accommodation 533 climate 533 food 533 highlights 534 travel seasons 533 Anatolia (southeastern) 37, , 564-5

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1 718 A Abana 500 accommodation , see also individual locations boutique hotels 17 homestays 582 language seasonal closures 669 activities 18, 20-2, 28-32, see also individual activities Adamkayalar 379 Adana 382-5, 384 Adatepe 168 Adilcevaz Aegean coast (north) 34, , 158 accommodation 157 climate 157 food 157 highlights 158 travel seasons 157 Aegean coast (south) 34, , 204 accommodation 203 climate 203 food 203 highlights 204 travel seasons 203 Afrodisias 284-7, 286 Afyon Afyon ruins 271 Afyonkarahisar, see Afyon Ağri Daği Ahlat 610 air travel air fares airlines airports to/from Turkey within Turkey Akbank Jazz Festival 22, 86 Akçaabat 508 Map Pages p000 Photo Pages p000 Akçakale 508 Akçay 169 Akdamar 609 Akin, Fatih 654 Akkum 202 Akpınar 293 Aksaray Aksu, Sezen 652 Akyaka Alacahöyük Alaçatı Alanya , 368 Alanya Museum 367 Alexander the Great 410, Alibey Island Allianoi 179 Altınkum 198 Altıparmak 520 Amasra 497-9, 530 Amasya , 426 Anamur Anatolia (central) 35, , 396 accommodation 395 climate 395 food 395 highlights 396 itineraries 27, 27 travel seasons 395 Anatolia (northeastern) 36, , 534 accommodation 533 climate 533 food 533 highlights 534 travel seasons 533 Anatolia (southeastern) 37, , accommodation 562, 582 climate 562 food 562 highlights safety 616 travel seasons 562 Anatolia (western) 34, , 253 accommodation 252 climate 252 food 252 highlights 253 travel seasons 252 angora wool 409 Ani 552-5, 552, 9 animals birds endangered species 663 horses 456 Kangal dogs 662 loggerhead turtles 373 Mediterranean monk seals 183 Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd Anıt Kabir Ankara , 398, 400, 401, 402 accommodation drinking entertainment festivals & events 403 food itineraries 408 shopping sights tourist information 409 travel to/from 409 travel within Antakya , 390 Antalya , 349 accommodation festivals & events 352 food Kaleiçi 350-2, 350, 154 sights tourist information 357 travel to/from 357 travel within 357 Antep, see Gaziantep Antioch Anzac Cove Anzac Day 20, 137, see also Gallipoli (Gelibolu) Peninsula, WWI apricots 589 Aqueduct of Valens 65 arabesk music 653 archeological sites, see ruins & archeological sites architecture , see also Ottoman houses beehive houses Byzantine era classical era 639 konuk evi 579 mosques 640 Ottoman era 412, Seljuk 640 Ardahan 547 Ardanuç 547 Armenia, travel to 685 visas 687 Armenian churches 491, 542, 553-5, 555-6, 597, 609 Armenian people 387, 635, Arsuz 389 art galleries, see museums & galleries arts 650-5, see also individual arts courses 85 Artvin 546 Aspendos Aspendos Opera & Ballet Festival

2 Assos Atatürk 637 mausoleum museums 380, , 435-6, 511 presidency residences 402, 511 War of Independence 276 WWI 131 ATMs 675 Avanos Aya Sofya (İstanbul) 45-9, 49, 7, 153 Aya Sofya Museum 510 Ayancık 500 Ayazini 271 Ayder Aydıncık 146 Aydınlık Beach 226 Aydos Canyon 500 Ayvacık 168 Ayvalı 478 Ayvalık , 170 Azerbaijan, travel to 557 visas 687 B Babakale 165 Bağbaşı 541 Bahçesaray 617 baklava 570, 528 ballooning 458 Bana 542 Bandırma bargaining 675 Barhal Basilica Cistern 53-4 basilicas, see churches bathrooms 679 baths, see hamams Baths of Lady Hürrem 49 Battalgazi 592 Bay of Edremit Bayburt 517 Bayramaliler 271 bazaars 16 Antakya 389 Bakircilar Çarşisi Bursa 262 Grand Bazaar (İstanbul) 60, 66-7 İzmir 187 Konya 445 Malatya 590 Mardin 601 Muğla 297 Şanlıurfa 576 Spice Bazaar (İstanbul) 61-4, Trabzon 511 beaches 16 Black Sea coast , 503, 507 eastern Mediterranean coast 363, 367, 374, 389 northern Aegean coast 161, 168, 173, 180, 181, 195, 198, 200-1, 202 south Aegean coast 220, 226, 230, 243, 244, 247, 248, 250, 251 Thrace & Marmara 145, 146 western Anatolia 289 western Mediterranean coast 298, 299, 303, 313, 314, 317, 322, 325-6, 330, 331, 337, 346, 347, 8, 17, 150 Beçin Kalesi 232 beehive houses Behramkale Bektaş, Hacı 470 tomb 471 belly dancing 655 Bergama , 175 Beşkilise 556 Beşparmak Dağı 230 Beypazarı 411 Bezirgan 335 bicycle travel, see cycling Biga Peninsula Binbirkilise 448 birds bird-watching 483 Bitez Bitlis 607 Black Sea coast 37, , 496 accommodation 495 climate 495 food 495, 518, 526 highlights 496 history 499 itineraries 507 travel seasons 495 Blue Mosque 49-50, 155 boat trips Bosphorus by