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Turkey
Includes 
İstanbul....................... 416
Aegean Coast..............439
Gallipoli (Gelıbolu)
Peninsula.................... 441
İzmır............................444
Selçuk & Ephesus.......445
Bodrum.......................454
Mediterranean
Coast........................... 457
Olympos & Çiralı.........463
Antalya........................464
Cappadocia................. 474
Understand Turkey..... 491
Survival Guide.............494
Best for Nature
¨¨Cappadocia (p474)
¨¨Lycian Way (p460)
¨¨Blue Voyages (p459)
¨¨Mt Ararat (p484)
Why Go?
Turkey is where Asia and Europe meet and meld together.
The ‘bridge between continents’ tag may be a cliché but this
nation’s juxtaposition of modern sophistication and ancient
tradition is a surprising and heady brew that turns many
travellers’ first perceptions on their head. Steeped in age-old
culture but imbued with a contemporary go-getting pulse,
Turkey defies being pinned down and is the perfect introduction to the Middle East.
Every empire builder worth his salt has left their mark
here. Stare in wonder at İstanbul’s deluge of Byzantine and
Ottoman finery or explore the rambling ruins of Ephesus –
actually just trip over a rock in Turkey and it’s probably going to be rubble from some long-gone empire’s era of g
­ lory.
Afterwards, hike the lunarscape of Cappadocia or sun-bake
on a beach backed by lush Mediterranean coastline and
you’ll discover a countryside just as mesmerising as its
monuments.
When to Go
İstanbul
°C/°F Temp
Rainfall inches/mm
8/200
50/122
40/104
6/150
30/86
4/100
20/68
Best for Culture
¨¨İstanbul (p416)
¨¨Konya (p473)
¨¨Diyarbakır (p485)
¨¨Mardin (p486)
¨¨Ephesus (p450)
¨¨Şanlıurfa (p487)
2/50
10/50
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Apr–May Hit
the trails. Spring
is perfect for
tackling Turkey’s
long-distance
Lycian Way.
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Jul–Sep Sun-sloth
time. The Mediterranean coast
sizzles and the
sand beckons.
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Oct Prices drop
but Turkish
weather forgets it’s
off season. Bluesky days without
the crowds.
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Turkey Highlights
1 Craning your neck to gaze
at Byzantine fresco frippery
and Ottoman artistry before
haggling your heart out in
the Grand Bazaar, in İstanbul
(p416).
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# Mersin
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2 Channelling your inner
Roman amid the ruins of
Ephesus (p450).
4 Dipping your toes in
thermal pools after scaling the
hillside of Pamukkale (453).
3 Scoping out the
moonscape of Cappadocia
(p474) from a hot-air balloon.
5 Remembering the fallen
at the WWI battlefields on the
Gallipoli Peninsula (p441).