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Sultan's Inn hotel, Istanbul, Turkey

 

Çirağan Palace, Istanbul, Turkey 

 

 

 

 

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ARCHITECTURE: Ottoman, Seljuk, caravanserais...

ARTICLES ON TURKEY: Turkish tea, Hagia Sophia...

BOOKS, FILMS & MAGAZINES: Guides, novels, movies...

BORDER FORMALITIES: tourist visa, work visa, customs...

CHILDREN: Travel with kids, food allergies, safety...

CLIMATE: Regions, Turkish almanac, what to wear...

COMPLAINTS: Hotel, tour operator, travel agency...

CRIME: See SAFETY

COMMUNICATIONS: Phones, mobile phones, Internet access...

CULTURE & CUSTOMS: Doing things alla Turca...

CUSTOMS & IMMIGRATION: See BORDER FORMALITIES

ELECTRICITY: Plugs & sockets/points, conversion...

EXCHANGE RATES: See also MONEY

FLORA & FAUNA: Van cats have one brown eye, one blue...

FOOD & DRINK: Allergies, vegetarians, Turkish coffee, tea, kebaps, raki...

GEOGRAPHY: Turkey has 7 geo-regions...

HANDICAPPED TRAVELERS: Accessibility of hotels, airports, trains, local transport, historic sights and buildings,...

HEALTH & MEDICAL CARE: Okay, and getting better...

HISTORY: Hellenic, Hittite, Seljuk, Ottoman, Republican...

ISLAM: Turkish style: modern, friendly and tolerant...

INSURANCE: Auto, baggage, medical, trip cancellation, terrorism...

INTERNET ACCESS: Lots of DSL and Wifi! More...

KIDS: Travel with kids, food allergies, safety...

LANGUAGE: Learning Aids & Courses, 100 Useful Words

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LAUNDRY: Ad hoc...

LINKS: Short list of useful links for Turkey travelers....

MAPS OF TURKEY: Country, climate, Istanbul, Metro...

MARRIAGE: Your wedding, laws & regulations, honeymoon...

MONEY: New Turkish Lira, Exchange rates, costs, credit cards, tips, ATMs...

NARGILE: Water pipe, hookah, hubble-bubble—fun!

NAZAR BONJUK: What the evil eye means to you...

PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO: Digital; PAL for video, not NTSC...

RELIGION: Muslims, Christians, Jews,...

RESERVATIONS: Flights, rental cars, trains, hotels,...

SAFETY: Men, women, street crime, highways, trains, earthquakes...

SHOPPING: What to buy, bargaining, beware antiquities...

SPECIAL INTEREST TRIPS: beaches, yachting, weddings...

TEACHING ENGLISH IN TURKEY: Pay for your travel!

TELEPHONE: See COMMUNICATIONS

TIME ZONE: Here's a handy world time zone map, and more...

TIPPING: Restaurants, hotels, taxis, the hamam (Turkish bath)...

TOBACCO: Surprising! And what about nargiles?

TOILETS: What's that li'l pipe for?

TOURIST OFFICES: Foreign and at home...

VISAS: See BORDER FORMALITIES

WEATHER: Climatic regions, what to wear...

WOMEN TRAVELERS: What to wear, how to act, Women in Turkish Society...

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Turkish Kids near Ani, Northeastern Turkey
Above, kids at Ani, near Kars in extreme northeastern Turkey.

Below, a dignified haji (one who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca) poses for my camera in Istanbul.

 
 Haji Sells Coke in Istanbul, Turkey



Turkish Doner Kebap
Above, Turkish döner kebap.
Below, an Ottoman map of
the Golden Horn, Istanbul.
Ottoman Map, Turkey