala Daglar National Park	p. 526
Nigde	p. 526
Around Nigde	p. 529
Ihlara Valley (Ihlara Vadisi)	p. 529
Guzelyurt	p. 531
Aksaray	p. 533
Around Aksaray	p. 534
Black Sea Coast & the Kackar Mountains	p. 535
Amasra	p. 536
Amasra to Sinop	p. 539
Sinop	p. 539
Around Sinop	p. 542
Samsun	p. 542
Unye	p. 544
Around Unye	p. 545
Ordu	p. 546
Giresun	p. 546
Giresun to Trabzon	p. 548
Trabzon	p. 548
Around Trabzon	p. 554
Trabzon to Erzurum	p. 555
Uzungol	p. 556
Rize	p. 556
Hopa	p. 557
Kackar Mountains	p. 558
Activities	p. 558
Camlihemsin	p. 560
Senyuva	p. 560
Ayder	p. 561
Northeastern Anatolia	p. 563
Erzurum	p. 564
Around Erzurum	p. 569
Georgian Valleys	p. 569
Yusufeli	p. 571
Around Yusufeli	p. 573
Artvin	p. 575
Kars	p. 577
East of Kars	p. 581
North of Kars	p. 585
South of Kars	p. 585
Kars to Dogubayazit	p. 585
Dogubayazit	p. 586
Around Dogubayazit	p. 589
Southeastern Anatolia	p. 590
Kahramanmaras (Maras)	p. 591
Gaziantep (Antep)	p. 591
Around Gaziantep	p. 598
Sanliurfa (Urfa)	p. 600
Harran	p. 606
Around Harran	p. 608
Kahta	p. 608
Nemrut Dagi National Park	p. 610
Malatya	p. 616
Around Malatya	p. 619
Elazig	p. 620
Diyarbakir	p. 621
Mardin	p. 626
Around Mardin	p. 630
Midyat	p. 631
Around Midyat	p. 632
Sirnak	p. 633
Bitlis	p. 633
Tatvan	p. 634
Lake Van (Van Golu)	p. 634
Van	p. 637
Around Van	p. 642
Hakkari	p. 644
North of Van	p. 645
Directory	p. 646
Transport	p. 670
Health	p. 686
Language	p. 692
Glossary	p. 698
Behind The Scenes	p. 701
Index	p. 709
World Time Zones	p. 722
Map Legend	p. 724
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