gület 32, 304, , 12 from Alanya 368 from Amasra 497 from Antalya 352 from Ayvalik 169 from Bodrum 239 from Bursa 264 from Çeşme 195 from Dalyan from Datça from Eğirdir 289 from Fethiye 317, from Foça 182 from Kalkan 331 from Kaş 337 from Köyceğiz 308 from Marmaris 299 from Ölüdeniz 322 from Olympos 346 Golden Horn 82-4 Kaş to Meis 339 Princes Islands to Greece 687, 688 to Italy 688 to Northern Cyprus 688 to Russia 688 to Ukraine 688 to/from İstanbul 78-84, 690, 4 Bodrum , 236, 153 drinking & entertainment eating sights sleeping travel to/from travel within 243 Bodrum Peninsula , 233, 12 Boğazkale 420-4, 420 books, see also literature health 697 border crossings to Armenia 685 to Azerbaijan 557, 685 to Bulgaria 685 to Eastern Europe 685 to Georgia 550, to Greece 686 to Iran 686 to Iraq 603, 686 to Syria to Western Europe 686 börek Bosphorus boat trips Bozburun Bozburun Peninsula itineraries 306 Bozcaada 160-4, 162, 151 Bulgaria, travel to 685 visas 689 Burdur 288 Burgazada 115 Burning Rock, see Chimaera Bursa , 258-9, drinking eating festivals & events 264 shopping sights sleeping tourist information 267 travel to/from travel within 268 bus travel 690-1, 694 business hours INDEX A-B

3 720 INDEX B-C Butterfly Valley 325 Büyükada 116 Byzantine Empire 41-4, 626-7, 628 architecture C Caesar, Julius 426 Çakraz 499 Çamlıhemşin Çanakkale 140-4, 142 Çandarlı Çandır Kanyon 293 canoeing, see kayaking & canoeing canyoning 31, 327, 337 Cappadocia 36, , 450, 5 accommodation 449 climate 449 food 449 highlights 450 itineraries 24, 24 safety 451 tours 451 travel seasons 449 car travel caravanserai Ağzıkara Hanı 489 Ak Han 284 Aksaray area 489 Alarahan 371 Alay Hanı 489 Cinci Hanı 413 Han el Ba rur 581 Hasan Paşa Hanı 596 Şarapsa Hanı 371 Sarıhan 469 Sultan Han 494 Sultanhanı 448 Taş Han 431 Tepesidelik Hanı 489 carpets 168, 320, 327, 650, 151 castles, see also fortresses & citadels Afyon 277 Alanya Castle 367 Beçin Kalesi 232 Bursa Citadel 262 Çandarlı 180 Castles of St Peter Çeşme 195 Corycus Castle 377 Hoşap Castle 617 Kars Castle 549 Kastamonu 419 Kızkalesi 377 Map Pages p000 Photo Pages p000 Kozan 385 Mamure Castle 372 Marmaris Castle & Museum 299 Ortahisar 471 Şeytan Kalesi 555 Uçhisar Castle 464, 5, 525 Ünye 505 Van Castle Yılankale 385 Çatalhöyük 446 Çatalzeytin 500 cathedrals, see churches Çavdarhisar 277 cave dwellings 460 restoration 452 caves Asthma Cave 379 Ballıca Cave 433 Bazda Caves 581 Bulak Mencilis Mağarası 418 Cave of Typhon 379 Cave-Gorge of Hell 379 Chasm of Heaven 379 Dripstone Cave 367 Hazreti İbrahim Halilullah 576 Kaklık Mağarası 284 Karain Cave Zeus Mağarası 226 Zından Cave 293 Çavuşin Çavuştepe çay 648, 527, 529 cell phones cemeteries (war) 133, 134, 135, 136, 150 Çengilli 555 Çeşme 195-8, 196 Çeşme Peninsula Ceylan, Nuri Bilge 654 cherries 128 children, travel with health İstanbul 85 Chimaera 347 Christian people 660 Christian pilgrimage sites , 376, , Chunuk Bair churches Akdamar Kilisesi 609 Altınsaç Kilisesi 609 Ani cathedral 554 Armenian churches 491, 542, 553-5, 555-6, 597, 609 Aya Sofya (İstanbul) 45-9, 49, 7, 153 Aya Sofya (İznik) 254 Ayios Kostantinos-Eleni Kilise 478 Ayios Vasilios Kilise 478 Basilica of St John 213 Cave Church of St Thecla 376 Çavuşin Church 465 Chora Church 67-8 Church of St Gregory (Abughamrentz Church of St Gregory (Gagik I) 555 Church of St Gregory (Tigran Honentz) 553 Church of St John Church of St Nicholas 344 Church of St Paul 381 Church of St Peter Church of the Mother of God 541 Church of the Redeemer 553, 9 Convent of the Virgins (Kusanatz) 554 Dörtkilise 546 El Nazar Kilise 453 Georgian Church (Ürcü Kilisesi) 555 Greek Orthodox Church 380 Göreme 452-3, 455 Ihlara Valley Karanlık Kilise 453 Keldani Kilisesi 597 Kendirli KiIisesi 568 Kervansaray (Church of the Holy Apostles) 555 Meryem Ana Kilisesi 597 Öşkvank cathedral 541 rock-cut churches 452-3, 470-1, 478, 480-1, 485, 487 Saklı Kilise 455 Soğanlı St George Church 595 St Helen s Church 447 Surpağab Kilisesi 597 Surup Krikor Lusavoriç Kilise 491 Syrian Orthodox churches 606 Tokalı Kilise 453 Cide 499 Çıldır Gölü 555 Cilicia, Kingdom of 387 cinema, see film Çıralı citadels, see fortresses & citadels classical empires architecture 639 climate 14, 14, see also individual regions Aegean coast 157, 203 Anatolia 252, 395, 533, 562 Black Sea coast 495 Cappadocia 449 İstanbul 40 Mediterranean coast 295, 361 Thrace & Marmara 118

