Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 724 pages
- Published by: Lonely Planet
- Edition: 10th Edition April 1, 2007
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 1741045568
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1741045567
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Book Dimensions:
7.7 x 5.1 x 1.2 inches
- Weighs: 1.5 pounds
Product Review
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This bestselling guide is the ticket to no-nonsense travel in Turkey. Far-reaching coverage of the sights--from the modern to the ancient--is complemented by a Turkish food guide, useful language section and glossary, and thorough accommodation coverage (from hostels to hotels). A section devoted to Turkish carpets explains everything from traditional patterns to making a good buy.
--Kathryn True
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Product Review
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Reader Reviews
This review is from: Lonely Planet Turkey (6th ed) (Paperback)
Even for one who has travelled and worked in Turkey off and on for the past 29 years, this volume is an indispensable resource for both practical information and its brief but almost always interesting historical highlights. As an historian and archaeologist who has excavated in Turkey and has led a dozen university-sponsored study-tours through the country, I too have noticed some of the errors and omissions that have caused earlier reviewers distress; but such mistakes are few, are inevitable in a book with such a broad chronological and geographical scope, and are easily outweighed by Tom Brosnahan's obvious knowledge of and affection for the country's past and present. It's worth remembering that this volume does not claim to be an exhaustive historical guide to the country, but rather a handy and portable reference to all aspects of touring in Turkey. For me, it is second only to my wife as my favourite travelling companion in Anatolia.
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