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Useful Links about Turkey

Government Sites:
Republic of Turkey -- Official site of the Republic of Turkey. Provides bountiful information for potential visitors, including information on business and political news, cultural references and history lessons.
Turkish Ministry of Culture -- This attractive site has information on Turkish art and culture with lots of photos and information on music, decorative and visual arts, handicrafts, traditional costumes and more.
Turkish Ministry of Tourism -- This site provides very comprehensive information about Turkey, with a useful set of frequently asked questions,, facts for visitors, festivals and, museum schedules, etc.
U.S. State Department/Information on Turkey -- Official U.S. information about traveling to Turkey. Lots of useful information on entry requirements, medical facilities, ground transportation, crime issues and more.
CIA -The World Factbook: Turkey -- Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.

Turkish Style and Culture:
Cornucopia Magazine --- This is the site for Cornucopia, a beautiful and luscious publication for Turkey connoisseurs. The magazine is published three times a year and focuses exclusively on Turkey.
Turkish Cuisine -- Information on the history of Turkish food, the kitchens of the imperial palace, food protocol for the culturally correct, and recipes.
Turkish Cook -- Online recipes for Turkish and Mediterranean food.
Turkish Music and Voice Library -- This site helps satisfy those that crave the sounds of Turkey. This audio collection contains countless traditional, dance, pop, rock and other songs as well as voice samples.
Site for Buying Turkish Music -- This site allows you to purchase a range of Turkish music, from pop to classical music.
Learning Practical Turkish -- Provides a wealth of entertaining resources for learning Turkish, including an audio portion divided into such categories as the alphabet, Internet and computer terms, and off-color words and phrases.
Tulumba -- a specialty online store focused on providing high quality goods and services from Turkey.

About Turkey's Southwestern Coast:
The Turkish Turquoise (Turquaz) Coast Guide -- Information about Turkey's southwestern coast, referred to as the turquoise coast, including sites to visit, Turkish cuisine, books on Turkey, topics for travelers, basic Turkish, links to Turkish news, etc.
Turkey Travel Planner Mediterranean Coast -- This links to the website of Tom Brosnahan, former author of Lonely Planet and Frommer's travel guides to Turkey. The site provides a wealth of information on independent travel in Turkey.




General Information About Turkey:
Travel Turkey -- Helps you locate on-line and off-line information you need to plan your travels to Turkey. Includes a section on Independent Travelers for those who enjoy discovering a new place without a tour guide to lead the way.
Sites to Visit -- This site contains brief background information on sites throughout Turkey worth visiting.
Wikipedia Geography of Turkey -- General information on the geography of Turkey from the free encyclopedia.
Let's Go Turkey -- This is an online version of the travel guide with lots of good information.
Frommer's Guide to Turkey -- Another online verion of a popular travel guide.
Wonders of Turkey-- Provides a survey of information on sites of interest and Turkey's cultural heritage.
All About Turkey -- Abundant information about Turkey, including culture, history, weather, currency, cuisine and many other subjects.
Discover Turkey Site-- Extensive collection of information relating to Turkey, including travel and tourism, music and cuisine. View images in the picture gallery and step into a reading room.
Turkiye on the Web: A Cultural Warehouse -- Numerous topics to choose from on this all-Turkey site: travel agencies and information, Turkish cultural forums, cuisine and restaurants, a gallery of images and more.
Great Adventures: Turkey -- Travelers who enjoy the more natural side of things will find a wealth of information on this site related to wildlife viewing, ecotours and other outdoor adventures in Turkey.
Turkish Airlines -- Check flight schedules and make reservations through this site. Also includes a gold mine of high-quality photographs and informative articles from the airline's in-flight magazine, Skylife.
Turkish Odyssey -- General information about Turkey.
Istanbul Travel Guide -- Provides overall information for visitors to Istanbul
Diving in Turkey -- Information about diving and dive sites in Turkey.

Reference Sites:
Washington Post -- Recent news articles about Turkey from the Washington Post and the Associated Press, check current weather conditions or link to other related sites at this resource page.
Sears World Travel Guide -- An overview of traveling in Turkey.

 


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