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Lonely Planet Turkey is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Bath in a hammam; explore chaotic and colourful bazaars; or hot air balloon over Cappadocia's honeycomb landscape -all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Turkey and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet Turkey:Full-colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and...

Nicholas Dylan Ray grew up next to an American national park, whose mountains and forests he explored to escape his troubled home. As a young man, he left the United States, and aged twenty-two set out on a six-month journey from France to Tibet, travelling through Turkey. That journey forms the first chapter of this book, and led to a career working with the Middle East. In middle age, the author returned to the road, travelling throughout Turkey. In the six subsequent chapters, one for each jo...

This brand new edition Insight Guide to Turkey features illuminating text written by expert, local writers alongside a wealth of inspiring full-colour photography that vividly brings Turkey and its people to life, at the turn of a page. The top attractions are highlighted to help you plan your trip priorities, including the many ancient sites not to be missed. An in-depth 'Places' section covers the entire country, region by region, from the hustle and bustle of Istanbul to the idyllic beaches...

Insight Guides TurkeyTravel made easy. Ask local experts.Comprehensive travel guide packed with inspirational photography and fascinating cultural insights, now with free eBook.From deciding when to go, to choosing what to see when you arrive, this guide to Turkey is all you need to plan your perfect trip, with insider information on must-see, top attractions like Istanbul, the colossal heads at Nemrut Dagi and Ephesus, and cultural gems like the dreamlike Cappadocian landscapes, the irresistibl...

Pocket-sized and packed with all the information you need for a memorable holiday, "AA Essential Turkey West Coast" is great value for money and an ideal choice to help you get the best out of the destination. The guide contains helpful advice for planning you trip with information about when to go, getting there, being there and getting around. There are website addresses and practical information throughout. Also included are the best things to see and do in the Turkey West Coast, plus hotels,...

Off the coast of Istanbul, in the Marmara Sea, lie the Princes Islands, an archipelago of unusual natural beauty, which has long been considered the maritime suburb of the imperial capital on the Bosporus and effectively shaped by its manifold history. The poet Joachim Sartorius draws a loving portrait of the landscape and the light, the political observer Sartorius describes the microcosm, which was always a reflection of Istanbul-Constantinople-Byzantium, while the novelist Sartorius introduce...

Ranging from Abai to Zeleia, from massive temples in Egypt to modest tombs in Turkey, oracles were a major feature of the religions of many ancient cultures until their demise under the Christian Roman emperors. This work is a guide to all the known oracles of the ancient world. The greater part of it is devoted to an alphabetical listing providing details of nearly 300 sites in more than 25 countries where oracles of one kind or another functioned in antiquity. The text is extensively cross-ref...

Hester Donaldson Jenkins (1869-1941), a professor at the American College for Girls in Constantinople from 1900-1909, wrote enthusiastically about the Young Turks who seemed to promise new freedoms for Ottoman women. Jenkins uses her own observations of Constantinople, her students, and their families to construct an account of a "typical" Turkish Muslim woman's life cycle at this turning point in Ottoman history. She directs her comments toward childhood, education, marriage, polygamy, and div...