Lonely Planet Publications 721 Index A Abana ABBREVIATIONS 543 Abant ACT Gölü Australian 284 Capital Territory accommodation 19, 653-5 NSW New South Wales language 699-703 NT Northern Territory activities 357-64, 656, see also Qld Queensland individual activities SA South Australia Adada 320 Tas Tasmania Adamkayalar 424 Vic Victoria Adana 427-31, 428 WA Western Australia Adatepe 207 Adilcevaz 644 Adrasan 390 Aegean coast north 196-237, 198 south 238-81, 239, 277 Afrodisias 328-30, 329 Afyon 310-12 Ağrı Dağı, see Mt Ararati Ahlat 644 air travel airlines 676 airports 675-6 to/from Turkey 675-7 within Turkey 684 Aizanoi 308 Ak Han 328 Akbil 162 Akçaabat 552 Akçakale 552 Akçay 207 Akçekale Island 590 Akdamar 643 Akkum 236-7 Akpınar 319 Aksaray 532-3 Akyaka 333-4 Ala Dağlar National Park 525-6 Alacahöyük 28, 468 Alaçatı 234-6 Alagöz 638 Alahan 422 Alanya 411-15, 412 Alarahan 415 alcohol 68-9 Alevi Muslims 55, 481 Alexander the Great 30 Alibey Island 211-12 Allianoi 218 Altınkaya 404 Altınkum 234 Altınkum Beach 260 Altınsaç Kilisesi 643 Altıntaş 638 Altıparmak 563, 580 Amasra 540-2 Amasya 469-74, 470 Amazons 549 Anadolu Kavağı 123 Anamur 415-18, 416 Anatolia central 440-93, 441 northeastern 569-96, 570 southeastern 597-652, 598-9 western 282-330, 283 Anavarza 431-2 Anazarbus 431-2 Andriake 386-7 angora wool 451 Ani 587-90, 588, 10 Ani area 591 animals 74-5 birds 75 cats 75 doctor fish 482 dolphins 78 Kangal dogs 74 seals 220 silkworms 295 storks 75 turtles 75, 348, 350 Anıt Kabir 446-7 Anıtli 638 Ankara 441-54, 442 accommodation 448-50 drinking 451 entertainment 451 food 450-1 shopping 451-2 sights 444-7 tourist office 444 travel to/from 452-3 travel within 453-4 Antakya 434-8 Antalya 391-401, 392, 395 accommodation 396-8 drinking 399 entertainment 399-400 food 389-9 sights 393 tourist offices 393 travel to/from 400 travel within 400-1 Antep 598-605, 600 Antiocheia-in-Pisidia 320 Antique City 531 antiques 156, 660 Anzac Cove 181-4 Anzac Day 185, 189, 662 aqueducts Anavarza 432 Aspendos 404-5 İncekaya aqueduct 462 İstanbul 113 İznik 288 Lyrbe 411 Selçuk 242 Arab people 32 archaeological sites & ruins 27 Adada 320 Afrodisias 329-30, 329 Alacahöyük 28, 468 Alexandria Troas 204 Allianoi 218 Amasya 471 Anamurium 416-17 Anavarza 432 Ani 587-90 Ankara 448 Aslantepe 626 Aspendos 403-4 Battalgazi 626 Behramkale 205 Belkıs-Zeugma 605-6 Bergama 214-16 Bodrum 271-2 Çambazlı 424 Çatalhöyük 491 Çavdarhisar 308 Çayağzı 387 Çevlik 439 Dalyan 346-7 Dara 637 Didyma 262
