Authors: John Mandeville
ISBN-13: 9781847732705, ISBN-10: 1847732704
Format: Other Format
Publisher: Globetrotter
Date Published: February 2009
Edition: Other
John Mandeville has an intimate knowledge of Turkey, having travelled extensively throughout the country on many occasions. Based in London, he has worked as a freelance travel writer for over 20 years and has written numerous
magazine and newspaper articles on Turkey.
Book Synopsis
The highly successful Globetrotter Travel series, which includes guides, maps and atlases, presently covers more than 80 destinations worldwide. The packs are excellent value, including both a guidebook and a softcover of the fold-out Globetrotter map of the region, in a printed plastic wallet.
Table of Contents
Introducing Turkey 5
The Land 6
History in Brief 11
Government and Economy 18
The People 23
Istanbul 31
Sightseeing in the Old City 32
The Bosphorus 41
Shopping and Nightlife 43
Princes' Islands 45
Around the Sea of Marmara 49
Edirne 50
Gallipoli Peninsula 52
Marmara Islands 54
Bursa 55
Iznik 57
The Aegean Coast 61
Northern Aegean Coast 62
Pergamum 64
Izmir 67
Cesme Peninsula, Sardis and Ephesus 69
Southern Aegean Coast 71
Bodrum 73
Mugla and Aphrodisias 75
The Mediterranean Coast 79
Marmaris 80
Turquoise Coast 83
Antalya 85
Around Antalya 86
Cilicia 87
The Heart of Anatolia 91
Ankara 92
Hittite Sites 95
Cappadocia 96
Kayseri 98
Konya 98
The Black Sea Coast 101
Safranbolu 102
Sinop 102
Samsun 103
Amasya 104
Giresun 105
Trabzon 106
Sumela 108
Eastern Turkey 111
Kars 113
Mount Ararat 114
Lake Van 115
The South 116
Hatay 118
Travel Tips 122
Index 127
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