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Turkey

Latitude: 39.92722 N Longitude: 32.86444 E Capital: Ankara

 
 

Travel in Turkey

A total of 73 members have visited 193 locations in Turkey.

Together they have written 211 travel stories and uploaded 3917 pictures from Turkey.

Last visit in Turkey was made 2009-09-29 by gumrus who was in Istanbul.

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Short introduction to Turkey

Turkey was created in 1923 from the Turkish remnants of the Ottoman Empire. Soon thereafter the country instituted secular laws to replace traditional religious fiats. In 1945 Turkey joined the UN and in 1952 it became a member of NATO. Turkey occupied the northern portion of Cyprus in 1974 to prevent a Greek takeover of the island; relations between the two countries remain strained. Periodic military offensives against Kurdish separatists have dislocated part of the population in southeast Turkey and have drawn international condemnation.

Source: World Factbook

Most pictured locations in Turkey

  1. Istanbul
  2. Sarkisla
  3. Samsun
  4. Konya
  5. Gallipoli

  6. Tokat
  7. Urgup
  8. Ephesus
  9. Sinop
10. Gokova

11. Marmaris
12. Kayseri
13. Selcuk
14. Antalya
15. Hatay

16. Goreme
17. Pamukkale
18. Alanya
19. Sivas
20. Horasan


Most written from locations in Turkey

  1. Istanbul
  2. Antalya Korfezi
  3. Goreme
  4. Fethiye
  5. Antalya

  6. Canakkale
  7. Selcuk
  8. Pamukkale
  9. Ankara
10. Bodrum

11. Alanya
12. Ephesus
13. Ayvalik
14. Turkey
15. Kusadasi

16. Hisaronu
17. Konya
18. Bergama
19. Kas
20. Akyaka

 


Travel stories from Turkey

Blue Mosque. Taken 2008-05-23 in Istanbul, Turkey by traveler tamtam31.

Day 1- Istanbul

I am writing with a bit of difficulty this morning. The taxi I am sitting in keeps rocking rather violently. Ian and three other men are outside the cab, taking turns yanking on the trunk with all t...

  
Chrissie and Morgan enjoying some 'fine dining' before the trian ride back.... Taken 2006-10-07 in Pamukkale, Turkey by traveler Soleil.

Pamukkale Express!!!

So on a whim, Chrissie, Morgan, and I decided to grab the overnight Pamukkale Express train to Pamukkale (in SW Turkey). 15 hours later, we were there. On the train, we met a guy who was going home,...

  
At the Mediterranean Sea. Taken 2008-05-30 in Fethiye, Turkey by traveler tamtam31.

"Yes, there are sharks. Friendly sharks."

Today was an exciting day... we were to have an all-day Mediterranean boat cruise! Five people from our group opted to take a three-day cruise instead, and left our group early. The remaining 11 of ...

  

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Turkey external links

Selected links to recommended web sites with information about Turkey

 1.  

Turkey on Lonely Planet
Turkey travel information, images, facts and more.

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Turkey on Wikipedia
Lots of user contributed links and information on Turkey.



 
 
 

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