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Summary: Written for history buffs, not travellers
Review: If you want a painstakingly detailed historical background of every paving stone and ...bowl in the gorgeous country that is Turkey, this is your book.If you want practical, up to date and streetwise info on where to stay, eat, hangout or party, this is NOT what you want! ... Even the maps stink.
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Summary: Caution
Review: In the absence of any specific recommendation, I have customarily turned to the Lonely Planet travel guides with excellent results. I must report, however, that the Turkey edition is less than brilliant in (at least, and possibly in no more than) the one part of the country I have visited, the Aegean rim from Ephesus to Patara. A number of the recommended hotels simply do not exist and never have as far as one can discern. The recommended eateries also sometimes prove unclean or disapointing. As the guide is assembled by vartious authors, this user's report cannot be taken as a blanket discrediting, simply as a caution.
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Summary: missed information
Review: It is a great book for backpack travellers but not really for those who would like to learn more about deep history on the country and the sites. I have also noticed (In some parts) that it is not reflecting what most of the Turks mentalities are. I don't think it is fair to write something which is not correct for most of the local people for their practise in their real life,I mean there need to be a more observation to write about the locals and their life,work,etc.
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Summary: ATTENTION! IT INCLUDES WRONG INFORMATION
Review: It looks nice from outside. If this is the only book you read about Turkey you may like it. But unfortunately it includes wrong information. The author does not answer the criticisms of the book.
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Summary: Thorough, Very Useful
Review: Just a very useful guide, with basically everything the visitor to Turkey will need, a useful historical overview, travel tips, tourist sites, and suggested itineraries. Turkey is a great travel destination, with so much to see and so many different regions that it is difficult for one travel guide to do it all justice. This guide does a pretty good job. Those wanting a bit more on Istanbul would do well to check out the Eyewitness Guide or John Freely's book, especially for more historical depth and more detailed coverage of restaurants and hotels. But this Lonely Planet guide crams in an impressive amount of useful information. The chapters on the Adriatic coast sites (Ephesus, Kusadasi, etc.) are brief but comprehensive. The only suggestions I would have for the next edition of this guide would be a better section on buying carpets - there are four pages here, but frankly they aren't that helpful, and most visitors to Turkey could use some do's and don'ts on the subject. Also, many of the country maps are too small-gauge to be useful, dark and difficult to read. The maps should be greatly expanded, both in size and number, and made brighter and easier to read. But overall, the Lonely Planet guide is thorough and will likely be more than enough for most travelers.
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Summary: Excellent! Excellent! Excellent!
Review: My husband and I were quite impressed by the detail and accuracy of this text. It was compact enough to carry on most of our excursions yet provided an intimate perspective by the author, who obvioulsy had been to this country far longer than most tourists. He not only describes Istanbul and the surrounding areas, but also has well-organized sections on the other major regions of the country. Often we did not need a to hire a guide for our visits. Furthermore, the author allowed us to feel and enjoy his passion for this very interesting and culturally rich country. We were amazed to see that most other tourists also had a copy of this book in their hands!
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Summary: Pleased
Review: My son & I were very pleased with the Lonely Planet book on Turkey. We found the information up to date and accurate. Matter of fact, we could not have done the traveling in Turkey we did without it.
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Summary: Lonely Planet Turkey
Review: Of the five tour guides we own about Turkey, this one is by far the most complete. Well indexed and with the detail travelers need. Routes to points of interest, descriptions of restaurants, and historical cultural information was all meticulously prepared. As we have traveled through the country, we have relied on this guide in preference to all others.
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Summary: Come on Pat! Where did you travel and with whom?
Review: Pat Yale gives false information on women in Turkey. As a Westener living in Turkey I can say that one really does not have to "cover up" or wear black glasses "to avoid eye contact with males". The peasants do harrass you if you do not seem self confident enough - this is the same anywhere in world. This is the same even in America, go to New York and wonder around showing that you are lost and you will get harrassed. I think Pat traveled with uneducated religious fundamentalists, because at least I have had more problems when wearing conservative dress than when wearing shorts and t-shirts like most educated women in Turkey do. All one needs is self confidence to not be harrassed. That is what most Meditarrenean women have much more than Anglo-Saxon blodes who *DO* get harrassed much more -- not for their beautiful looks but for their submissive behaviour.
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Summary: It is a good work to put all the information together.
Review: Some parts are not reflecting the Turkish mentality. It is not the same with local people's daily life. The writer shoud have spent more time with the local people to see the real life, family etc. Although it is a good guide-book, it is not enough for those who would like to learn more about history on the country and the sites. Also there are some parts need to be corrected.
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