Lonely Planet Turkey

by Yale, Pat; Campbell, Verity; Plunkett, Richard

• ISBN13: 9781740593625
• ISBN10: 1740593626
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-03-01
• Publisher: Lonely Planet

Table of Contents

The Authors	7	(2)
This Book	9	(1)
Foreword	10	(1)
Introduction	11	(2)
Facts About Turkey	13	(25)
History	13	(9)
Geography & Geology	22	(1)
Climate	22	(1)
Ecology & Environment	23	(1)
Flora	24	(1)
Fauna	24	(1)
Government & Politics	25	(1)
Economy	26	(1)
Arts	26	(7)
Population & People	33	(1)
Education	34	(1)
Society & Conduct	35	(1)
Religion	35	(3)
Facts for the Visitor	38	(46)
Highlights Of Turkey	38	(1)
Suggested Itineraries	39	(1)
Planning	39	(2)
Tourist Offices	41	(1)
Visas & Documents	42	(2)
Embassies & Consulates	44	(1)
Customs	45	(1)
Money	46	(3)
Post & Communications	49	(2)
Digital Resources	51	(1)
Books	51	(2)
Films	53	(1)
Newspapers & Magazines	53	(1)
Radio & TV	54	(1)
Photography & Video	54	(1)
Time	54	(1)
Electricity	54	(1)
Weights & Measures	55	(1)
Laundry	55	(1)
Toilets	55	(1)
Health	55	(5)
Social Graces	60	(1)
Women Travellers	61	(1)
Gay & Lesbian Travellers	62	(1)
Disabled Travellers	62	(1)
Senior Travellers	62	(1)
Travel With Children	63	(1)
Dangers & Annoyances	63	(2)
Legal Matters	65	(1)
Business Hours	65	(1)
Public Holidays & Special Events	65	(2)
Activities	67	(3)
Courses	70	(1)
Work	70	(1)
Accommodation	70	(2)
Entertainment	72	(1)
Spectator Sports	73	(1)
Shopping	73	(11)
Turkish Food & Drink	75	(9)
Getting There & Away	84	(10)
Air	84	(3)
Land	87	(5)
Sea	92	(1)
Organised Tours	93	(1)
Getting Around	94	(8)
Air	94	(1)
Bus	94	(1)
Dolmuses & Midibuses	95	(1)
Train	96	(2)
Car & Motorcycle	98	(1)
Bicycle	99	(1)
Hitching	99	(1)
Boat	100	(1)
Local Transport	100	(1)
Organised Tours	101	(1)
Istanbul	102	(75)
History	112	(1)
Orientation	113	(1)
Information	114	(3)
Sultanahmet	117	(16)
Touring Topkapi Palace	119	(14)
The Golden Horn	133	(2)
Western Districts	135	(1)
Beyoglu	136	(4)
Tophane, Kabatas & Besiktas	140	(1)
The Bosphorus Suburbs	141	(1)
The European Shore	142	(2)
The Asian Shore	144	(3)
Special Events	147	(1)
Places to Stay	147	(7)
Places to Eat	154	(7)
Entertainment	161	(4)
Activities	165	(1)
Spectator Sports	166	(1)
Shopping	166	(1)
Getting There & Away	167	(3)
Getting Around	170	(3)
Organised Tours	173	(1)
Around Istanbul	173	(1)
Princes' Islands	174	(1)
Kilyos	175	(1)
Polonezkoy	176	(1)
Sile	176	(1)
Akcakese	176	(1)
Agva	176	(1)
Thrace & Marmara	177	(29)
Edirne	177	(6)
From Edirne To Istanbul	183	(1)
Tekirdag	184	(1)
South Of Edirne	185	(1)
