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    Berlitz Pocket Guide Turkey (Travel Guide eBook)
    Berlitz Pocket Guide Turkey (Travel Guide eBook)
    Berlitz Pocket Guide Turkey (Travel Guide eBook)
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    Berlitz Pocket Guide Turkey (Travel Guide eBook)

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    With an iconic style and a bestselling brand, this is the quintessential pocket-sized travel guide to Turkey - now with a bilingual dictionary

    Plan your trip, plan perfect days and discover how to get around - this pocket-sized guide is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering fun and interesting things to do and see in Turkey, from top tourist attractions like Ephesus, the Hagia Sophia, Pamukkale and Patara, to hidden gems, including Aspednos and Oludeniz. 

    - What to see: comprehensive coverage of the country's attractions, illustrated with striking photography
    - What to do: how to make the most of your leisure time, from local entertainment to the best activities and shopping
    - History and culture: giving you a deeper understanding of the country's heritage, people and contemporary life
    - Practical tips: where to stay, dining out and how to get around: reliable recommendations and expert travel advice
    - Dictionary: quick-reference bilingual language guide to help you with vocabulary on the ground
    - Covers: Istanbul, around Istanbul, the Mediterranean Coast, Central Anatolia, and the East

    About Berlitz: Berlitz draws on years of travel and language expertise to bring you a wide range of travel and language products, including travel guides, maps, phrase books, language-learning courses, dictionaries and kids' language products.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInsight Guides
    Release dateOct 1, 2019
    ISBN9781785732553
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      Berlitz Pocket Guide Turkey (Travel Guide eBook) - Berlitz

      How To Use This E-Book

      Getting Around the e-Book

      This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Turkey, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.

      The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Turkey, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.

      In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.

      Maps

      All key attractions and sights in Turkey are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

      Images

      You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Turkey. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.

      About Berlitz Pocket Guides

      The Berlitz story began in 1877 when Maximilian Berlitz devised his revolutionary method of language learning. More than 130 years later, Berlitz is a household name, famed not only for language schools but also as a provider of best-selling language and travel guides.

      Our wide-ranging travel products – printed travel guides and phrase books, as well as apps and ebooks – offer all the information you need for a perfect trip, and are regularly updated by our team of expert local authors. Their practical emphasis means they are perfect for use on the ground. Wherever you’re going – whether it’s on a short break, the trip of a lifetime, a cruise or a business trip – we offer the ideal guide for your needs.

      Our Berlitz Pocket Guides are the perfect choice if you need reliable, concise information in a handy format. We provide amazing value for money – these guides may be small, but they are packed with information. No wonder they have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide.

      © 2019 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd

      Table of Contents

      Turkey’s Top 10 Attractions

      Top Attraction #1

      Top Attraction #2

      Top Attraction #3

      Top Attraction #4

      Top Attraction #5

      Top Attraction #6

      Top Attraction #7

      Top Attraction #8

      Top Attraction #9

      Top Attraction #10

      A Perfect Tour Of Turkey

      Introduction

      Size and Landscape

      Atatürk’s Legacy

      People and Religion

      A Brief History

      Conquerors and the Conquered

      Early Christians

      Byzantines and Seljuks

      Enter the Ottomans

      Decline and Fall

      Birth of a Nation

      Into the Present

      Historical Landmarks

      Where To Go

      Istanbul

      Sultanahmet

      Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofya)

      The Blue Mosque and Surroundings

      Archaeological Museum

      Topkapı Palace

      The Bazaars to Süleymaniye Camii

      The Grand Bazaar

      Beyazit District and Süleymaniye Camii

      The Golden Horn

      New İstanbul

      Karaköy

      Galata Tower to Pera

      To Taksim

      Beşiktaş

      Along the Bosphorus

      Around İstanbul

      The Princes’ Islands

      Edirne

      İznik

      Bursa

      The Old Centre

      The Aegean Coast

      Çanakkale

      Gallipoli

      Troy

      Behramkale (Assos)