722 Index (A-B) archaeological sites & ruins continued Ephesus 246-50, 247 Euromos 266-7 Fethiye 352-3 Foça 219 Gordion 454 Gülpınar 204 Gümüşlük 278 Harran 614 Hattuşa 466 Herakleia 264 Hierapolis-Castabala 433-4 İznik 287-8 Kale 386 Kaleköy 385 Kanlıdivane 424 Karatepe-Aslantaş National Park 433 Kaş 379 Kıyıkışlacık 267 Labranda 266 Laodikya 328 Letoön 372 Lyrbe 411 Milas 265 Miletus 262, 262 Nyssa 321 Olympos 387 Ören 280 Pamukkale 324-6 Patara 373 Perge 402-3, 403 Phaselis 391 Pınara 371-2 Priene 261-2, 261 Sagalassos 313-14 Sardis 231 Selge 404 Side 407 Sidyma 372 Sobesos 526 Şuayb City 615 Tekkale 581 Teos 236-7 Termessos 401, 402 Tlos 370-1 Troy 197-9, 200 Uzuncaburç 422 Xanthos 372 Yalvaç 320 Zından Mağarası 320 architecture 58-9, 61 Bodrum Peninsula 279 building houses 61 Ottoman Empire 58-9 Seljuk Turks 58 Ardahan 583 Ardanuç 583 Armenian churches Akdamar Kilisesi 643 Ani 591 Bana 578 Beşkilise 592 Çarpanak 643 Diyarbakır 630 Kayseri 536 Armenian people 38, 49, 433, 439 Arsameia 618-19 art galleries 117, see also museums arts 56-64, see also individual art forms Artvin 582 Artvin area 583 Aşağı Soğanlı 525 Aslantepe 626 Aspendos 403-5 Assos 204-7 asthma 414 Asthma Cave 414 Astım Mağaras 414 Atatürk 40, 660 houses 223, 413, 424, 536, 553 mausoleum 446-7 museums 302, 429, 447-8, 480, 547, 554 presidency 39, 81, 182 War of Independence 40 WWI 37-39, 179, 183 ATMs 666 atom shake 147 attar of roses 313 Avanos 511-13, 512 avian influenza 694 Aya Sofya (İstanbul) 98-9, 99 Ayancık 543, 546 Ayazini 304 Ayder 566-8 Aydıncık 192 Aydos Canyon 543 Ayvacık 207 Ayvalı 522 Ayvalık 147, 207-11, 208 B Baba Dağ 365 Badavut 143 Bafa Gölü 20, 263 Bağbaşı 577 Bağlarbaşı 638 Bagnair Monastery 591 Bahçesaray 650-1 baklava 69, 70, 147, 603, 147 Balıklı Kaplıca 482 Ballıca Cave 478 ballooning 510, 656 Bana 578 Bandırma 197-200 bargaining 145, 669 Barhal 580 Barıştepe 638 basilicas Antiocheia-in-Pisidia 320 Assos 205 Bergama 215 Hierapolis-Castabala 434 Laodicea 328 Selçuk 240 Side 407 basketball 50 bathrooms 671 Baths of Lady Hürrem 99-100 Batık Şehir 385 Battalgazi 626-7 Battalgazi mosque complex 303 Bay of Edremit 207 Bayburt 560 Bayır 341 Bayramaliler 304 bazaars 144-5 Antakya 436 Gaziantep 601 Grand Bazaar 109-10, 116, 145, 155, 144 İzmir 145, 224 Kapalı Çarşı 145, 293 Kütahya 306 Malatya 623 Muğla 332 Şanlıurfa 145, 610 Spice Bazaar, İstanbul 111-12, 145 Bazda Caves 615 beaches 142-3, 142-3 Black Sea coast 543, 546, 550 cleanliness 78 eastern Mediterranean area 407, 413, 416-17 İstanbul area 126, 165 northern Agean area 201, 207, 219, 234, 235, 236 southern Aegean area 251, 255, 258, 259, 264, 278, 280 Thrace 177, 180, 192, 194
