- ISBN13: 9781843536062
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
This fully revised and thoroughly updated sixth edition of the “Rough Guide to Turkey” is your ultimate handbook to this fascinating country. A full colour section introduces Turkey’s highlights, from the markets of Istanbul to the rock churches of Cappadocia. There are informed accounts of the country’s wide-ranging sights and incisive reviews of the best places to eat, sleep and drink in every price range. Throughout the guide, there is practical advic… More >>
#1 by Karin Dupen on April 29, 2010 - 3:46 pm
I enjoyed my Rough Guide to Turkey but will not be taking it with me to Turkey. because I am absolutely furious with the production of the guide. I have the fourth edition published June 2000 and the book is in bits. Pages 255 to 260 – 275 to 280- have come adrift other pages I have taped and others are ready to fall out. I bought the guide new. I therefore would not recommend Rough Guide to Turkey to anyone even though the actual format is good. I am making sure all my friends know about this shoddy production. I would happily post my copy to the Rough Guide Team, though I be very surprised if my copy is the only one suffering this defect.
Rating: 1 / 5
#2 by Anonymous on April 29, 2010 - 5:15 pm
The Rough Guide to Turkey is extremely comprehensive and fun. I recommend it to anyone who is interested in Turkey, not only to those who will be visiting.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by Anonymous on April 29, 2010 - 8:15 pm
While the Rough Guide to Turkey is definitely useful in terms of practical information, I could not help but get sick of its jaded cynical attitude about the wonderful country I was travelling in. So sick was I of feeling like the raj on an imperialist jaunt that I tossed the book into the Black Sea…..also there was no information on Turkey’s rich architectural and artistic traditions in its appendix which would have aided my appreciation of the sights.
Rating: 2 / 5
#4 by GWK on April 29, 2010 - 9:46 pm
I’ve been traveling to Turkey since the fall of 2005 and currently reside in Istanbul. I’ve had this edition for a while and was impressed with the quality of the writing and background information. Since I know Istanbul pretty well and have a copy of the Lonely Planet Istanbul guide, I never really paid attention to the Rough Guide’s usefulness “in the field.”
I just came back from Cappadocia and found the Rough Guide to be wholly inadequate. The guide is devoid of maps for important cities and compared to the Lonely Planet this is a major weaknesses. Even in a city like Goreme, which is the base camp for all trips to Cappadocia, the guide contains no maps for restaurants, hotels, etc. The hotel we stayed at was listed as a 7 (out of 8 marks), yet did not even meet basic cleanliness standards or consistent hot water (we finally left for another hotel). Lastly, we were lucky that the Turkish road system is well marked and offers great signs for tourists, because the Rough Guide assumes that everyone will be taking a minibus (a BIG waste of time in rural Turkey) and provides no navigational assistance in the narrative.
As I scanned the book from a “in the field” perspective, instead of “from my living room couch” perspective, I realized that this entire book is flawed and I’m hesitant to depend on it as my sole resource in the future. I’ll never purchase a Rough Guide again if I can help it.
Rating: 2 / 5
#5 by Anonymous on April 29, 2010 - 10:10 pm
We used this guide in the summer of 1999 and it was by far the most comprehensive. It was willing to guide us more off the beaten path than others. Go to Turkey and bring this book!
Rating: 4 / 5