 Turkey (Türkiye) Travel Guide
My Turkey Travel Guide is my own little website, created for people like me who loves to get to know Turkey and explore it from the comfort of their computer. This is not a travelogue - I am not describing my travels. Rather this website is the result of my dear interest and passion to learn everything about Turkey, and to carefully put together the information that I enjoyed, to share it with other enthusiasts, so that you too, would be able to explore Turkey without leaving your desk.
I am only getting started with this website, so it is very much a work in progress. Please bear with me as the site continues to develop over time. I am certainly enjoying myself as I discover and document all the cities and sights in the country, and I know one day this website will have enough details to fill many, many vacations in Turkey.
Ortaköy Mosque, Istanbul
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About Turkey
Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye) is a country comprising the Anatolian peninsula portion in Asia and East Thrace in southeastern Europe. It covers 783,562 sq km (302,535 sq mi) and has a population of 74 million people (2011 estimate). The capital of Turkey is Ankara while the biggest city is Istanbul.
Halicarnassus Theater in Bodrum, Turkey
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Guide to Turkey Hotels
It's never easy finding the hotel that's just right for your stay. Still, by taking a little time to do your research, you increase your chance of getting a good hotel at the best price. Go through the list of hotels in Turkey which we've put together, with full description, star rating, address, location map and evaluation. Pick the hotel of your choice and view the rates offered by different booking sites. Yes, we show you prices from different websites, so you don't have to visit them one by one.
Mustafa Kemel Atatürk Mausoleum, Ankara
Author: Darwinek (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported)
More on Turkey
Turkey is bordered by Georgia to the northeast, Armenia, the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan and Iran to the east, Iraq and Syria to the southeast, Greece to the west, and Bulgaria to the northwest. To the south of Turkey is the Mediterranean Sea, with Cyprus to the south, to the west is the Aegean Sea and to the north is the Black Sea. The official language of Turkey is Turkish, while minority languages include Kurdish and Zazaki.
Turkey measures 1,600 km (1,000 mi) long and 800 km (500 mi) wide. The tallest mountain in Turkey is Mount Ararat, at 5,165 m (16,946 ft). Turkey experiences a temperate Mediterranean climate with warm, wet summers and cold, wet winters. The coastal areas of Turkey expereinces a temperate Oceania climate.
The town of Ortahisar in Cappadocia
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