4 coffee 649 Constantinople 41-4, 630 consulates 672 cooking 85, 647 Çorum costs 14 courses arts 85 cooking 85, 647 language 674 credit cards 675 cruises, see boat trips Çukurbağ 482 culture Cumalıkızık Curetes Way 208-9, 5 customs (local) 620, 656 customs regulations 671 cycling 690 D Dalaman 314 Dalyan , 311 dams 179, 542, 573, 608, dance 655 dangers & annoyances, see safety Darende 593 Datça Datça Peninsula Davraz Daği 293 Dede, Mercan 652 Demirkazık 482 democratisation of Turkey Demre Denizli 279 Dereiçi 604 Dereköy 145 Derinkuyu dervishes (Bektaşı) 470 dervishes (Mevlevi) 80, , 444, see also Rumi, Celaleddin Mevlâna Festival 443 Mevlâna Museum , 529 Mevlevi tekke 350 whirling dervish displays 80, 443, 469, 11 Devrent Valley 467 diarrhoea 699 Didim Didyma Dilek Peninsula 226 diphtheria 698 disabilities, travellers with 679 diving 30 Ayvalık 171 Dalyan 312 Fethiye 315 Kaş 337 Kuşadası 224 Marmaris Olympos 346 season 22 Divriği 438 Diyarbakır , Doğanyurt 500 Doğruyol 555 dogs, Kangal 662 Doğubayazit , 558 dolmuş travel 694 Dörtkilise 546 drinks 19, çay 648, 527, 529 coffee 649 language meyhanes 97 rakı 128, 648 rooftop bars 100 tea gardens 99 wine 163, 219, 648 driving, see car travel E earthquakes Eastern Europe, travel to 685 Eceabat Edirne , 120 Edremit, Bay of Efes, see Ephesus Eğirdir , 290 electricity 670, 673 embassies 672 emergencies 15 language 705 Emre Gölü 271 Emre, Yunus 448 environmental issues air pollution 666 construction 665 dams 179, 542, 573, 608, endangered species 663 nuclear power plants 664 waste management 666 water pollution 665 Ephesus , 639, 206, 5, 18, Erciyes Dağı 463, 491 Erfelek 503 Erzurum 535-9, 536 Eski Datça 305 Eski Van Eskişehir ethnic groups 621 etiquette 621 food & eating 647 EU accession 665 Euromos 232 events, see festivals & events evil-eye 192 exchange rates 15 F fairy chimneys 462, 467 Faralya 325 fasıl music 653 felt making 219, 445 female travellers 701 ferry trips, see boat trips festivals & events 20-2 Akbank Jazz Festival 22, 86 Ankara 403 Antalya 352 Anzac Day 20, 137 Aspendos Opera & Ballet Festival Golden Orange Film Festival 22, 352 Göreme 456 Historic Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling Festival 21, 122, 10 International Giresun Aksu Festival 21, 508 International Istanbul Biennial 22, 86 International İstanbul Film Festival 20, 86 International İstanbul Tulip Festival 20, 86 İstanbul 86 Kiraz Festivali (Cherry Festival) 128 Kurdish 554 Manisa 194 Mevlâna Festival 443 Nevruz 20, 593 Safranbolu 413 Fethiye , , 6 Fez bus 691 film 621, 654 Foça food 19, 642-7, 673, see also drinks, individual locations Aegean coast 157, 203 Anatolia 252, 395, 533, 562 apricots 589 Ayvalık tost 173 baklava 570, 528 Black Sea coast 495, 518, 526 börek Cappadocia 449 celebrations cherries 128 common menu items cooking courses & tours 85, 647 daily meals etiquette 647 fast food INDEX C-F

5 722 INDEX F-H food continued fish sandwiches 93 Gaziantep 569, 570 hazelnuts 507 kahvaltı 614 kebaps 95, 431, 444, 578, 645, 646, 6 köfte 646 language Mediterranean coast 295, 361 mezes 643, 530 olive oil 169 organic produce 147 pide 645 seasonal produce 645 Thrace & Marmara 118 Turkish delight 106, 154 Van 614 vegetarian & vegan 647 football fortresses & citadels, see also castles Adilcevaz 610 Amasra 497 Amasya Ankara 399 Babakale 165 Bozcaada 161, 151 Diyarbakır Erzurum 536 Gaziantep 566 Hasankeyf 607 İç Kale 554 İzmir 188 Kayseri 489 Kilitbahir 140, 10 Kuşadası 220 Kütahya 275 Magazbert 556 Oltu 542 Rumeli Hisarı 80-1 Şanlıurfa 576 Silifke 375 Sinop 501 G Galata Bridge 65 galleries, see museums & galleries Gallipoli (Gelibolu) Peninsula 130-8, 132, 10 battlefield sites 131-7, 134 cemeteries 133, 134, 135, 136, 150 conservation 137 tours 131 Map Pages p000 Photo Pages p000 Gallipoli campaign 130-7, 633, see also WWI Gallipoli War Museum 129 Gallipoli National Historic Park GAP 573, 608 gay travellers 673 Gaziantep , 566 Gaziemir 487 Gelibolu Gelibolu Peninsula, see Gallipoli (Gelibolu) Peninsula geography 19, geological interest calcite shelves 279 fairy chimneys 462, 467 travertines 280, 284, 285, 11 Georgia, travel to 550, visas 689 Georgian Valleys , 540 Gerze 503 Gevaş 609 Gideros 499 Giresun Göcek Gökçeada 145-7, 145 Gökova, see Akyaka Göksu Delta 376 Gökyurt Gölbaşı 576 Golden Orange Film Festival 22, 352 Gölköy 250 Gordian knot 625 Gordion