This is the Turkey chapter from Lonely Planet’s Middle East guidebook.

A bridge between continents, Turkey has absorbed Europe’s modernism and sophistication, and Asia’s culture and tradition. Enjoy historical hot spots, mountain outposts, expansive steppe and one of the world’s finest cuisines, without having to forego comfy beds and punctual buses.

• take a balloon flight over the fairy-chimney studded landcape of Cappodocia
• maps
• transport
• try to visit the ancient ruined city of Ephesus without once uttering the word ‘wow!’
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Istanbul and around, Edirne, Iznık, Bursa, Aegean Coast, Çanakkale, Troy, Eceabat, Gallipoli Peninsula, Ayvalık, Bergama, Pergamum, Izmır, Çeşme, Selçuk, Kuşadasi, Pamukkale, Bodrum, Mediterranean Coast, Marmaris, Köyceğız, Fethiye, Ölüdenız, Patara, Kalkan, Kaş, Olympos, Çiralı, Antalya, Side, Alanya, Antakya, Central Anatolia, Ankara, Sivas, Konya, Cappadocia, Göreme and around, Avanos, Ürgüp, Mustafapaşa, Kayseri, Black Sea, Northeastern Anatolia, Trabzon, Erzurum, Kars, Doğubayazit, Southeastern Anatolia, Van, Dıyarbakir, Mardin, Şanlıurfa, Mt Nemrut, Gaziantep, Understand Turkey, Turkey Today, History, People, Religion, Arts, Environment, Food, Drink, Survival Guide, Directory A–Z, Getting There and Away, and Getting Around.