history and culture

relaxation

where to stay

fact file

Some Useful Links

 

We hope that you will enjoy reading this guide to Turkey. We have tried to include as much information as possible to help you in planning your trip to Turkey, thereby enhancing your stay or simply allowing you to find out more about our country. We hope that you will find it to be informative and easy to use.

The guide is divided into four main sections. The first introduces an overview of the country and covers topics such as history, lifestyle and culture. The second section provides information on some of the activities, sports and pastimes available in Turkey and the third section focuses on resorts, major cities and other places of interest.

The final section is a fact file providing practical information. In addition to the list of contents opposite, there is also an index at the back of the guide to assist you in finding the information you require. Discover Turkey has been prepared by the Turkish Culture &Tourism Office in London, which is the office representing the Turkish Ministry of Culture & Tourism in the UK and Ireland. This is the first edition of the guide and we have tried to make all information as accurate as possible at the time of going to press in October 2005. We plan to update the information regularly and would welcome feedback as to how useful you have found this guide and whether there is any further information which you feel should have been included. www.gototurkey.co.uk As well as general information on Turkey, our website also contains a list of tour operators who offer holidays to Turkey from the UK Ireland, a hotel guide and information on current events in Turkey, as well as Turkish-related events in the UK. There is also an image library from which high-resolution images can be downloaded.