Gelibolu	186	(1)
Gallipoli (Gelibolu) Peninsula	187	(9)
Exploring Gallipoli	191	(5)
Eceabat	196	(1)
Kilitbahir	197	(1)
Canakkale	197	(6)
Around Canakkale	203	(1)
Gokceada	203	(3)
North Aegean	206	(39)
Troy & Tevfikye	206	(4)
Bozcaada	210	(2)
The Biga Peninsula	212	(1)
Behramkale (Assos)	213	(3)
The Bay Of Edremit	216	(1)
Ayvalik	216	(4)
Bergama (Pergamum)	220	(6)
Pergamum	223	(3)
Around Bergama	226	(1)
Candarli	227	(1)
Foca	227	(2)
Yeni Foca	229	(1)
Izmir	229	(9)
Around Izmir	238	(2)
Cesme	240	(3)
Around Cesme	243	(1)
Sigacik	243	(1)
Akkum & Teos	244	(1)
South Aegean	245	(42)
Selcuk	245	(6)
Ephesus (Efes)	251	(1)
Sirince	252	(6)
Ephesus - A Walking Tour	253	(5)
Around Selcuk & Sirince	258	(2)
Kusadasi	260	(6)
Soke	266	(1)
Dilek Peninsula	266	(1)
Priene, Miletus, Didyma & Altinkum	267	(3)
Herakleia (Latmos)	270	(1)
Milas	271	(1)
Around Milas	272	(1)
Oren	273	(1)
Gulluk	274	(1)
Bodrum	275	(7)
Bodrum Peninsula	282	(5)
Western Anatolia	287	(48)
Yalova	287	(1)
Termal	287	(1)
Iznik	288	(4)
Bursa	292	(11)
Uludag	303	(1)
Cumalikizik	303	(1)
Bandirma	303	(1)
Around Bandirma	304	(1)
Balikesir	304	(1)
Eskisehir	305	(1)
Around Eskisehir	306	(1)
Kutahya	307	(4)
Aizanoi (Cavdarhisar)	311	(1)
Midas Sehri	312	(1)
Around Midas Sehri	313	(1)
Usak	313	(1)
Afyon	314	(3)
Pamukkale Region	317	(1)
Aydin	317	(1)
Nysa (Nyssa)	317	(1)
Nazilli & Around	317	(1)
Afrodisias	318	(2)
Denizli	320	(1)
Pamukkale	320	(5)
The Ruins of Hierapolis	322	(3)
Around Pamukkale	325	(1)
Lake District	326	(1)
Isparta	326	(1)
Sagalassos	327	(1)
Egirdir	328	(4)
Around Egirdir	332	(1)
Burdur	333	(1)
Beysehir	333	(1)
Yalvac & Antiocheia-In-Pisidia	334	(1)
Western Mediterranean	335	(65)
Mugla	335	(2)
Gokova (Akyaka)	337	(1)
Marmaris	338	(5)
Around Marmaris	343	(1)
Resadiye & Hisaronu Peninsulas	344	(4)
Koycegiz	348	(2)
Ekincik	350	(1)
Dalyan	350	(4)
Around Dalyan	354	(1)
Dalaman	355	(1)
Gocek	355	(1)
Fethiye	356	(6)
Oludeniz	362	(2)
Kayakoy (Karmylassos)	364	(1)
Butterfly Valley & Faralya	365	(1)
Kabak	366	(1)
Tlos	366	(1)
Saklikent Gorge	367	(1)
Pinara	367	(1)
Sidyma	367	(1)
Letoon	367	(1)
Xanthos	368	(1)
Patara	368	(2)
Kalkan	370	(2)
Around Kalkan	372	(1)
Kas	373	(5)
Ucagiz	378	(1)
Kalekoy	379	(1)
Kyaneai	379	(1)
Kale (Demre)	379	(2)
Finike	381	(1)
Kumluca To Olympos	381	(1)
Olympos, Cirali & The Chimaera	381	(4)
Adrasan	385	(1)
Phaselis	385	(1)
Antalya	385	(10)
Around Antalya	395	(5)
Eastern Mediterranean	400	(37)
Side	401	(3)
Around Side	404	(1)
Alanya	405	(4)
Around Alanya	409	(1)
Anamur	410	(3)
Around Anamur	413	(1)
Tasucu	413	(1)
