The Rough Guide Turkey 5

by Rough Guides

• ISBN13: 9781843530718
• ISBN10: 1843530716
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-07-28
• Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc.

Summary

The Rough Guide to Turkeyis the ultimate insiders' handbook. Features include:-Full-coloursection introducing Turkey's highlights.-Informedaccounts of the country's wide-ranging sights, from the monuments and markets of Istanbul to the rock churches of Cappadocia.-Incisivereviews of the best places to eat, sleep and drink in every region and price range.-Practicaladvice on everything from bazaar-shopping to chartering a yacht.-Expertbackground of Turkish history, literature, music and film.-Maps and plansfor every region.

Table of Contents

Colour section	i
Country map	iv
Where to go	ix
When to go	xii
Things not to miss	xiv
Basics	9	(82)
Getting there	11	(11)
Red tape and visas	22	(1)
Health	23	(3)
Insurance	26	(1)
Information, maps and websites	27	(4)
Costs, money and banks	31	(3)
Getting around	34	(11)
Accommodation	45	(5)
Hamaras	50	(1)
Food and drink	51	(7)
Communications	58	(3)
The media	61	(4)
Admission to museums, sites and mosques	65	(1)
Opening hours and public holidays	66	(1)
Festivals	67	(2)
Bazaars and shopping	69	(6)
Crime, personal safety and etiquette	75	(4)
Women in Turkey	79	(3)
Gay life	82	(1)
Sports and outdoor activities	82	(6)
Directory	88	(3)
Guide	91	(864)
1 Istanbul and around	91	(124)
Chapter highlights	94	(2)
Some history	96	(3)
Orientation	99	(3)
Arrival and information	102	(2)
City transport	104	(4)
Accommodation	108	(7)
Sultanahmet	115	(22)
Eminönü and around	137	(3)
From Sultanahmet to Beyazit	140	(6)
Laleli and Aksaray	146	(2)
Zeyrek	148	(3)
Along the city walls	151	(7)
Eyüp	158	(1)
Karaköy, Galata and Beyoglu	159	(7)
Taksim Square and around	166	(1)
Hasköy	167	(1)
Besikta	168	(4)
Ortaköy	172	(1)
Kadiköy, Moda and Haydarpa	172	(1)
Üsküdar	173	(2)
Eating	175	(7)
Nightlife	182
Shops and markets	178	(7)
Gay and lesbian Istanbul	185	(2)
Arts, entertainment and festivals	187	(2)
Shopping	189	(6)
Listings	195	(3)
Along the Bosphorus	198	(8)
The Princes' islands	206	(5)
Black Sea resorts	211	(2)
Travel details	213	(2)
2 Around the Sea of Marmara	215	(58)
Chapter highlights	216	(3)
Edirne	219	(9)
South of Erdine: Greek border crossings	228	(1)
Kirkareli	229	(1)
Lüleburgaz	230	(1)
Kiyiköy and the Black Sea coast	231	(1)
The Thracian coast	232	(2)
The Gelibolu peninsula	234	(9)
Southern Marmara ports and resorts	243	(1)
Íznik	244	(6)
Bursa	250	(15)
West of Bursa: Uluabat Gölü and Manyas Gölü	265	(1)
Banderma	266	(1)
Erdek and the Kapidagi peninsula	266	(2)
The Marmara islands	268	(4)
Travel details	272	(1)
3 The North Aegean	273	(48)
Chapter highlights	274	(3)
Çanakkale	277	(4)
The Turkish Aegean islands	281	(4)
Troy	285	(2)
Alexandria Troas	287	(1)
Gülpinar and Babakale	288	(1)
Ayvacik	289	(1)
Assos and around	290	(3)
Along the Gulf of Edremit	293	(2)
Ayvalik and around	295	(7)
Bergama	302	(7)
Çandarli	309	(1)
Foça and around	310	(3)
Manisa	313	(3)
Sardis	316	(3)
Alasehir	319	(1)
Travel details	319	(2)
4 The central and southern Aegean	321	(122)
Chapter highlights	322	(4)
Izmir	326	(14)
Çesme and around	340	(6)
The Karaburun peninsula	346	(1)
Sigacik and around	346	(1)
Inland: the Küçük Menderes valley	347	(3)
Kusadasi	350	(7)
North of Kusadasi: Notion and Claros	357	(1)
Dilek Yarimadasi Milli Parki	358	(1)
Selçuk and around	359	(7)
Ephesus	366	(5)
Priene	371	(1)
Miletus	372	(4)
Didyma and around	376	(5)
Bafa Gölü	381	(1)
Heracleia ad Latmos	381	(2)
Milas	383	(3)
Euromos, Labranda and Stratonikya	386	(4)
Oren	390	(1)
Iassos	391	(1)
Bodrum and its peninsula	392	(16)
Mugla and around	408	(2)
Marmaris	410	(6)
Around Marmaris: the Rhodian Peraea	416	(4)
The Datça peninsula	420	(5)
Aydin and around	425	(3)
Aphrodisias	428	(4)
Pamukkale and around	432	(6)
Laodiceia and Akhan	438	(1)
Travel details	439	(4)
5 The Turquoise Coast	443	(89)
Chapter highlights	444	(4)
Fethiye	448	(7)
Around Fethiye	455	(5)
Ocakköy, Ovacik and Hisarönü	460	(2)
Olüdeniz and beyond	462	(4)
Göcek and around	466	(1)
Dalaman and Sarigerme	467	(1)
