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Republic of Turkey.

Tourist destinations in Turkey : Aegean Region, Black Sea Region, Central Anatolia, Eastern & Southeastern Anatolia, Mediterranean Region, Trakya & Marmara Region, Turquoise Coast

Provinces in Turkey [ iller ]: Adana, Adiyaman, Afyon, Agri, Aksaray, Amasya, Ankara, Antalya, Ardahan, Artvin, Aydin, Balikesir, Bartin, Batman, Bayburt, Bilecik, Bingol, Bitlis, Bolu, Burdur, Bursa, Canakkale, Cankiri, Corum, Denizli, Diyarbakir, Edirne, Elazig, Erzincan, Erzurum, Eskisehir, Gazi Antep, Giresun, Gumushane, Hakkari, Hatay, Icel, Iggdir, Isparta, Istanbul, Izmir, Kahraman Maras, Karabuk, Karaman, Kars, Kastamonu, Kayseri, Kilis, Kirikkale, Kirklareli, Kirsehir, Kocaeli, Konya, Kutahya, Malatya, Manisa, Mardin, Mugla, Mus, Nevsehir, Nigde, Ordu, Rize, Sakarya, Samsun, Sanli Urfa, Siirt, Sinop, Sirnak, Sivas, Tekirdag, Tokat, Trabzon, Tunceli, Usak, Van, Yalova, Yozgat and Zonguldak.

Capital City of Turkey: Ankara


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Car Hire Turkey 

 Sixt  -   
Pick-Up Station / Return Station: Adana, Alanya, Antalya Airport, Belek, Bodrum Airport, Dalaman Airport, Istanbul, Izmir and much more

 Holiday Autos  -    
Holiday Autos offers the best fully inclusive car hire prices. Get cheap car hire quickly and securely online with holidayautos.co.uk, the experts in online car rental.

Holiday Homes in Turkey / Apartments

Belvilla 
A chalet, a villa, a castle or a mill? A country estate, a farmhouse, a gîte or a cottage? All have been carefully selected for quality, location, friendly welcome and attractive atmosphere. They are all ideal for a special holiday and good value for money.

 Bungalow.net  -  Holiday homes Turkey 

Interhome  -  Holiday homes Turkey
Holiday homes Aegean Region, Marmaris Bölgesi, Mediterranean Region, Orta Anadolu Bölgesi

James Villas  -  Villas and villas with pools to rent with James Villa Holidays

Chalet.nu holiday homes in Turkey

Hotels in Turkey

 Hotels in Turkey  -  Hotel Guide Turkey
Hotels in Istanbul, Antalya, Gumbet, Bodrum, Marmaris, Pamukkale, Alanya, Ankara, Çanakkale, Oludeniz, Göreme, Kaş, and more ...

 Hotels in Istanbul
 Hotels in Ankara
 Hotels in Antalya
 Hotels in Bodrum

 - discounted hotels - Aegean Coast, Istanbul, Turkish Riviera, West Turkey
Quality resort hotels, unbeatable prices, up to date availability, instant confirmation.

 

Hostels / Budget Accommodations

 
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability.

 Lodgingturkey.com

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

  -  Cheap Holidays & Package Holidays

Sovereign Premium Holidays [ ATOL 230 ]
Flexible Luxury Holidays. Sovereign is a specialist tour operator with more than 30 years experience.

Page & Moy 
Activity Holidays, Christmas & New Year, Events, Holidays by Air, Holidays by Coach, Rail Holidays, Resort Holidays, River Cruises, Short Breaks, Touring holidays.

Travelsphere  
Travelsphere is the UK's No. 1 operator of escorted holidays

Thomas Cook  -  Sun Holidays

Adventure Holidays in Turkey
Do you want to see wildlife, go trekking, discover fascinating cultures and ways of life, experience life in a tribal village, see the stars from a desert wilderness... Try one of the activity holidays, travel experiences not to be missed! Adventurecompany.co.uk.

