FLEDGE TRAVEL · TURKEY GUIDE
Turkey: two continents, one guide, in detail
Seven regions, twelve cities, sixteen centuries of empire, the world's oldest temples, and the best breakfasts on earth. Researched street by street.
The Eminönü waterfront with Yeni Cami and the Süleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
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Beyond the highlights
The pages most visitors miss: small cities, regional dishes, festivals and obsessions from the full guide.
Mantı
Mantı are tiny dumplings, each no bigger than a fingernail, filled with minced meat, boiled and served under garlic yogurt with melted butter, paprika and dried mint.
İskender Kebap
İskender is döner elevated to a plate: thin slices of lamb döner laid over cubed pide, covered in hot tomato sauce and melted sheep's butter, with strained yogurt on the side.
Trabzon
Trabzon is the Black Sea's historic port: the eastern end of the Silk Road's sea route, the Byzantine Empire of Trebizond's capital, and the base for Sumela Monastery and the highlands.
Konya
Konya is the city of Rumi: the 13th-century mystic poet whose tomb, under the famous green dome, draws pilgrims and travellers alike.
Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling
Kırkpınar is the world's oldest continuously running sporting competition: oil wrestling (yağlı güreş) held near Edirne since 1360.
Bazaars & Hammams
The bazaar and the hammam are the two great Ottoman public interiors: one for trade, one for steam.
Top Destinations
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The 1,500-year-old great church-mosque in Istanbul.
A hundred balloons over the fairy chimneys at sunrise.
The best-preserved Greco-Roman city in the Mediterranean.
White travertine terraces above Hierapolis.
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Entry documents, when to go, what to pack
Transportation
Flights, fast trains, buses and the Bosphorus ferries
Accommodation
Cave hotels, grand old Istanbul addresses, coastal resorts
Itinerary Ideas
Istanbul and Cappadocia in 7 days, the classical circuit in 10
Etiquette
Mosques, tea culture, bargaining and the meyhane table
Money
The lira, cards, and the costs that surprise visitors
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