      Ayvalık

      Pergamon

      The ruins

      The town

      İzmir and Çeşme

      Sardis (Sart)

      Ephesus

      Selçuk

      Kuşadası

      Pamukkale and Hierapolis

      Aphrodisias

      Priene

      Miletus and Didyma

      Bodrum

      Mediterranean Coast

      Marmaris and the Datça Peninsula

      Dalyan

      Fethiye

      Ölüdeniz and Kaya Köyü

      The Ruins of the Lycian Heartland

      Tlos and Pınara

      The Letoön and Xanthos

      Patara

      Kalkan and Kaş

      Kekova

      Demre and Myra

      Olympos and Phaselis

      Antalya

      Ruins of the Antalyan Coast

      Termessos

      Perge and Aspendos

      Side

      Alanya

      Central Anatolia

      Ankara

      Cappadocia

      Ürgüp and Nearby Villages

      Göreme

      The Underground Cities

      The Ihlara Valley

      Konya

      Çatalhöyük

      The East

      The Hatay and Antakya (Antioch)

      Northern Mesopotamia

      The Far East

      What To Do

      Shopping

      Bazaars

      In İstanbul

      Elsewhere

      What to Buy

      Bathtime

      Outdoor Activities

      Ballooning

      Birdwatching

      Golf

      Hiking

      Skiing

      Horseriding

      Sailing and Yachting

      Scuba Diving

      Swimming

      Windsurfing and Kite-Surfing

      Entertainment

      Children’s Turkey

      Festivals and Seasonal Events

      Eating Out

      Where to Eat

      What to Eat

      Beverages

      Reading the Menu

      To Help You Order…

      Menu Reader

      Meze (Starters)

      Et (Meat)

      Balık (Fish), Deniz Ürünleri (Seafood)

      Sebze (Vegetables)

      Tatlı (Dessert)

      Beverages

      Restaurants

      İstanbul

      Marmara Region and Aegean Coast

      Ayvalik

      Bodrum

      Bursa

      Çanakkale

      Çeşme

      İzmіr

      Selçuk

      Yaylaköy

      Mediterranean Coast

      Antalya

      Dalyan

      Datça

      Kalkan

      Kaş

      Kayaköyu

      Patara

      Cappadocia and Central Anatolia

      Ankara

      Konya

      Mustafapaşa (Sinasos)

      Ürgüp

      Eastern Turkey

      Antakya

      Gaziantep

      Mardin

      A–Z Travel Tips

      A

      Accommodation

      Airports (see also Getting There)

      B

      Budgeting for Your Trip

      C

      Camping

      Car hire

      Climate

      Clothing

      Crime and Safety

      D

      Driving

      E

      Electricity

      Embassies and Consulates

      Emergency Numbers (see also Police)

      G

      Gay and Lesbian Travellers

      Getting There (see also Airports)

      Guides and Tours

      H

      Health and Medical Care

      L

      Language

      M

      Maps

      Media

      Money

      O

      Opening Times

      P

      Police

      Post Offices

      Public Holidays

      R

      Religion

      T

      Telephone

      Time Zones

      Tipping

      Toilets

      Tourist Information

      Transport

      V

      Visas and Entry Requirements

      W

      Websites and Internet Access

      Y

      Youth Hostels

      Recommended Hotels

      İstanbul and Surroundings

      Princes Islands

      Edirne

      Sea of Marmara and Aegean Coast

      Assos (Behramkale)

      Bodrum and Environs

      Bursa

      Çanakkale

      Çeşme

      İzmir

      Kuşadasi

      Pamukkale

      Selçuk

      Mediterranean Coast

      Antalya

      Dalyan

      Kalkan

      Kaş

      Patara (Gelemiş)

      Side

      Cappadocia and Central Anatolia

      Ankara

      Göreme

      Güzelyurt (Gelverİ)