Mosaic Holidays 

James Villas  -  Villas and villas with pools to rent with James Villa Holidays

 
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 Concept Travel & Tours
Travelling in Turkey is like a voyage in time, passing from one scene, legend or world to another. Visiting the historic city of Istanbul where Romans and Ottoman Sultans once lived will leave you breathless! The ruins of more than 10 ancient civilizations make the country the world's largest open-air museum. Whether exploring the remains of the spectacular Library at Ephesus or the remains of the Temple of Artemis-one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, you will be fascinated by the history of Turkey.
In addition to these famous historic places, Turkey offers the Turquoise Coast with the sunny beaches and crystal-clear waters of the Mediterranean, the Black Sea region with lovely untouched beaches and fishing villages and Eastern Turkey where vast mountain scenery and the remains of ancient civilizations invite exploration.
 Holidaymate  -  Last minute & cheap summer holidays to Turkey
Experienced team of British and Turkish staff, specialising in what they know and love best... Holidays to Turkey.
 Libra Holidays  -  Package holidays Turkey
 Paradise Weddings  -  Tailor made weddings & honeymoons in Turkey
 Portland Direct [ TUI ]  -  Cheap package holidays to Turkey
 Savile Tours  -  Turkish Resorts
Antalya, Belek, Cappadocia, Cesme, Dalyan, Fethiye, Gocek, Istanbul, Kas, Loryma Peninsula, Oludeniz.

 Goriagolf
 Diving Turkey
 Sail Turkey
 Adrift
 Crusader Travel
 Guerba
 HF Holidays
 Iaginative Traveller
 KE Aadventure
 Exodus
 Explore Worldwide

 Aegean Tour Travel
 Anzac Day Tours
 When Great Britain declared war on Germany on 4 August 1914 there was never any doubt which way Australia would go. As a dominion she was automatically and legally committed; but in any case Australian sentiment was overwhelmingly pro-British, and Andrew Fisher spoke for the whole country when he promised to support her 'to our last man and our last shilling."
 Cappadocia Hotels & Tours.com
 Jasminne Tour -  Travel Agency Istanbul Turkey
Istanbul City Tours, Tours in Turkey [ Cappadocia Tours, Ephesus Tours, Priene-Didyma-Miletus Tours, Pergamum Tours, Pamukkale+Hierapolis Tours, Gallipoli Tours ], Tour Packages

Travel Guides Turkey / Related books

Travel Guides Turkey [ amazon.co.uk ]

 Dorling Kindersley  - 

Turkey (Lonely Planet Country Guides S.) -  by Jean-Bernard Carillet, Virginia Maxwell, Miriam Raphael
Paperback 688 pages (April 2005); Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
Istanbul -  by Orhan Pamuk
Hardcover 288 pages (June 1, 2005); Publisher: Faber and Faber
Istanbul (Eyewitness Travel Guides) -  by Kate Poole
Paperback 272 pages (April 1, 2004); Publisher: Dorling Kindersley

Transport / How do I travel to Turkey

 Ankara Airport  -  Esenboga International
 Istanbul Airport / Atatürk Airport
 Adana Airport, Antalya Airport [ some 12 km east of Antalya ], Bodrum Airport, Dalaman Airport, Izmir -Adnan Menderes Airport 

 

 
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 Airline Tickets Turkey / Discount Flights
Cheap flights to Turkey / Price comparison possible.

 TCCD  -  Turkish Railways

 Online Maps Turkey [ Uni Texas  -  Perry-Castañeda Library  -  Map Collection Europe ]

Yachting in Turkey

 A B Polaris Yachting and Brokerage
Based in Marmaris, Turkey. Specializes in traditional turkish gullets for charter and sale. Includes specifications, prices, and location.


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 Travel Insurance  -  online travel and holiday insurance for UK and Irish residents

 Go to Turkey  -  Turkey Tourist Office Ireland & UK

 Government Republic Turkey  -  Ministry of Culture & Tourism
Provinces, Culture, Art, Archeology, History and much more ....

 Ankara  -  Capital City
Ankara City Guide, Historical and Tourist Places, Education, Accommodation, Living in Ankara