Görele 508 Göreme , 454 accommodation churches 452-3, 455 drinking festivals & events 456 food restoration 452 shopping sights tourist information 463 tours travel to/from 463 travel within 463 Göreme Open-Air Museum Göynüş Valley 271 Grand Bazaar 60, 66-7 Great Palace of Byzantium 53 Greece, travel to 339, 686, 687, 688 visas 689 Greek people 173, 218, 660 population exchange 145, 172, 173, 218, 323-4, 412, gület cruises 32, 304, , 12 Güllübahçe Gülpınar 165 Gülşehir Gümbet 243 Gümüşhane 517 Gümüşlük Gündoğan 248 Gündüzbey 593 Güney, Yılmaz 654 Güvercin Ada 220 Güzelyurt H Hacıbektaş 471 Halfeti 573 hamams Adana 383 Amasya 428 Ankara 403 Antalya 352 Bursa Çanakkale 141 Doğubayazıt 560 Edirne 122 Fethiye 317 Gaziantep 568 Göreme 455 İstanbul 84, 7 Mardin 601 Marmaris 299 Muğla 297 Safranbolu 413 Tokat Trabzon 511 Ünye 505 Hamitköy 308 hans, see caravanserai Harran Hasan Dağı 486 Hasankeyf 606-7, 608 Hatay, see Antakya Hattuşa 420-4, 421, 531 hazelnuts 507 health Helvadere 486 Hemşin people 524, 658 hepatitis A 698 hepatitis B 698 Herakleia Hevek, see Yaylalar Heybeliada 116 hiking, see walking Hippodrome 51-2 Historic Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling Festival 21, 122, 10 historic parks, see national parks & reserves history 18, Byzantine Empire 41-4, 626-7, 628 classical empires 624-5

6 democratisation of Turkey Hittite civilisation 423, Ottoman Empire 44, Republic formation Roman Empire 626 Seljuks WWI 130-7, hitching 694 Hittite civilisation 423, capital HIV 698 Hoho, see Bağbaşı holidays 676 Homer homestays 582 Hopa horse-riding 29, 315, 330, 467, 473 horses 456 Hoşap hot springs & spas 313, 437-8, 523, 560 hot-air ballooning 458 I İçel, see Mersin İçmeler Köyü 226 Iğdır 557 Ihlara Valley 484-6, 485 Iliad , 165 immigration 683 İncekaya Aqueduct 418 İnebolu 500 insurance car & motorcycle 693 health 698 travel 673 International Giresun Aksu Festival 21, 508 International İstanbul Biennial 22, 86 International İstanbul Film Festival 20, 86 International İstanbul Tulip Festival 20, 86 internet access 673 internet resources accommodation booking 668 government travel advice 679 health 697 planning 15 Iran, travel to 686 visas 689 Iraq invasion Iraq, travel to 603, 686 visas 689 İshak Paşa Palace 557-8, 527 İşhan 541 İskenderun Islam, see Muslim beliefs İslamlar Isparta 287 İstanbul 33, , 42-3, accommodation 40, bazaar district 60-5, 93-4, 99, 105-6, 62-3 Beşiktaş 75-6, 91 Beyoğlu 68-75, 89-91, 94-7, , 106-7, 72-3 children, travel with 85 climate 40 courses 84-5 drinking emergencies 107 entertainment ferry trips 78-84, 690, 4 festivals & events 86 food 40, 91-8 hamams 84, 7 highlights 42-3 history 41-4 itineraries 52 Kadıköy 77-8, 98 Kuruçeşme 75-7, 97-8, 76 medical services Ortaköy 76-7, 97-8, 76 public transport cards 112 safety 104, 107 shopping sights Sultanahmet 45-60, 87-9, 91-3, 98-9, 104-5, 46-7, 50 tourist information 108 tours 78-84, 85-6 travel seasons 40 travel to/from travel within , 113 Üsküdar 77, 98 walking tour 70-1, 70 İstiklal Caddesi 69 Italy, travel to 688 itineraries 23-7, 23, 25, 26 Alaçatı 199 Anatolia 27, 27 Ani area 556 Ankara 408 Artvin area 547 Black Sea coast 507 Bozburun Peninsula 306 Cappadocia 24, 24 İstanbul 52 Kaçkar Mountains 522 Yusufeli 544 İzmir , 184 accommodation food sights travel to/from 192 travel within İznik 254-7, 254 J Jewish people 659 Jewish sights 186 Justinian 627 K Kabak 325-6, 17 Kabatepe Village 133 Kaçkar Mountains 36, 520-4, 520, 528, see also Mt Kaçkar itineraries 522 walking 520-1, 522, 545 Kadırga 168 Kahramanmaraş 563 Kahta kahvaltı 614 Kale, see Demre, Kaleköy Kaleköy 145, 343-4, 153 Kalkan 331-5, 332 Kapıkaya 146 Kapısuyu 499 Kaplan Karadut 583 Karagöl 521 Karakuş Tümülüs 585 Karaman Karasu Köyü, 226 Karatepe-Aslantaş Open-Air Museum 388 Kars , 548 Kaş , Kasaba 420 Kastamonu Kavaklı Burun 226 kayaking & canoeing 30, , 330, 337, 338, 342, 346 Kayaköy Kaymaklı 480-1, 531 Kayseri , 490 kebaps 95, 645, 646, 6 fırın 444 Tokat 431 Urfa 578 Keçivan 556 Kekova Kemal, Mustafa, see Atatürk Kemal, Yaşar 651 Kilis 572 Kilistra, see Gökyurt Kilitbahir Kınalıada 115 Kiraz Festivali (Cherry Festival) INDEX H-K