Index (B-C) 723 western Anatalia 316-17 western Mediterranean area 333, 336, 339, 350, 351, 353, 365, 370, 373, 374, 379, 387, 394 Beçin Castle 266 beehive houses 614 beer 68 Behramkale 204-7 Bektaşi sect 516 Belisirma 530 Belkıs-Zeugma 605-6 belly dancing 64, 659 Bergama 212-18, 213 Beşiktaş football club 50, 154 Beşkilise 592 Beşparmak Dağı 263 Beydağları Sahil National Park 387 Beypazarı 455 Beyşehir 320-1 Bezirgan 377-8 bicycle travel 317, 390 Biga Peninsula 204 Binbirkilise 493 birdwatching 75, 590, 606, 656 Birecik 606 Birgi 253 Bitlis 641 Black Sea coast 539-68, 540-1 Black Sea Coastal Highway 547 Blue Mosque 100, 8 boat tours 272 Alanya 413 Amasra 541 Antalya 396 Beyşehir 321 Çeşme 232-3 Dalyan 347-8 Egirdir 317 Ekincik 345 Fethiye 353 Foça 220 gület 363 Halfeti 606 İstanbul 121-5 Kaş 379-81 Köyceğiz 345 Marmaris 336 Ölüdeniz 365 Olympos 390 boat travel to/from Turkey 18, 682-3 within Turkey 18, 684-5 Bodrum 267-77, 268 accommodation 272 drinking 275 entertainment 275 food 273 sights 269-72 tourist office 269 travel to/from 276 travel within 277 Bodrum Peninsula 277-80, 277 Boğazkale 464-8, 465 Bolu 284 Bolu Dağı 284 bombings 660 books 19-21, 20 Atatürk 20 cinema 62 cooking 65 culture 43, 49 history 19, 20, 28, 31, 33, 35, 39, 40 politics 43 religion 53 border crossings 438, 635, 677-83 Bosphorus 121 Bozburun 340-1 Bozcaada 200-3, 202, 11 Boztepe 550 Bozyazı 418 Bulak Mencilis Mağarası 461-2 Burdur 314 Burgazada 165 Bursa 289-300, 290, 147 accommodation 296-8 drinking 299 entertainment 299 festivals 296 food 298-9 sights 291-6 tourist offices 291 travel to/from 299 travel within 299-300 bus travel to/from Turkey 678-82 within Turkey 685-6, 689 business hours 656-7 Butterfly Valley 368-9, 10, 361 Büyükada 165-6 Büyükdere 123 Byzantium Empire 32-3, 80 C cabbage 561 Caesar, Julius 31 Cağaloğlu Hamamı 126 Çakıroğlu Konağı 253 Çakraz 543 Çalış 353 Çambazlı 424 camel wrestling 20, 51, 242, 245 Çamlıhemşin 565 Çamlık Steam Locomotive Museum 251 Çanakkale 187-92, 188 Çandarlı 218-19 canoeing 361-2, 381 canyoning 362, 381, 390 Cape Yason 550 Cappadocia 74, 359, 494-538, 495, 7, 359 tours 496 travel to/from 495-7 car travel 686-8 Black Sea Coastal Highway 547 hire 687-8 road rules 688 caravanserais 59 Ağzıkara Hanı 534 Ak Han 328 Alarahan 415 Alay Hanı 534 Battalgazi 626 Beçin Castle 266 Diyarbakır 628 Egirdir 316 Gaziantep 601 Han el Ba rur 615 Kastamonu 462 Safronbolu 457 Şarapsa Hanı 415 Sarıhan 513 Sultan Han 538 Sultanhanı 493 Taş Han 473 Tepesidelik Hanı 534 Tire 253 Tokat 476, 476-7 Trabzon 555 Çarpanak 643 carpets 57-8, 207, 668, 7 castles, see also fortresses Alahan 422 Amasya 471 Anamur 417 Bitlis 641 Bodrum 269-71 Bozyazı 418 Çanakkale 187 Çandarlı 218-19 Göreme 500 Gülnar 418