 Aegean Region
It will be out of exaggeration to depict Anatolia presenting its utmost spectacles to Agean coasts. As to Heredot's statement "Embracing the most beautiful sky and mildest climate of the world" gulfs and peninsulas, coves and golden beaches line up one after the other among the Agean coast...
Provinces Aegean region: Afyon, Aydin, Denizli, Izmir, Kütahya, Manisa, Mugla and Usak.
 Black Sea region
Coasts curling besides mountains covered with very green forests, valleys and plains. Fields of tea, hazelnut, tobacco and corn, highway parallel to narrow coastline, coves,villages and beaches...
Cities: Samsun, Trabsun
 Central Anatolia
Being at the center of Turkey, Central Anatolian Region embodies assorted beauties.Having been a witness to the transitions of important civilizations, today the region is the political center of Turkey.
 Eastern & Southeastern Anatolia
With its high mountain ranges, valleys, plains and lakes,streams and riverbeds integrated with colors of purple , brown, grey, yellow and red ,and adorned with the unique architectural samples of Turkish culture, East and Southeast Anatolian Region bring to the sight pleasurable panoramic views...
Destinations: Erzurum
 Mediterranean Region
Beginning from the south of splendid Toros Mountains lies the Mediterranean coast with beautiful sceneries, sandy beaches, secluded coves, tranquil ruin places and attractive holiday facilities...
Alanya, Antalya, Kemer
 Trakya & Marmara Region
Hills of various sizes,fields of sunflowers and vineyards as far as the eye can see. And Trakya constituting the European side of Turkey.The region separated from Anatolia by Bosphorus, The Sea of Marmara and the Dardanelles. A traveller from Europe on his/her arrival to Edirne first encounters the masterpiece of Mimar Sinan, Selimiye Mosque.This province boasts to have the most authentic works of Ottoman architecture.
The cities found in this region are Balikesir, Bilecik, Bursa, Çanakkale, Edirne, Istanbul, Kirklareli, Kocaeli, Sakarya,Tekirdag and Yalova. 

 Erzurum
The largest province in Eastern Anatolia and is located on a high plateau (1950 m). For nature lovers Lake Tortum, 120 kms from Erzurum, and Mount Palandöken provide perfect opportunities. Palandöken winter sports and skiing resort which is reached by mountain roads of scenic beauty, is only 6 kms from Erzurum. This winter sports spot is competitive with those of Europe. By Lake Tortum you will encounter a rarely found beauty of a peaceful lake. The waterfalls at the northern end of the lake are worth seeing as they plunge from a height of 47 m (150 ft). Erzurum is a province suitable for mountaineering with peaks of 3000 m (10,000 ft), and also has many hot springs and meadows.

 Alanya
 Antalya - Turkish Riviera
 Aphrodisias  -  agora, temple of Aphrodite and largest ancient stadium in Turkey
 Antalya
 Bodrum
 Dalyan  -  Kaunos Tours
Dalyan: The tiny town of Dalyan in the province of Mugla on the South-Western Mediterranean is set in the centre of a broad delta whose natural beauty is completely unspoilt. This is one of the surviving corners of paradise, an area of outstanding natural beauty and historic interest.
 Didyma  -  temple
 Efeze 
 Fethiye
 Gumbet
 Hierapolis  -  ancient town
 Istanbul  -  City of Istanbul
 Izmir
 Kusadasi
 Kermer
 Lycian Coast  -  coastal area
 Marmaris
 Özdere

 Adana Province
Historical Sites and Ruins in the province Adana: Yumurtalık Ruins - Yumurtalık; Anavarza Ruins - Kazan/Dilekkaya; Kastabala Ruins - Osmaniye/Behçe; Şar Ruins - Tufanbeyli/Şar; Mağarsus Ruins - Karataş; Karatepe - Aslantaş (Domuztepe-Pınarözü) - Kadirli/Düziçi
 Attatürk
 Galatasaray Sports Club  -  a.o. a football club
 Ottoman Empire
 Pammukkale  -  famous chalk stone terraces
 Taurus Mountains 
 Turkish Daily News
 Turkish Rivièra  -  in winter a favourite stay for football
Cities: Kusadasi, Didim, Bodrum, Akyaka, Datca, Marmaris, Dalyan, Göcek, Fethiye, Deadsee, Kalkan, Kas, Kekova, Fenike

Cuisine - Turkish Cooking

Turkish cuisine has acquired an individual character which expressed in the layout of the kitchen, the cooking utensils, the range of dishes and cooking methods, the presentation of food and serving customs. The evolution of Turkish Cuisine has 3 major eras: Central Asian [ before 1038 ], Seljuk and Principalities [ 1038 -1299 ] and Ottoman [ 1299-1923 ] - Taken from 'The Historical Evolution of Turkish Cuisine' by Nevin Halici, Image of Turkiye, Issues 42-43, 1991

 Turkish Cuisine
Flavours of the Levant Home Cooking from Lebanon, Syria and Turkey 
Nada Saleh
A selection of recipes from Lebanon, Syria and Turkey, an area known as the Levant. Each section in the book introduces one of the regions, followed by instructions for starters, main courses and desserts. It is full of healthy-eating ideas and recipes for favourite Middle-Eastern dishes.
Hardcover 288 pages (May 10, 2002); Publisher: Robson Books Ltd.; Language: English
ISBN: 1861054467 
 Turkish Wine Tours 
It was in Asia Minor and the lands surrounding it that men first learned how to cultivate the grapevine. Earliest traces of wine culture in history have repeatedly been discovered in the many civilizations that flourished in Anatolia, milleniums ago.
Doluca Wines, Kavaklidere Wines, Diren Wines, Turasan Wines