7 724 INDEX K-M Kirazli 225 kitesurfing, see windsurfing & kitesurfing Kıyıkışlacık 232 Kıyıköy Kız Kulesı 79 Kızılkule 367 Kızkalesi köfte 646 konuk evi 579 Konya , Kop Geçidi 517 Köprülü Kanyon 360 Kossuth House 275 Köyceğiz Kozan 385 Küçükkuyu 168 Kurdish people 593, 657 Kurdistan Workers Party 616, 659 festivals 554 Kurtyurdu 271 Kurucaşile 499 Kuşadası 220-6, 222 Kuscu Köyü 500 Kütahya L Labranda 232 Lady Hürrem 631 Lake District Lake Van , language accommodation courses 674 emergencies 705 food & drink terms of address 656 Laodicea 284 Laodikya, see Laodicea Laz people 519, 658 legal matters 674 leishmaniasis 699 Lekton, see Babakale leptospirosis 699 lesbian travellers 673 Letoön Levantine sights 186 Levissi, see Kayaköy Library of Celsus 209, literature 620, 651-2, see also books lokum, see Turkish delight Lone Pine 134 Lycian civilisation 328 tombs 328, 342, 343, 344, 6, 153 Map Pages p000 Photo Pages p000 Lycian Way 29, 6 Lyrbe Lystra, see Gökyurt M Maçka 517 Madımak Hotel 437 magazines 670 malaria 699 Malatya , 589 Manisa maps 674 Maraş, see Kahramanmaraş Mardin 600-4, 600 markets, see bazaars Marmara 33, , 119 accommodation 118 climate 118 food 118 highlights 119 travel seasons 118 Marmaray project 108 Marmaris , 300 Mary (Virgin) 627 house mausoleums , 535 measures 670 medical services 698 Mediterranean coast (eastern) 35, , 362 accommodation 361 climate 361 food 361 highlights 362 travel seasons 361 Mediterranean coast (western) 35, , 296 accommodation 295 climate 295 food 295 highlights 296 travel seasons 295 medrese Bürüciye Medresesi Büyük Ağa Medresesi 429 Çifte Medrese 490 Çifte Minare Medrese 435 Çifte Minareli Medrese 535 Gök Medrese 431, 435 Pervane Medresesi 501 Şifaiye Medresesi 435 Sultan İsa (Zinciriye) Medresesi 601 Yakutiye Medrese Meis Express 339 Mersin Meryemana (Mary s House) metro travel 694 Mevlâna Festival 443 Mevlâna Museum , 529 Mevlâna, see Rumi, Celaleddin Mevlevi, see dervishes (Mevlevi) Meydancık 547 meyhanes 97 mezes 643, 530 Midas Sehri 270 midibus travel 694 Midyat Milas Milet, see Miletus Miletus 228-9, 228 mobile phones monasteries Bağbaşı 541 Bagnair Monastery 556 Eski Gümüşler Monastery Haghia Triada Monastery 116 Keşlik Monastery 479 Monastery of St Simeon 393 Monastery of the Virgin Mary Morgabriel (Deyrul Umur) Monastery 606 Open Palace 470 Selime Monastery 485 Sumela Monastery , 7 Monastery Valley 487 money 14, 671, moneychangers Morgabriel 606 mosaics 45-9 Great Palace Mosaic Museum 50-1, 53 mosques 640 Adana Alaaddin Camii (Konya) Alaadin Camii (Sinop) 501 Amasya Ankara architecture 640 Aşağı or Büyük Kilise Camii 487 Atik Valide Mosque 77 Battalgazi mosque complex 275 Behram Paşa Camii 596 Blue Mosque 49-50, 155 Çinili Mosque 77 Dönenler Camii 275 Emir Sultan Camii 260 Eyüp Sultan Mosque & Tomb 83 Fatih Camii (İzmir) 187 Fatih Mosque 66-7 Gülbahar Hatun Camii 511 Halilur Rahman Camii 576, 532 Hazreti Süleyman Camii 596 Hızır Bey Camii 289 İmaret Camii 278

8 İsa Bey Camii 213 Kale Camii 434 Kümbet Camii 549 Kurşunlu Cami 490 Kurtuluş Camii 568 Little Aya Sofya 54 Mahmud Bey Camii 420 Mahperi Hunat Hatun Camii 489 Menüçer Camii 554 Mevlid-i Halil Camii 576 Molla Zeyrek Mosque 65-6 Muradiye Camii (Erdine) Muradiye Camii (Manisa) 194 New Mosque 64-5 Rüstem Paşa Mosque 61 Sahib-i Ata Külliyes 443 Şehidiye Camii (Mardin) Şehzade Mehmet Mosque 61 Selimiye Camii 120-1, 156 Şemsi Paşa Mosque 77 Şeyh Mutahhar Camii 596 Süleymaniye Mosque 61 Sultan II Bayezid Külliyesi 123 Sultan II Murat (Muradiye) Camii 262 Taşkınpaşa 479 Üç Şerefeli Cami 122 Ulu Cami (Bersal) Ulu Cami (Diyarbakır) 596 Ulu Cami (Erzurum) 535 Ulu Cami (Şanlıurfa) 576 Ulu Cami (Sivas) 420 Ulu Cami & Darüşşifa 438 Yeşil Camii Yıldırım Beyazıt Camii 259 motorcycle travel Mt Ararat 560-1, Mt Erciyes 463, 491 Mt Hasan 486 Mt Kaçkar 520, 545, see also Kaçkar Mountains Mt Nemrut, see Nemrut Dağı (Malatya area), Nemrut Dağı (Tatvan area) Mt Süphan 611 Mualla, Fikret 655 Mudanya 269 Muğla museums & galleries Adana Ethnography Museum 383 Alanya Museum 367 Amasra Museum 497 Amasya Museum 428 Antalya Museum 352 Archaeological Museum (Afyon) 277 Archaeological & Ethnographic Museums (Konya) 442 Archaeology Museum (Adana) 383 Archaeology Museum (Çanakkale) 140 Archaeology Museum (Diyarbakır) 597 Archaeology Museum (Kastamonu) 419 Archaeology Museum (Kütahya) 274 Archaeology Museum (İzmir) 187 Archaeology & Ethnography Museum (Samsun) 503 Askeri Müze 75 Atatürk Congress & Ethnography Museum Atatürk Evi 380 Aya Sofya Museum 510 Burdur Museum 288 Bursa City Museum Castle of St Peter 235-8, 153 Chora Church 67-8 City Museum (Giresun) Culture