724 Index (C-D) castles continued Hattuşa 466 Hoşap 651 Karaman 492 Kars 584-5 Kastamonu 462 Kıyıköy 194 Kızkalesi 423 Marmaris 336 Meydancık Castle 418 Milas 266 Ortahisar 516 Rize 562 Seydiler Castle 304 Uçhisar 507 Ünye 548 Yılankale 431 Çatalhöyük 28, 491-2 Çatalzeytin 543 cathedrals Ani 589 Öşkvank 577 cats 75 Çavdarhisar 308 Cave of St Thecla 421 Caves of Heaven & Hell 414, 422 Çavuşin 509-10 Çavuştepe 651 çay 69, 149 Çayağzı 386-7 cell phones 670 Çemberlitaş Hamamı 126, 148, 148 Çengilli 590 Cennet ve Cehennum 422 censorship 52 ceramics 669 Çeşme 231-4, 232 Çeşme Peninsula 231-7 Çevlik 439 children, travel with 657-8 Children s Museum 108 health 696 İstanbul 128 language 703 Rahmi M Koç Müzesi 125 water parks 256, 394, 413, 448 Chimaera 388, 390 Christian population 53 churches, see also Armenian churches, basilicas, cathedrals Altinsaç Kilisesi 643 Aya Sofya (İstanbul) 98-9, 99 Aya Sofya (İznik) 286-7 Ayios Kostantinos-Eleni Kilise 522 Binbirkilise 493 Cave-church of St Peter 436 Chora Church 113-14 Church of St Nicholas 386 Church of the Mother of God 577 Ihlara Valley 529 Karanlık Kilise 499 Kendirli Kilisesi 601 Kızıl Kilise 591 Küçük Aya Sofya Camii 102-3 Oğuzlu Church 591 Tokalı Kilise 500 Çiçek Pasajı 115 Cide 543 Çifte Minareli Medrese 571 ciğeri 147 Çıldır 590 Çıldır Gölü 590 Cilicia 433 Cilo Dağı 651 cinema 62-3 cinemas 342 Çıralı 387-8, 389, 390 citadel (Afyon) 311 citadel (Ankara) 445-6 climate 17, 18, 658 coffee 69 conservation 76 Constantinople 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 80 consulates 661-2 copper 669 Çoruh River 357 Çorum 468-9 costs 17-18 courses 658-9 belly dancing 659 cooking 71, 128, 658-9 handicrafts 128, 659 language 128, 129, 659 credit cards 667 Croesus 230 cross-country skiing 364 Çubukköyağı 418 Çukurbağ 525 culture 44-64 Cumalıkızık 301 Cunda 211-12 CUP 37, 39 customs regulations 659-60 cycling 381, 684 D Dalaman 350-1 Dalyan 204, 346-50, 347 Damlacık 619 Damlataş Mağarası 413, 414 dams 78, 218, 468, 607, 613, 640 dance 64, 659 Daphne 438 Dara 637 Darende 627 Datça 342-3 Davraz Daği 315 Demirkazık 525 Demre 386-7 Denizli 321-2 Dereköy 192 Derinkuyu 524 dervishes 116, 516, 489 ceremonies 513-14 museum 485-7 tekkes 115, 393 Devrent Valley 511 Deyrul Umur 639 Deyrul Zafaran 637 diarrhoea 695 Didim 262-3 Didyma 260, 262-3 Dilek National Park 20, 259-60 Dilek Peninsula 259-60 diphtheria 694 disabilities, travellers with 672 diving 210, 256, 269, 336-7, 353, 361, 381, 390 Divriği 482-3 Diyarbakır 627-33, 629 doctor fish 482 Doğanyurt 543 Doğruyol 590 Doğubayazıt 592-5, 593 Dolmabahçe Palace 117-18 dolmuşes 688, 689 dolphins 78 Don Quixote 36 Dörtkilise 581-2 drinks 68-9 atom shake 147 beer 68 çay 69, 149 coffee 69 rakı 68, 176 rooftop bars 151 şalgam 430 wine 68-9, 203, 518 Dripping-Stone Cave 413, 414 driving, see car travel