History of Turkey

Independence: 29 October 1923 [ successor state to the Ottoman Empire ]

Osman's Dream: The Story of the Ottoman Empire 1300-1923 -  by Caroline Finkel
The dynamic saga of the Ottoman Empire from its visionary inception to its final destruction on the battlefields of the First World War The Ottoman chronicles recount that the first sultan, Osman, dreamt of the dynasty he would found - a tree, fully-formed, emerged from his navel, symbolising the vigour of his successors and the extent of their domains. This is the first book to bring the full story of the Ottoman dynasty - and its empire and peoples - to a broader readership. Osman's descendants combined the resourcefulness of their nomadic origins with the imperial world-view of conquered Byzantium. The result was a multi-ethnic state that for six centuries held sway over territories stretching - at their greatest - from Hungary to the Persian Gulf, and from North Africa to the Caucasus. The Ottoman path to modernity was every bit as complex as those of the Habsburgs or Romanovs. Understanding the realization of Osman's vision over the many centuries when the Ottoman Empire controlled the centre of the globe is essential for anyone who seeks to understand the modern world.
Hardcover 512 pages (July 4, 2005); Publisher: John Murray
 Turkish Odyssay
Ataturk: The Rebirth of a Nation -  by Patrick Kinross
With the collapse of the Ottoman Empire after the First World War came the emergence of new nations, chief among them Turkey itself. It was the creation of one man, the soldier-statesman Mustafa Kemal, who dragged his country from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century, and in defeating Western imperialists inspired 'the cause of the East'. Lord Kinross writes of the intrigues of empires, the brutalities of civil war, personal courage - showing us Ataturk, the incarnation of glory - as well as of Kemal's youthful ambition, and his problems with his wife.
Paperback 560 pages (November 15, 2001); Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicholson history
The Turks Today: After Ataturk -  by Andrew Mango
Eighty years have passed since Mustafa Kemal Ataturk founded the Turkish Republic out of the ruins of the Ottoman Empire and set it on the path of modernisation. He was determined that his country should be accepted as a member of the family of civilised nations. Today Turkey is a rapidly developing country, an emergent market, a medium-sized regional power with the second strongest army in NATO. It is an open country which attracts millions of tourists, thousands of foreign businessmen and hundreds of researchers. They enjoy Turkish hospitality, experience its rich landscape and history, but find it hard to form an overall picture of the country. In this effective sequel to Ataturk, Andrew Mango provides such an overall portrait, tracing the republic's development since the death of its founder and bringing to life the Turkish people and their vibrant society today. The Turks Today also interprets the latest academic research for a broader audience.
Hardcover 288 pages (August 16, 2004); Publisher: John Murray

Music, Culture & Entertainment

The Iliad (Penguin Classics) - by Homer - Peter Jones (Editor), D.C.H. Rieu (Editor), E.V. Rieu (Translator)
"The Illiad" is the culmination of a long-standing oral tradition. The oral technique enabled a master bard like Homer to develop what may historically have been an event of minor importance into a fully fledged epic. So, out of a single episode in the legendary Trojan War - Achilles' withdrawal from the fighting and his return to kill the Trojan hero, Hector - Homer generated the 24 books of "The Illiad". What the oral technique does not automatically provide, however, is the genius of the poem which is rendered here in E.V. Rieu's translation, which has been revised for this edition by his son, D.C.H. Rieu and Peter Jones. Homer has created a timeless, dramatic tragedy. His characters are heroic but their passions and problems are human and universal, and he presents them with compassion, understanding and humour against the harsh background of the war and the quarrels of the gods.
Paperback 560 pages (January 30, 2003); Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd 
The Aeneid (Penguin Classics) - by Virgil - David West (Translator)
Virgil's Aeneid, inspired by Homer and inspiration for Dante and Milton, is an immortal poem at the heart of Western life and culture. Virgil took as his hero Aeneas, legendary survivor of the fall of Troy and father of the Roman race, and in telling a story of dispossession and defeat, love and war, he portrayed human life in all its nobility and suffering.
Paperback 368 pages (March 27, 2003); Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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