Dalyan and around	468	(7)
The Xanthos valley	475	(15)
Kalkan and around	490	(4)
Kas	494	(7)
North of Kak: Akdag and Yesil Göl	501	(3)
Dereagzi	504	(1)
The Kekova region	505	(5)
Demre and around	510	(5)
Fineke	515	(1)
Limyra, Arykanda and Elmali	516	(3)
The Olympos coast	519	(7)
On to Antalya	526	(3)
Travel details	529	(3)
6 The Mediterranean Coast and the Hatay	532	(69)
Chapter highlights	532	(4)
Antalya	536	(10)
Termessos	546	(2)
The Pamphylian cities	548	(6)
Köprülü Kanyon National Park and Selge	554	(7)
Manavgat and around	561	(1)
Alanya and around	562	(7)
Alanya to Silifke	569	(2)
Silifke	571	(3)
Inland: Uzuncaburç and Alahan	574	(2)
East from Silifke	576	(2)
Kizkalesi and around	578	(2)
Mersin	580	(2)
Tarsus	582	(1)
Adana	583	(3)
East of Adana	586	(3)
Iskenderun and around	589	(2)
Antakya	591	(5)
West of Antakya	596	(2)
South: Harbiye and the road to Syria	598	(1)
Travel details	599	(2)
7 South Central Anatolia	601	(82)
Chapter highlights	602	(4)
Afyon and around	606	(4)
Ispanta	610	(2)
Burdur and around	612	(1)
Egirdir and around	612	(8)
Beysehir and its lake	620	(2)
Konya	622	(10)
Around Konya	632	(6)
Nevsehir and around	638	(3)
Hacibektas	641	(2)
Derinkuyu and Kaymakli	643	(2)
Uçhisar	645	(1)
Goreme	646	(7)
Çavusin	653	(1)
Ortahisar	654	(2)
Ürgüp	656	(4)
Mustafapasa and around	660	(2)
The Soganli valleys	662	(1)
Avanos and around	662	(3)
Southern Cappadocìa	665	(9)
Kayseri and around	674	(7)
Travel details	681	(2)
8 North Central Anatolia	683	(70)
Chapter highlights	684	(30)
Ankara	714	(1)
Gordion	714	(2)
Sivrihisar and Pessinus	716	(1)
Seyitgazi	717	(1)
Midas Sehri	717	(1)
Eskisehir	718	(2)
Kütahya and around	720	(2)
Aezani	722	(1)
Safranbolu	723	(3)
Kastamonu	726	(1)
Sungurlu, Bogazkale and the Hittite sites	727	(9)
Amasya	736	(8)
Tokat	744	(3)
Sivas	747	(3)
Divgl	750	(1)
Travel details	751	(2)
9 The Black Sea coast	753	(56)
Chapter highlights	754	(5)
Samsun	759	(3)
West to Gerza	762	(1)
Sinop and around	763	(4)
West of Sinop: the coast to Amasra	767	(1)
Amasra	768	(2)
Beyond Amasra	770	(2)
East of Samsun: the coast to Trabzon	772	(7)
Trabzon	779	(11)
The monastery of Sumal	790	(4)
Vazelon and Peristera monasteries	794	(1)
The Zigana Pass and environs	795	(1)
East of Trabzon	795	(4)
Inland: the foothills from Trabzon to Rize	799	(2)
The Hemsin valleys	801	(6)
Travel details	807	(2)
10 Northeastern Anatolia	809	(56)
Chapter highlights	810	(4)
Towards Erzurum: the Euphrates valley route	814	(1)
Erzurum	815	(6)
Northwest of Erzurum: Çoruh River citadels	821	(2)
Northeast of Erzurum: the road to Kars	823	(6)
Ani	829	(5)
Other churches and around Kars	834	(6)
Tuzluca to Igdir	840	(1)
North from Kars: Çildir Gölü and Ardahan	841	(2)
North from Erzurum: this southern Georgian valleys	843	(6)
The western Georgian valleys	849	(4)
The Kaçkar Daglan	853	(5)
Artvin province: the northern Georgian valleys	858	(5)
Travel details	863	(2)
11 The Euphrates And Tigris Basin	865	(52)
Chapter highlights	866	(5)
Gaziantep	871	(3)
East of Gaziantep: towards Sanliurfa	874	(1)
Sanliurfa	875	(6)
Harran and around	881	(2)
Adiyaman	883	(2)
Kahta	885	(1)
The road to Nemrut Dagi	886	(2)
Nemrut Dagi	888	(3)
Malatya and around	891	(3)
Elazig and Harput	894	(2)
Diyarbakir	896	(9)
Mardin	905	(3)
Deyr-az-Zaferan	908	(3)
Nusaybin and Mar Augen	911	(1)
The Tür Abdin plateau	911	(2)
Hasankeyf	913	(1)
Travel details	914	(3)
12 Lake Van and the southeast	917	(38)
Chapter highlights	918	(4)
Siirt, Bitlis and around	922	(1)
Bitlis	923	(1)
The El-Aman Kervansaray	924	(1)
Tatvan and around	924	(3)
Ahlat and around	927	(11)
Around Van	938	(4)
Bahçesaray	942	(1)
The route to Hakkari	943	(1)
Hakkari and around	944	(3)
West from Hakkari to Sirnak and Cizre	947	(1)
The road to Dogubeyazit	948	(1)
Dogubeyazit	948	(3)
Isak Pasa Sarayi	951	(1)
Mount Ararat	952	(1)
Travel details	953	(2)
Contexts	955	(132)
The historical framework	957	(59)
The Kurdish question	1016	(10)
Turkish music	1026	(23)
Turkish cinema	1049	(7)
Turkish writers	1056	(15)
Books	1071	(16)
Language	1087	(20)
Pronunciation	1089	(1)
Voids and phrases	1090	(5)
Food and drink	1095	(6)
Glossary	1101	(6)
Index & small print	1107