Index (D-G) 725 driving licences 687 druggings 661 drugs 310 Düden Falls 401 Düden Şelales 401 E earthquakes 74 Eceabat 186-7 economy 45 Edirne 168-74, 170 Edremit (Bay of Edremit) 207 Edremit (Lake Van area) 643 Efes 246-50, 247, 7 Eğirdir 315-19, 316 Eğirdir Gölü 315 Ehmedek 413 Ekincik 345-6 Elaiussa-Sebaste 424 electricity 654 embassies 661-2 emergency services, see inside front cover language 701-2 Eminönü 61 Emre Gölü 304 environmental issues 77-8 dams 78, 607 nuclear power 77, 545 pollution 78 sustainable travel 18-19 Ephesus 246-50, 247, 7 Erciyes Dağı 507 Erfelek 546 Ermenek 422 Erzurum 570-5, 572 Eski Datça 343-4 Eski Gümüşler Monastery 528 Eski Kahta 618 Eski Kale 618-19 Eskişehir 301-2 Eşrefoğlu Camii 321 EU 43, 78 Euphrates valley 624 Euromos 266-7 events, see festivals evil eye 228 exchange rates, see inside front cover F fairy chimneys 509, 7 Faralya 368-9 Fenerbahçe football club 50, 154 ferries 683, 684-5 festivals 20, 662 Ankara 448 Antalya 396 Beypazarı 455 Bodrum 272 Bursa 296 Çanakkale 189 Doğubayazıt 593 food 69-70 Giresun 551, 552 Gökçeada 192 Güzelyurt 531 İstanbul 129 İzmir 225 Kahta 615 Kaş 381 Konya 488 Manisa 230 Pamukkale 326 Safronbolu 458 Selçuk 242 Side 407 Fethiye 351-65, 352-3, 12 fish sandwiches 138, 147, 146 Foça 219-21 folk tales 472 food 19, 26, 65-8, 146-7, 211, 663, see also drinks Antalya 398-9 baklava 69, 70, 147, 603, 147 Black Sea 561 breakfast 649 ciğeri 147 courses 71, 128, 658-9 customs 70 festivals 69-70 fish sandwich 138, 147, 146 kebapçı 66 kebaps 67, 68, 137, 147, 289, 298, 477, 489, 147 köfte 68, 278 köfteci 66 lokanta 65 lokum 69, 157 meyhane 66 meze 66 ocakbaşı 66 oil 147 restoran 66 Turkish delight 69, 157 vegetarian food 70 football 50, 154 Formula One 50 fortresses, see also castles Adilcevaz 644 Alanya 413 Babakale 204 Bozcaada 201 Çeşme 232 Foça 219-20 İstanbul 114, 122 İzmir 224-5 Kaleköy 385 Kilitbahir 187 Kozan 432 Kuşadası 255 Kütahya 306 Magazbert Fortress 591 Seddülbahir 184 frankincense trees 75 G Galatasaray football club 50, 154 Gallipoli campaign 37-9, 192 museum 176, 187 Gallipoli National Historic Park 76, 178, 180, 185 Gallipoli Peninsula 178-86, 178, 8 accommodation 184 battlefield sites 180 conservation 185 tours 180, 183 war cemeteries 181, 182, 183-4 GAP, see Southeast Anatolia Project gay travellers 663 hamams 126 İstanbul 152 Gaziantep 598-605, 600 Gaziemir 532 Gelibolu 176-8 Gelibolu Peninsula, see Gallipoli Peninsula geography 74 geology 74 Georgia 582 Georgian Valleys 575-8, 576 Gerze 546 Gevaş 643 Gideros 543 Giresun 551-2 Giresun Aksu 552 Göcek 351 Gök Medrese 480 Gökçeada 20, 143, 192-4, 193, 142 Gökova 333-4 Göksu Delta 421 Göksu Valley 422 Gökyurt 492 Gölköy 280 Göltürkbükü 279-80 Gomeda Valley 523