      Üçhisar

      Ürgüp

      Eastern Turkey

      Antakya

      Gaziantep

      Nemrut Daği

      Şanliurfa

      Dictionary

      English–Turkish

      Turkish–English

      Turkey’s Top 10 Attractions

      Top Attraction #1

      Getty Images

      Aspendos

      The site of an amazingly well-preserved Roman theatre. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #2

      iStock

      Blue Mosque

      Its interior is aglow with thousands of decorated tiles. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #3

      Frank Noon/Apa Publications

      Gaziantep Archaeological Museum

      Hundreds of square metres of vivid Roman mosaics, the best in the Middle East, form the heart of this astonishing collection. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #4

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      Hagia Sophia

      Completed in AD 537, it ranks among the wonders of the world. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #5

      iStock

      Pamukkale

      Mineral-rich springs formed its irresistible travertine terraces. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #6

      iStock

      Ephesus

      Its Roman ruins are the most extensive in the Mediterranean. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #7

      Frank Noon/Apa Publications

      Patara

      Turkey’s longest continuous beach, its dunes romantically encroaching on the ruins of an ancient city. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #8

      iStock

      Ölüdeniz

      Pine-clad hills and white-sand beaches back the turquoise waters of this beautiful stretch of coastline. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #9

      Rebecca Erol/Apa Publications

      Topkapı Palace

      Centuries of Ottoman pomp and power are on display. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #10

      iStock

      Nemrut Dağı

      Huge stone heads stare from a mountaintop in the Mesopotamian basin. For more information, click here.

      A Perfect Tour Of Turkey

      Days 1–2

      İstanbul

      Enter Topkapı Palace early, then see Aya Sofya and the Blue Mosque. Have lunch nearby before strolling west via the Grand Bazaar to the Sülemaniye mosque, later descending to the colourful Spice Bazaar. The next day, take a ferry up the Bosphorus, visiting various museums or waterside villas. Return in the evening to sample Beyoğlu’s nightlife.

      Days 3–4

      Bursa to Assos

      Hire a car and take the ferry to Mudanya or Yalova, ports for Bursa. Tour Bursa then set off west for Çanakkale, perhaps making it to Troy before sunset. The following day, cross to Eceabat for the battlefields of Gallipoli. Return to the mainland and head for Assos, watching the sunset over Lésvos from the acropolis before dinner.

      Days 5–6

      Ayvalık to Pamukkale

      After a morning swim, head down the Aegean coast to Ayvalık, in time for lunch. Explore nearby Pergamon before continuing south to Selçuk. Spend the next morning at Ephesus, then stop at Priene, Miletus or Didyma after lunch. Next head inland to Pamukkale in time for sunset.

      Days 7–8

      On to Patara

      After viewing the terraces and ancient Hierapolis, loop round via Aphrodisias, lunching at adjacent Geyre village, before continuing to Highway 400 en route to Dalyan. Get up early for a river cruise to Kaunos. Then drive east, pausing for lunch at Kaya Köyü, before visiting two sites from among Tlos, Pınara, Xanthos or the Letoön. Arrive at Gelemiş, gateway to Patara beach and ruins.

      Days 9–10

      Kaş to Antalya

      Having enjoyed Patara, continue east to Kaş for lunch, then drive early in the afternoon to Kekova, where boatmen take you to Simena and other local highlights. Next day, continue east, pausing at Demre for ancient Myra, before swimming and lunch at Çıralı. Catch Phaselis ruins before they close, then arrive at Antalya’s old town.

      Day 11

      Termessos to Cappadocia

      Spend the next morning at Termessos, seeing either Perge or Aspendos before lunch (and a swim) at Side. Then take the inland road via Beyşehir to Konya by nightfall. Having paid your respects to the Mevlâna, continue after lunch to Cappadocia, choosing Ürgüp or Göreme as a base.

      Days 12-13

      Cappadocia

      In one day it is possible to comfortably visit the Göreme Open-Air Museum; plus the distinctive villages of Üçhisar, Ortahisar and Ürgüp with their cave dwellings, churches and stunning views; as well as the underground city at Avanos. On Day 13, take in Sinasos, the underground city at Derinkuyu, and a walk in the Ihlara Valley.