Folk Museum 471 Dibek Sofrası 247 Diyarbakır House Museums Edirne Archaeology & Ethnography Museum 121 Emine Göğüş Culinary Museum 567 Ephesus Museum Ethnography Museum (Ankara) 401 Ethnography Museum (İzmir) 187 Gallipoli War Museum 129 Gaziantep City Museum 567 Gaziantep Defence & Heroism Panoramic Museum 566 Gaziantep Museum & Zeugma Kültür ve Müze Merkezi Göreme Open-Air Museum Great Palace Mosaic Museum 50-1, 53 Güpgüpoğlu Konağı 491 Güzel Sanatlar Galerisi 350 Hacıbektaş Museum 471 Hasan Süzer Ethnography Museum 567 Hatay Archaeology Museum İstanbul Archaeology Museums İstanbul Modern 69 İznik Museum 255 Karatepe-Aslantaş Open-Air Museum 388 Kayaköy Open-Air Museum Kaymakamlar Müze Evi Kent Tarıhı Müzesi 413 Koyunoğlu Museum 442 Mardin Museum 601 Mevlâna Museum , 529 Mevlevihane 432 Mevlevihane Camii Mevlevihane Vakıf Müzesi 567 Midas Tumulus & Gordion Museum Military Museum (Çanakkale) 140 Museum of Anatolian Civilisations Museum of Health 123 Museum of Medical History 490 Museum of the War of Independence & Republic Museum Museum of Turkish & Islamic Arts 52-3 Museum of Underwater Archaeology Museum of Wooden Artefacts & Stone Carving Nevşehir Museum 469 Niğde Museum open-air museums 323-4, 388, 452-3, 466, 572 Painting & Sculpture Museum 401 Pasha s Palace & Ethnography Museum 506 Pera Museum 69 Piri Reis Museum 129 Proje4L/Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art 75 Rahmi M Koç Industrial Museum 399 Rahmi M Koç Müzesi 83 Rákóczi Museum 127 Rize museum 518 Şanlıurfa Museum 577 Santralİstanbul 83 Suna & İnan Kiraç Kaleiçi Museum 352 Tekirdağ Museum 127 Tile Museum (Konya) 442 Tile Museum (Kütahya) 274 Tombstone Museum 442 Trabzon Museum Turkish & Islamic Arts Museum 260 Turkish-Islamic Arts & Ethnography Museum 535 UFO Museum 455 Ulumay Museum of Ottoman Folk Costumes & Jewellery 263 Yesemek Open-Air Museum 572 Zelve Open-Air Museum 466 music Muslim beliefs 15, 658 Muslim people Mustafapaşa N Namık Kemal House 127 Narlıkuyu 379 national parks & reserves 663-4, see also parks Ala Dağlar National Park Altındere Vadısı Milli Parkı INDEX M-N

9 726 INDEX N-R national parks & reserves continued Dilek National Park 226 Gallipoli National Historic Park Göreme National Park 457 Karagöl Sahara National Park 547 Köyceğiz-Dalyan Nature Reserve 308 Küre Dağları National Park 420 Nemrut Dağı National Park 583-8, 584 Olympos Beydağları National Park 349 Pateriça Nature Reserve 173 Sualtı Milli Parkı (Gökçeada) 145 Termessos National Park 358 Yazılı Canyon Nature Park 293 nazar boncuk 192 Nemrut Dağı (Malatya area) 583-8, 584, 9 tours walking Nemrut Dağı (Tatvan area) Nevruz 20, 593 Nevşehir newspapers 670 Niğde Northern Cyprus, travel to 688 visas 689 nuclear power plants 664 O Obelisk of Theodosius 52 Öçal, Burhan 652 Öcalan, Abdullah 659 oil wrestling 122, 10 Olba Plateau 376 Old Coast Road 507 Old Göreme Restoration Fund 452 Old Malatya, see Battalgazi Olgunlar 545 olive oil 169 Oltu 542 Ölüdeniz 322-3, 150 Olympos open-air museums 323-4, 388, 452-3, 466, 572 opening hours 670 Ordu Orga, Irfan 651 Ortahisar Ortakent Map Pages p000 Photo Pages p000 Öşkvank 541 Ottoman Empire 44, architecture 412, Ottoman houses 412 Afyon 278 Antalya 351 Beypazarı 411 İstanbul 58-9 Muğla 297 Safranbolu Tokat 431 Yörük Köyü Ottoman Quarter, Eskişehir 272 Özal, Turgut Özkonak underground city 469 Özpetek, Ferzan 654 P palaces Beylerbeyi Palace 79 Dolmabahçe Palace 75-6 İshak Paşa Palace 557-8, 527 Sarduri-Hinili 617 Topkapı Palace 54-8, 56 Palandöken 539 Pamucak 220 Pamuk, Orhan 651 Pamukkale , 281, 11, 152 paragliding 31, 322, 337 parks, see also national parks & reserves Ankara 403 Bursa 263 Eskişehir Gaziantep 568 Giresun 508 İstanbul 59, 7 İzmir Ölüdeniz 322 Şanlıurfa 576 Paşa, İbrahim 52-3 Paşa, Rüstem 61 Paşabağı 467 passports 683 Patara , 8 payphones 678 Penek 542 Pergamum , 176, 177, 149 Perge 359, 359 peribacalar 462, 467 Perşembe 507 Phaselis phonecards 678 photography 676 Phrygian civilisation 271, Phrygian Valley pide 645 Pınara Pınarbaşı 420 Pirlanta Beach 198 PKK 616, 659 planning, see also individual regions budgeting 14 calendar of events 20-2 internet resources 15 itineraries 23-7, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 travel seasons 14 Turkey s regions 33-7 plants 663 poliomyelitis 699 politics population 620, , see also individual peoples population exchange 145, 172, 