Silifke	414	(2)
Around Silifke	416	(2)
Kizkalesi	418	(1)
Around Kizkalesi	419	(1)
Mersin (Icel)	419	(3)
Tarsus	422	(1)
Adana	423	(3)
Around Adana	426	(1)
Osmaniye	427	(1)
Around Osmaniye	428	(1)
Iskenderun	429	(1)
Around Iskenderun	430	(1)
Antakya (Hatay)	430	(5)
Around Antakya	435	(2)
Central Anatolia	437	(95)
Ankara	437	(14)
Around Ankara	451	(2)
North Central Anatolia	453	(1)
Safranbolu	453	(3)
Around Safranbolu	456	(1)
Kastamonu	457	(1)
Around Kastamonu	458	(1)
Bogazkale, Hattusa & Yazilikaya	459	(4)
Alacahoyuk	463	(1)
Corum	464	(1)
Amasya	465	(5)
Tokat	470	(3)
Around Tokat	473	(1)
Sivas	474	(4)
Around Sivas	478	(1)
South Central Anatolia	479	(1)
Konya	479	(8)
Around Konya	487	(1)
Karaman	488	(2)
Around Karaman	490	(1)
Sultanhani	490	(3)
Cappadocia	490	(3)
Aksaray	493	(1)
Around Aksaray	494	(1)
Ihlara Valley	494	(3)
Guzelyurt	497	(1)
Nevsehir	498	(1)
Around Nevsehir	499	(6)
Going Underground	501	(4)
Goreme	505	(7)
Cavusin	512	(1)
Zelve	513	(1)
Devrent Valley	513	(1)
Avanos	513	(3)
Around Avanos	516	(1)
Ortahisar	516	(1)
Urgup	517	(3)
Ayvali & Damsa Lake	520	(1)
Mustafapasa	520	(2)
Soganli	522	(1)
Sultan Marshes Bird Paradise	523	(1)
Nigde	523	(1)
Around Nigde	524	(1)
Kaysen	525	(5)
Around Kayseri	530	(2)
Black Sea Coast & the Kackar Mountains	532	(29)
Amasra	533	(2)
Amasra To Sinop	535	(1)
Sinop	536	(3)
Samsun	539	(2)
Unye	541	(1)
Around Unye	542	(1)
Ordu	542	(1)
Giresun	543	(1)
Giresun To Trabzon	544	(1)
Trabzon	545	(7)
Around Trabzon	552	(2)
Trabzon To Erzurum	554	(1)
Uzungol	554	(1)
Rize	554	(1)
Kackar Mountains	555	(5)
Hopa	560	(1)
Northeastern Anatolia	561	(27)
Erzurum	561	(6)
Around Erzurum	567	(1)
West Of Erzurum	568	(1)
Georgian Valleys	568	(3)
Yusufeli	571	(1)
Around Yusufeli	572	(1)
Artvin	573	(2)
Artvin/Yusufeli To Kars	575	(1)
Sarikamis	575	(1)
Kars	576	(4)
Ani	580	(3)
Kars To Igdir & Dogubayazit	583	(1)
Dogubayazit	583	(3)
Around Dogubayazit	586	(2)
Southeastern Anatolia	588	(55)
Kahramanmaras	589	(1)
Gaziantep (Antep)	590	(4)
Around Gaziantep	594	(2)
Malatya	596	(3)
Around Malatya	599	(1)
Elazig	600	(1)
Around Elazig	601	(1)
Adiyaman	601	(1)
Kahta	601	(2)
Mt Nemrut National Park	603	(8)
Mt Nemrut -- the Thrones of the Gods	605	(6)
Ataturk Dam	611	(1)
Sanliurfa (Urfa)	612	(6)
Harran	618	(2)
Around Harran	620	(1)
Diyarbakir	620	(7)
Mardin	627	(2)
Around Mardin	629	(1)
Midyat	630	(1)
Around Midyat	631	(1)
Bitlis	632	(1)
Tatvan	633	(1)
Lake Van	633	(3)
Van	636	(5)
Around Van	641	(1)
Hakkari	641	(1)
North From Van	642	(1)
Language	643	(6)
Glossary	649	(4)
Thanks	653	(4)
Index	657