      Day 14

      Ankara

      Drive to Ankara, hand in the rental car, then tour the city’s highlights on foot. The Hisar (Castle), copper bazaar and Museum of Anatolian Civilisations are all well worth a visit and just a few paces apart.

      Introduction

      Today, Turkey is one of the world’s favourite holiday playgrounds, and this land that bridges Europe and Asia has accommodated a stampede of travellers for millennia (although many of the earlier visitors came dressed in armour and had conquest and plunder on their minds). In 2018 alone, 40 million foreign visitors visited Turkey. To experience the richness of this nation you need only follow paths well beaten since ancient times. Since the earliest prehistoric cultures of Anatolia this has been the crossroads of civilisations: the Hittites, Greeks, Persians, Romans, Byzantines, Seljuks, Crusaders, Mongols, Ottomans, French, British and Italians have all passed through and left their imprint on this most complex and beautiful of societies.

      In İstanbul, climb the staircase outside the waterfront entrance to the Egyptian Bazaar and you will find yourself in the Rüstem Paşa Camii, a gem of a mosque designed by the great Ottoman architect Sinan and awash with magnificent İznik tiles. At Termessos, on the Mediterranean coast, scramble up a steep mountain path and before you lies an ancient Greek theatre perched spectacularly on the edge of a precipice. In the Ihlara Valley in Cappadocia, insignificant holes in the cliff open out into jewel-like cave-churches rich in glorious Byzantine frescoes.

      Of the many fabulous experiences that await you in Turkey, one well worth seeking out is the pleasure of swimming from beaches at Patara, Olympos, Side or Phaselis, raising your head from the warm Mediterranean waters, and looking back towards a shore littered with the remains of ancient, once-thriving cities: a ruined temple here, a granary there, a bath complex rising from the scrub.

      Size and Landscape

      Geographically, Turkey is huge, with 7,200km (4,500 miles) of coast, and land frontiers with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq and Syria. The border between Europe and Asia runs through the middle of İstanbul, along the Bosphorus, one of the most strategically important waterways in the world.

      The country’s landscape is as varied as it is huge. Sculpted cliffs, punctuated by golden beaches and lapped by indigo and turquoise seas, line the Aegean and Mediterranean coasts, their valleys a sea of greenhouses producing, among many other things, some of the most delicious tomatoes in the world. A little way inland, valleys give way to rocky mountains clad in pine forests, their lower slopes filled with orchards that flutter with pink and white blossoms in spring.

      Mount Ararat

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      In the southeast, ancient Mesopotamia (the Near East), so famed for its fertility that some claim it to be the original Garden of Eden, lies between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers. The government has created a vast network of dams based on the two rivers, to generate hydroelectricity and irrigate the semi-desert to the southeast – great for Turkey, not so good for the desert countries to the south, for whom the rivers are, quite literally, a lifeline, or for the Kurds, some of whom claim the region as an independent state.

      Atatürk’s Legacy

      There is a famous Turkish saying, coined like so much in Turkey by Kemal Atatürk, ‘Ne mutlu Türküm diyene!’ (Happy is he who calls himself a Turk.) There are few countries as patriotic, but astonishingly, Turkey as it exists today has been a country for less than 100 years, carved by Atatürk from the wreckage of the Ottoman Empire at the end of World War I. He was building a nation and needed to create an identity that would bring people together. The Ottomans were discredited, seen as cruel and decadent rulers, so he looked further back into history and settled on the Turks, who began arriving in the Anatolian peninsula during the 11th century AD. Yet relatively few people in Turkey today are ethnically Turkish; people are far more likely to admit to Circassian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Greek or Albanian ancestry, a consequence of the Ottoman Empire’s rapid collapse from the early 19th century onwards.

      Atatürk also endowed the country with one of the world’s most progressive constitutions – a democratic, strictly secular, republican form of government – and one of the world’s largest standing armies. For decades, the two reinforced each other.

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