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The Rough Guide to Turkey (Paperback)

by Rosie Ayliffe (Author), Marc Dubin (Author), John Gawthrop (Author)
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  • Paperback: 896 pages
  • Publisher: Rough Guides Ltd; 4th Revised edition edition (29 Jun 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1858285429
  • ISBN-13: 978-1858285429
  • Product Dimensions: 19 x 13 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 54,958 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #12 in  Books > Travel & Holiday > Countries & Regions > Asia > Turkey
    #56 in  Books > Travel & Holiday > Countries & Regions > Middle East
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This guide to Turkey includes accounts of the most popular destinations - the sun-and-sea resorts of the Aegean and Mediterranean coasts, the country's many varied ancient sites, the rock churches of Cappadocoa, as well as accounts of places and pursuits more off the beaten tourist circuits.


From the Author

Fourth edition of Turkey, with many new features.
The fourth edition of "Rough Turkey" is now available, with many new features that once again give it the edge over the competition. This time around we've recruited Kate Clow and Terry Richardson, two of the most knowlegable folk on the local hiking scene: the result is expanded, unique coverage on trekking in the Toros mountains, and exclusive inclusion of the Lycian Way, Turkey's first GR-style trail along the stunning Turquoise Coast. David O'Byrne, resident in Istanbul, has given us the benefit of his long residence in that complicated city. In the well-loved back matter or "Contexts" section, musicologist and saz player Martin Stokes has completely overhauled the music article, and of course the unsurpassed history synopsis has been brought up to date (March 2000). And for the first time, some of the leading photographers of Turkey - including Izzet Keribar and Yusuf Tuvi - have contributed to our new picture section. These are just a few of the highlights for a guide which has won critical acclaim from a disparate group including ordinary Turks, Tourism Concern, and prestigious holiday companies such as Cachet and Tapestry. The authors and updaters of the Rough Guide between them have collectively about 35 years of experience in and around the country. So find out about Turkey as it really is at all levels - the window of a Fez Bus isn't the definitive viewpoint on the country! --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Not the best, 6 April 2008
By BookWorm "BookWorm" (UK) - See all my reviews
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Not a bad guide, but not great either. There are only colour pictures in the introductory 'highlights' section - the rest of the images are black and white, and not very clear, which is a shame. There are colour insert sections on food, sports and architecture, but these would have been better used for a collection of a wider range of images.

The maps are not particularly easy to follow and miss off streets. The layout is the same as in other Rough Guides, which at least makes it familiar to those who've used other books from the series. The separation of practical information (in the front), and more academic information (e.g. history) (in the back), from the sections on regions and places can make it quite hard to follow and involves a lot of leafing through.

I didn't rely on it too much for factual information (e.g. prices), but I did notice that quite often the information pertaining to the sights e.g. buildings, or to history were at odds with the information given by my (highly qualified) Turkish guide. Later checks against other sources backed up the tour guide rather than this book.

Particularly frustrating is the language section, which lacks any phoenetic spellings for even the commonest words. This makes it useless for practical purposes. I suppose the aim is to make you buy the separate phrasebook - but that's not much use when you're backpacking and the brick-like size of the guide alone is weighing you down.

Overall, I didn't find this the most user friendly or helpful of guidebooks to the region.
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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, 10 Jul 2001
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I used this book on holiday in Turkey last year and I found it had all the vital information required to make my holiday a greater experience. Every detail beaches, restaurants, customs, food and what to watch out for were all explained very clearly. On the subject of food, I was advised NEVER to eat mussels sold by locals on the beach, but unfortunately I read the book 1 day too late! You can work the rest out for yourself!
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Do yourself a favour choose another book, 27 May 2008
By Rusty (London UK) - See all my reviews
Having just returned from my first visit to Turkey I can only agree with the negative comments voiced by other reviewers. The general tone veers between sneering at the reality of turkish society and derision of anything that remotely relates to the general tourist. All this would be bad enough were the text not hopelessly out of date. Selecting a couple of examples at random from an extraordinary list of errors; Descriptions of the Bodrum penisula include references to sailing schools in Bitez. Guys! - all the schools moved further round the peninsua at least 3 years ago. For Ephesus the visitor is instructed to walk from the lower to upper gates (insane if you've ever been there), no warning of the extreme heat everyone will experience - even in Spring. Riddled with factual inaccuracies and so superficial as to be useless. I threw my copy away and just asked the locals, who are amazing people (not that you'd ever expect that if you read this book).
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very Imformative Publication
I found this book a very expansive and imformative review about Turkey. I gathered a lot of knowledge about places to visit while on holiday. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Trev G

5.0 out of 5 stars A deep and comprehensive guide to Turkey
I used this book when travelling around Turkey in September 2008. It is as with other rough guides an invaluable mine of information about places to visit, where to eat and where... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mr. Philip A. Martin

2.0 out of 5 stars Useful In Parts But Subtley Islamophobic
Beware: this Rough Guide has a distinct anti-Ottoman and anti-Muslim undercurrent which runs through the book. Read more
Published on 30 May 2007 by Junaid

3.0 out of 5 stars Handy, but ANZACs beware
I bought this book for the purpose of planning my journey through Turkey for ANZAC day as is done by thousands of Australians and New Zealanders each year. Read more
Published on 14 Jun 2002

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