173, 218, 323-4, 412, postal services 676, 677 pottery 467 Priene 226-8, 227 Prince Ferenc (Francis) II Rákóczi 127 Princes Islands public holidays 676 puppet theatre 264 R Rabbit Island 245 rabies 699 radio 670 rafting 31 Fethiye 315 Kaçkar Mountains 521 Köprülü Kanyon area 360 Saklıkent Gorge 327 Yusufeli 542, 544 rakı 128, 648 Ramadan, see Ramazan Ramazan 15 Reis, Piri 129 religion 621, see also Muslim beliefs Republic formation Rize rock-cut churches 452-3, 470-1, 478, 480-1, 485, 487 Roman Empire 626 rose industry 292 Roxelana 631 ruins & archeological sites 18 Afrodisias 285-6, 286 Afyon 271 Aizanoi 277 Alacahöyük 425 Alexandria Troas Allianoi 179 Anazarbus 386 Andriake 344 Anemurium Ani 553, 9

10 Antalya 351 Antiocheia-in-Pisidia Antiphellos 337 Arykanda 345 Aslantepe 592 Aspendos 359 Assos 166 Battalgazi 592 Behramkale 166 Belkıs-Zeugma Binbirkilise 448 Bodrum Çatalhöyük 446 Çevlik Dara 604 Darende 593 Deyrul Zafaran 604 Didyma Ephesus , 206, 5, 18, Eskişehir Euromos 232 Foça Gordion 411 Great Palace of Byzantium 53 Grotto of the Seven Sleepers 211 Gülpınar 165 Güzelyurt 487 Hattuşa 422-3, 531 Herakleia Hierapolis 280-2, 282, 152 İzmir 187 İznik Kaleköy 343, 153 Kanlıdivane 379 Kaunos 310 Kekova 342 Kızkalesi Labranda 232 Laodicea 284 Lasos 232 Letoön Library of Celsus 209, Lyrbe Milas 232 Miletus 228-9, 228 Myra 344 Nemrut Dağı 585 Olympos 346 Patara Pedasa 243 Pergamum 176-8, 176, 177, 149 Perge 359, 359 Phaselis 348 Pınara Priene 226-7, 227 Sagalassos Sardis Selçuk 211 Selge 360 Side 363, 364 Silifke 375 Sobesos 479 Soğmatar Şuayb City 581 Telmessos 315 Temple of Artemis 211 Temple of Hadrian Teos 202 Termessos 357-8, 358 Tlos 327 Troy , 161, 160 Uzuncaburç 377 Xanthos 329 Rumi, Celaleddin 80, tomb 441 Rumkale 573 Russia, travel to 688 S Şafak, Elif 651 safety hitching 694 language 705 PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party) 616 road 677, scams 677 walking 29 Safranbolu , 414, 10 Sagalassos Saklıkent Gorge 327 Samsun Şanlıurfa , 574 Santa Claus 329, 344 Sarayiçi 123 Sardis Sarıhan 469 Sarıkamış Sart, see Sardis Savaş 573 Şavşat 547 Savur scams 677 scuba diving, see diving Schliemann, Heinrich 161 seals 183 seasonal produce 645 Selçuk , 212 Seleucia in Pamphylia, see Lyrbe Selge 360 Selimiye 271, Seljuks architecture 640 tombs 491, 610 seminaries, see medrese Şenyuva Şenyuva Köprüsu 522 Seyitgazi 275 Side 363-6, 364 Sığacık Silifke silk 263, 267 Sille 447 Sinan, Mimar 78 Sinop 500-3, 500 Şirince Sivas 433-7, 434 skiing & snowboarding 31-2 Davraz Dağı 293 Erciyes Dağı 491 Kaçkar Mountains 521 Palandöken 539 Sarıkamış season 22 Uludağ 270 snowboarding, see skiing & snowboarding Soğanlı 479, Soğmatar Southeast Anatolia Project 573, 608 spas, see hot springs & spas Spice Bazaar (İstanbul) 61-4, sports, see individual sports St John 627 St Nicholas 329, 344 church 344 St Paul 382 birthplace St Paul Trail 29, 294 store crafts 272 Süleyman the Magnificent tomb 61 Sultan Ahmet I 50 Sultan Beyazıt 629 Sultan Marshes 483 Sultan Mehmet II 41-4 tomb 262 Sultanhanı 448 Sumela Monastery , 7 Sunken City (Batık Şehir) 342 Süphan Dağı 611 sustainable travel 662, 683 Sütçüler Syria, travel to visas 689 Syrian Orthodox churches 606 T Tahtakuşlar 169 Tahtalı Dağ 349 Taksim Square Tarsus Taşucu Tatvan taxis INDEX R-T

11 728 INDEX T-W tea, see çay tea gardens 99 Tekirdağ Tekkale 546 telephone services Temple of Artemis 211 Temple of Hadrian Teos 202 Tepeköy 145 Termessos 357-8, 358 Tevfikiye textiles 279 Thrace 33, , 119 accommodation 118 climate 118 food 118 highlights 119 travel seasons 118 tiles 256, 274, 442 time 678 tipping 674, 676 Tire Tirebolu 508 Tlos 327 toilets 679 Tokat Tokatlı Gorge tombs, see also mausoleums Aya Sofya 49 Bektaş, Hacı 471 Grotto of the Seven Sleepers 211 Kings Tombs 310 Lycian 328, 342, 343, 344, 6, 153 Mevlâna 441 Nemrut Dağı (Malatya area) Phyrgian Pontic 427 Seljuk 491, 610 Süleyman the Magnificent 61 Sultan Murat II 262 Topkapı Palace 54-8, 56 Torba Tortum Gölü 541 tourist information 679 tours 687, 694, see also boat trips bus 691 Cappadocia 451 cooking 647 Devrent Valley 467 Doğubayazıt 560 Eğirdir 289 Ephesus 210 Map Pages p000 Photo Pages p000 Göreme Harran area 581 İstanbul 78-84, 85-6 Kaçkar Mountains 521 Kaş Nemrut Dağı Priene, Miletus & Digyma 229 Safranbolu 413 Trabzon 511 Ürgüp walking 70-1, 70 Trabzon , 509, 512 train travel tram travel 694 transport