Lonely Planet Publications

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Contents
The Authors

16

Getting Started

19

Itineraries

23

Snapshot

29

History

30

The Culture

45

Environment

63

Food & Drink

68

Trekking in Turkey

77

stanbul

88

History
Orientation
Information
Dangers & Annoyances
Sights
Hamams
Walking Tour
stanbul for Children
Tours
Festivals & Events
Sleeping
Eating
Drinking
Entertainment
Shopping
Getting There & Away
Getting Around
AROUND STANBUL
Princes Islands

89
91
92
104
104
133
133
134
135
135
136
140
146
149
152
155
158
162
162

Thrace & Marmara

165

Edirne
Uzunkpr
Tekirda

166
181
181

Gelibolu
Gallipoli (Gelibolu)
Peninsula
Eceabat (Maydos)
Kilitbahir
anakkale
Around anakkale
Gkeada

North Aegean

182
183
191
192
192
197
198

201

Bandrma
Troy (Truva) & Tevfikiye
Bozcaada
Biga Peninsula
Behramkale & Assos
Ayvack
Bay of Edremit
Ayvalk
Bergama (Pergamum)
Around Bergama
andarl
Yeni Foa
Foa
zmir
Around zmir
EME PENINSULA
eme
Around eme
Sack
Akkum & Teos

South Aegean

202
203
206
208
209
212
212
213
217
223
223
224
224
226
234
236
236
239
241
241

243

Seluk
Ephesus (Efes)
Around Seluk
irince
Tire, Kaplan, demi &
Birgi
Kuadas
Ske
Dilek Peninsula
Priene, Miletus & Didyma
Herakleia (Latmos)
Milas
Around Milas
ren
Bodrum
Bodrum Peninsula

244
251
255
256
257
258
263
263
264
267
268
269
271
272
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Western Anatolia

285

Abant Gl (Lake Abant)

& Around
Mudurnu
Yalova
Termal
znik
Bursa
Around Bursa
Eskiehir
Around Eskiehir
Phrygian Valley
Ktahya
Aizanoi (avdarhisar)
Uak
Afyon
Akehir
LAKE DISTRICT
Isparta
Sagalassos
Burdur
Davraz Da (Mt Davraz)
Eirdir
Around Eirdir
Yalva & Antiocheia-inPisidia
Beyehir
PAMUKKALE REGION
Nyssa (Nysa)
Nazilli & Around
Denizli
Pamukkale
Around Pamukkale

Western
Mediterranean

286
286
287
287
288
292
301
302
304
304
306
309
311
311
314
315
315
315
316
317
317
320
321
322
322
322
323
323
324
328

332

Mula
Gkova (Akyaka)
Marmaris
Around Marmaris
Readiye & Hisarn
Peninsulas
Kyceiz
Ekincik
Dalyan
Around Dalyan
Dalaman
Gcek
Fethiye
ldeniz
Kayaky (Karmylassos)
Butterfly Valley & Faralya
Kabak

333
334
335
341
341
346
347
348
351
351
352
353
359
361
362
363

Tlos
Saklkent Gorge
Pnara
Sidyma
Leton
Xanthos
Patara
Kalkan
Around Kalkan
Ka
az (Kekova)
Kaleky
Kale (Demre)
Finike to Olympos
Olympos, ral & Chimaera
Adrasan
Phaselis
Antalya
Around Antalya

364
364
365
365
365
366
366
368
370
371
376
377
378
379
379
382
382
382
392

Eastern
Mediterranean

397

Side
Around Side
Alanya
Around Alanya
Anamur
Around Anamur
Taucu
Silifke
Around Silifke
Kzkalesi
Around Kzkalesi
Mersin (Iel)
Tarsus
Adana
Around Adana
Osmaniye
Around Osmaniye
skenderun
Antakya (Hatay)
Around Antakya

398
401
402
414
415
417
417
418
420
422
423
423
426
427
430
432
432
433
433
437

Central Anatolia
Ankara
Around Ankara
Safranbolu
Around Safranbolu
Kastamonu
Around Kastamonu
Boazkale, Hattua &
Yazlkaya
Alacahyk

439
440
454
455
460
461
462
463
467

orum
Amasya
Tokat
Around Tokat
Sivas
Around Sivas
Divrii
Konya
Around Konya
Karaman
Binbirkilise
Sultanhan

467
468
473
476
477
480
481
481
489
490
490
491

Cappadocia

492

Kayseri
Around Kayseri
Greme
Uhisar
avuin
Zelve
Devrent Valley
Avanos
Around Avanos
Nevehir
Around Nevehir
Ortahisar
rgp
Ayval
Mustafapaa
Soanl
Ala Dalar National Park
Nide
Around Nide
Ihlara Valley (Ihlara Vadisi)
Gzelyurt
Aksaray
Around Aksaray

Black Sea Coast &

the Kakar
Mountains
Amasra
Amasra to Sinop
Sinop
Around Sinop
Samsun
nye
Around nye
Ordu
Giresun
Giresun to Trabzon
Trabzon

495
499
499
508
510
511
512
513
515
515
517
518
519
523
524
525
526
526
529
529
531
533
534

535
536
539
539
542
542
544
545
546
546
548
548

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Around Trabzon
Trabzon to Erzurum
Uzungl
Rize
Hopa
KAKAR MOUNTAINS
Activities
amlihemn
enyuva
Ayder

Northeastern
Anatolia

554
555
556
556
557
558
558
560
560
561

563

Erzurum
Around Erzurum
Georgian Valleys
Yusufeli
Around Yusufeli
Artvin
Kars
East of Kars
North of Kars
South of Kars
Kars to Doubayazt
Doubayazt
Around Doubayazt

564
569
569
571
573
575
577
581
585
585
585
586
589

Southeastern
Anatolia

590

Kahramanmara (Mara)
Gaziantep (Antep)
Around Gaziantep
anlurfa (Urfa)
Harran
Around Harran
Kahta
Nemrut Da National Park
Malatya
Around Malatya
Elaz
Diyarbakr
Mardin
Around Mardin
Midyat
Around Midyat
irnak
Bitlis
Tatvan
Lake Van (Van Gl)
Van
Around Van
Hakkari
North of Van

591
591
598
600
606
608
608
610
616
619
620
621
626
630
631
632
633
633
634
634
637
642
644
645

Directory

646

Transport

670

Health

686

Language

692

Glossary

698

Behind The Scenes

701

Index

709

World Time Zones

722

Map Legend

724

Regional Map Contents

Thrace &
Marmara p166
Black Sea Coast & The Kakar
Mountains pp5367

stanbul pp945

Central
Anatolia p440
North
Aegean p202

Northeastern
Anatolia p564

Western
Anatolia p286
Cappadocia
p493

South
Aegean p244
Western
Mediterranean p3345

Eastern
Mediterranean pp3989

Southeastern
Anatolia p5923