Turkey

In Turkey the past is everywhere. Its inhabitants have included Hittites, Assyrians, Greeks, Persians, Romans, Slavs and Mongols; it was home to Midas, Croesus, Homer and Herodotus. Much of the population is still pastoral and semi-nomadic, while city life blends both traditional and European values.

Gilbert Horobin is a playwright, poet and novelist who lived for many years in Turkey. His published works include African Notes and Other Poems and the recent novel Kurdish Connection. For over 26 years Adam Woolfitt has contributed to National Geographic, Fortune, the New York Times and Newsweek Books. Some years ago he immersed himself in digital technology and emerged with a whole new range of photographic skills.

Introduction	p. 8
Facts for the Traveller	p. 11
Getting There	p. 11
Visas	p. 18
Customs Regulations	p. 19
Climate and Clothing	p. 19
Health	p. 21
Money	p. 21
Transportation	p. 22
Communications	p. 25
Time and Measurements	p. 27
Public Conveniences	p. 28
Tourist Information	p. 28
Language	p. 28
Food	p. 31
Drink	p. 37
Tobacco	p. 39
Industry	p. 39
Museums, Galleries, Sound and Light	p. 40
National Holidays, Festivals and Folklore	p. 42
Crafts and Souvenirs	p. 44
Hunting and Sport	p. 46
Istanbul	p. 53
Getting Around	p. 54
Historical Background	p. 55
Sights	p. 65
Marmara Sea and North Aegean Region	p. 108
Getting There	p. 109
Historical Background	p. 110
Sights	p. 114
Central Aegean Coast	p. 133
Getting There	p. 133
Historical Background	p. 134
Sights	p. 139
Diversions Inland	p. 159
Getting There	p. 159
Historical Background	p. 160
Sights	p. 164
South Aegean Coast	p. 172
Getting There	p. 172
Historical Background	p. 173
Sights	p. 173
Mediterranean Coast	p. 178
Getting There	p. 179
Historical Background	p. 186
Sights	p. 191
Central Anatolia	p. 217
Getting There	p. 217
Historical Background	p. 219
Sights	p. 223
Southeastern Anatolia	p. 244
Getting There	p. 244
Historical Background	p. 246
Sights	p. 248
Black Sea Coast	p. 256
Getting There	p. 256
Historical Background	p. 257
Sights	p. 261
Eastern Anatolia	p. 268
Getting There	p. 268
Historical Background	p. 269
Sight	p. 270
Practical Information	p. 273
Accommodation	p. 273
Cities	p. 274
Coastal Resorts	p. 278
Cappadocia	p. 281
The East	p. 281
Restaurants	p. 283
Turkish Information Offices	p. 285
Chronology	p. 288
Glossary	p. 292
Recommended Reading	p. 295
Index	p. 300
Special Topics
Iznik Tiles	p. 115
Hittite Theology	p. 229
The Mevlevi--The Whirling Dervishes	p. 242
Turkey and the EU	p. 263
Literary Excerpts
Mark Twain on the dogs of Constantinople	p. 51
G F Abbott on an international incident	p. 57
Lady Hornby on Turkish beauties	p. 59
Yashar Kemal on the birds of Florya Plain	p. 91
Irfan Orga on Turkish baths	p. 107
Halide Edib on too many wives	p. 131
Irfan Orga on denouncing the veil	p. 157
Freya Stark on a circumcision	p. 198
Robert Curzon on a hanging	p. 255
Maps and Plans
Turkey	p. 12
Topkapi Palace	p. 64
Istanbul	p. 66
Hagia Sophia	p. 73
Blue Mosque	p. 76
Suleimaniye Mosque	p. 84
Bursa	p. 118
Pergamum Asclepium	p. 126
Pergamum Acropolis	p. 127
Selcuk	p. 143
Ephesus	p. 147
Kusadasi	p. 149
Priene	p. 150
Miletus	p. 153
Sardis	p. 165
Pamukkale	p. 167
Aphrodisias	p. 170
Bodrum	p. 176
Marmaris	p. 193
Fethiye	p. 195
Antalya	p. 202
Side	p. 206
Alanya	p. 208
Ankara	p. 224
Konya	p. 237
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