Lynn A. Levine - Frommers Turkey. 2012

Turkey

7th Edition

by Lynn A. Levine

with Jamie Ehrlich

About the Authors

Lynn A. Levine is author of Frommers Istanbul and has contributed to a number of other titles, including Frommers Southeast Asia. Her work has appeared in the Boston Globe, Ottawa Citizen, Elle, MSNBC/Newsweek Budget Travel, Travel Holiday, and the UN Chronicle. When not writing about travel, she works as an advocate for mission-driven organizations committed to human rights, humanitarian issues, and the environment. She also runs the website www.talkingturkey.com.

Jamie Ehrlich is a longtime editor at Frommers Travel Guides. She has edited several guidebooks to Turkey and traveled extensively within the country, from its popular attractions to off-the-beaten-path villages. In addition to editing, she writes for the Frommers.com website and covers hotels in a column called Frommers Checks In for the sites Behind the Guides blog. Shes previously lived as an expat in London and Prague and now lives in Brooklyn.

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List of Maps

Turkey

Turkeys Ancient Civilizations

Istanbul at a Glance

Istanbul Attractions

The Old City Hotels & Restaurants

Beyolu Hotels & Restaurants

The Gallipoli Peninsula

The Central & Southern Aegean Coasts

Izmir

Ephesus

Bodrum

The Turquoise & Mediterranean Coasts

Fethiye

Antalya

Cappadocia

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Ankara

Southeastern Anatolia

Acknowledgments

From Lynn Levine: Special thanks are in order for a handful of incredibly wonderful and supportive individuals. Thanks to Srma and the whole Credo Tours crew; to Aydn, Suha, Sleyman, and Hakan; and to Tuba, Mustafa, and tiny little Asya, for their professional assistance and personal friendship. Each has been instrumental in supporting me in my work on this guide and in introducing me to the soul of Turkey. Warm thanks also go out to the people and the country of Turkey for exposing me to countless true friendships made during the course of working in Turkey.

From Jamie Ehrlich: Many thanks to Haldun Dinccetin, for his enthusiasm for his homeland and invaluable help; and culinary expert Filiz Hskolu, for introducing me to the world of Gaziantep baklava and for her friendship. Thanks as well to Umit Isin and Taylan Tasbasi for their archaeology expertise and insight into the region. Finally, thanks to Boris, for all our adventures on my first trip to Turkey and being my favorite travel companion.

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