cards 112 travel seasons, see individual regions travel to/from Turkey travel within Turkey travellers cheques 676 travertines 280, 284, 11 conservation 285 trekking, see walking Trojan horse 140, 159 Troy , 161, 160 Truva, see Troy tuberculosis 699 Tür Abdin Plateau 606 Turgutreis 245 Türkbükü Turkish baths, see hamams Turkish delight 106, 154 Turkish language Turkish people turtles 373 TV 670 typhoid 700 U Üçağız Uçhisar 463-5, 525 Uğurlu 146 Ukraine, travel to 688 Ulu Cami (Bersal) Uludağ 270 underground cities 469, 480-1, 487, 531 Ünye Urfa, see Şanlıurfa Ürgüp 472-8, Uşak 279 Uzuner, Buket 651 Uzungöl 517 Uzunköprü 126 V vaccinations 697 Van , 612 Van Gölü, see Lake Van vegetarian & vegan travellers 647 visas, see also passports for neighbouring countries for Turkey , 683 visual arts volunteering 680 W walking Ala Dağlar National Park Barhal area 544 Cappadocia 451 Çavuşin 466 Göreme 455, 457 Hasan Dağı 486 Ihlara Valley Kaçkar Mountains 520-1, 522, 545, 528 Köprülü Kanyon area 360 Lycian Way 29, 6 Mt Ararat Nemrut Dağı safety 29 St Paul Trail 29, 294 season 22 Sumela Monastery 516 tours 70-1, 70 Trans-Altıparmak 521 Trans-Kaçkar Trek 521, 545 Yusufeli 542 War of Independence 276, 434 water parks 224 water, drinking 700 waterfalls Erfelek 503 Kapuzbaşı Waterfalls 482 Manavgat Waterfall 366 Tarsus 382 Tortum Şelalesi 541 weather, see climate, individual regions weights 670 Western Europe, travel to 686 whirling dervish displays 80, 443, 469, 11, see also dervishes (Mevlevi); Rumi, Celaleddin windsurfing & kitesurfing 31, 146, 198, 200-1, 202, 298 season 22 wine 163, 219, 648 women travellers women s health 701 wool 409 work 680, wrestling, oil 122, 10 WWI 130-7, 633-4, see also Gallipoli campaign

12 X Xanthos 329 Y yachting, see boat trips Yalıkavak Yason, Cape 507 Yaylalar 545 Yazılıkaya 270, 420-4, 421 Yedi Kilise 616 Yedigöller 482 yellow fever 700 Yeni Foça 181 Yenice Forest 418 Yeşil Türbe 259 Yeşilyurt 168, 593 Yıldız Dağı 420 Yivli Minare 350 Yörük Köyü Yörük people 659 Yusufeli Z Zelve Zeytinli 145 Zigana Geçidi INDEX X-Z

13 730 These symbols will help you find the listings you want: 1 Sights 2 Activities C Courses T Tours % Telephone Numbers h Opening Hours p Parking n Nonsmoking a Air-Conditioning i Internet Access z 4 Sleeping 5 Eating 6 Drinking Festivals & Events W Wi-Fi Access s Swimming Pool v Vegetarian Selection E English-Language Menu c Family-Friendly # Pet-Friendly Reviews are organised by author preference. 3 Entertainment 7 Shopping 8 Information/ Transport These symbols give you the vital information for each listing: g f m b t j d Bus Ferry Metro Subway London Tube Tram Train Look out for these icons: Our author s o recommendation F No payment required A green or S sustainable option Our authors have nominated these places as demonstrating a strong commitment to sustainability for example by supporting local communities and producers, operating in an environmentally friendly way, or supporting conservation projects. Map Legend Sights Ù Ú V Ü Þ ß à á â ä ê ë æ Beach Buddhist Castle Christian Hindu Islamic Jewish Monument Museum/Gallery Ruin Winery/Vineyard Zoo Other Sight Activities, Courses & Tours Ý Diving/Snorkelling Û Canoeing/Kayaking å Skiing ç Surfing ã Swimming/Pool è Walking é Windsurfing # Other Activity/ Course/Tour Sleeping ÿ Sleeping S Camping Eating ú Eating Drinking û Drinking ü Cafe Entertainment ý Entertainment Shopping þ Shopping Information ò Post Office ï Tourist Information Transport Airport + Border Crossing Bus Cable Car/ Funicular, Cycling Ferry Metro Monorail. Parking S-Bahn Taxi Train/Railway Tram Tube Station U-Bahn # Other Transport Routes Tollway Freeway Primary Secondary Tertiary Lane Unsealed Road Plaza/Mall Steps Tunnel Pedestrian Overpass Walking Tour Walking Tour Detour Path Boundaries International State/Province Disputed Regional/Suburb Marine Park Cliff Wall Population _ Capital (National) ^ Capital (State/Province) ] City/Large Town ] Town/Village Geographic U Hut/Shelter õ Lighthouse ö Lookout R Mountain/Volcano ø Oasis Park c Pass ù Picnic Area Y Waterfall Hydrography River/Creek Intermittent River Swamp/Mangrove Reef Canal Water Dry/Salt/ Intermittent Lake Glacier Areas Beach/Desert Cemetery (Christian) Cemetery (Other) Park/Forest Sportsground Sight (Building) Top Sight (Building)

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