Balkanology :: Explore Southeast EuropeEuropean Turkey :: Links
I haven't made any attempt to provide a comprehensive set of links for Turkey - the Turkey Travel Planner should allow you to find any further information you need. Many of the more general sites listed in the Overview of the Balkans are also useful for planning a trip to Turkey.
Travel and Transport
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Turkey Welcomes You
The official guide from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
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TCDD - Turkish Railways
Timestables for trains within Turkey - not easy to navigate if you can't read Turkish, but help is at hand: see the next link. There is also a useful page with details of international trains to Europe, including sample fares to a range of destinations.
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Turkey Travel Planner
The experienced travel writer Tom Brosnahan has produced an excellent site with a wealth of reading. If you are planning a trip to Turkey that extends beyond a few days in Istanbul, this site will repay careful study. A particularly nice touch is the explanation of "how to decipher the TCDD web site".
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Varan
UlusoyTwo of Turkey's best-known bus companies, with a wide range of both international and domestic services.
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IETT
Information about Istanbul's array of public transport options.
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Turkish Airlines
Ataturk Airport (Istanbul)
From the Travel Pages
Istanbul: Inside Strait
The Independent, 17 May 2008Taking the Steamer out of Istanbul (The Princes Islands)
The Guardian, 01 July 2005Istanbul: Europe's most exotic city
The Independent, 30 October 200548 hours in Istanbul
The Independent, 03 September 2005Going to Istanbul
The New York Times, 27 March 2005A tale of three cities (Istanbul,Edirne,Bursa)
The Independent, 22 January 2005Boating on the Bosphorus
Travel Intelligence
Background
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Turkish Daily News
Online version of Turkey's English-language newspaper.