726 Index (G-I) Gordion 454 Görele 552 Göreme 497-507, 498 accommodation 500-5 drinking 506 food 505-6 sights 499-500 tourist offices 497-9 travel to/from 506 travel within 506-7 Göreme National Park 76, 502 Göreme Open-Air Museum 499-500 Göynüş Vadisi 304 Grand Bazaar 109-10, 116, 145, 155, 144 Great Palace 102 Greek influence 29, 30 Greek people 49-50 population exchange 40, 51, 192, 209, 367 Grotto of the Seven Sleepers 251 gület 363, 6, 363 Güllübahçe 261-2 Güllük Dağı National Park 402 Gülnar 418 Gülpınar 204 Gülşehir 515 Gümüşhane 560 Gümüşlük 278 Gündüzbey 627 Gürpinar Şelalesi 627 Güzelyurt 531-2 H Hacı Bayram Camii 448 Hacı Bektaş Veli 516 Hacıbektaş 515-16 haggling 145, 669 Haho 577 Hakkari 651-2 Halfeti 606-7 hamams 60, 148, 148 Afyon 311 Amasya 472 Ankara 448 Antalya 148, 394-6 Bodrum 272 Çanakkale 189 Çeşme 232 Edirne 171 Göreme 500 instructions 46 İstanbul 125-6, 148 İzmir 224 İznik 288 Karaman 492 Kaş 379 Kuşadası 255 Manisa 230 Marmaris 336 Mudurnu 148, 284 Safronbolu 457 Tokat 476 Trabzon 556 Ünye 549 Ürgüp 518 Hamile Dağı 281 Han el Ba rur 615 han, see caravanserais Harbiye 438 Harput 624 Harran 613-14 Hasan Dağı 530 Hasankeyf 78, 639-40 Hatay 434-8, 435 Hatti people 28 Hattuşa 464, 465-8 headscarves 53 health 692-7 language 700-1 Helvadere 530 Hemşin people 49, 567 hepatitis 694 Herakleia 263-4 Hevek 580-1 Heybeliada 165 Hierapolis 324-6, 326 Hierapolis-Castabala 433-4 hiking 358-60 Ala Dağlar National Park 525 Ayder 567 Çavuşin 509 Davraz Daği 315 Göreme 502 Hakkari 651 Ihlara Valley 528-9 Kaçkar Mountains 563-5, 581 Köyceğiz 344 Lycian Way 359 Mt Ararat 596 Nemrut Dağı National Park 619 Olympos 390 Patriça Nature Reserve 212 St Paul Trail 319, 359 Süphan Dağı 644 Sütçüler 320 Trans-Kaçkar Trek 360 Uçhisar 507 Yusufeli 579 Hippodrome 100-1 Hisarönü Peninsula 339-44 history 28-43 Alexander the Great 30 Arab people 32 Atatürk 37-40 books 28, 31, 33, 35, 39, 40 Byzantium Empire 32-3, 80 Ottoman Empire 34-8, 81 Roman Empire 31 Trojan War 29 hitching 689 Hittite people 28-9, 464 HIV 694 holidays 663, 664-5 Homer 29 Hopa 563 horse riding 359, 373, 512 horse whispering 501 Hoşap 651 hot-air ballooning 510, 656 I Iasos 267 İçel 424-6 İçmeler 339 İçmeler Koyu 259 Iğdır 592 Ihlara Valley (Ihlara Vadisi) 528-31, 529 Ihlara Village 530 Ilisu Dam Project 78 immigration 675 İncekum Orman İci Dinlenme Yeri 415 İnebolu 543 inlaid wood 669 insects 660, 696 insurance 665, 692 International İstanbul Biennial 20, 129, 663 internet access 665 internet resources 21 art 56 health 693-7 shopping 64 Iraq 635 İshak Paşa Palace 593-4 İşhan 577 İskender kebap 68, 289, 298 İskenderun 434 Islam 53-5 holidays 663, 664-5 Isparta 312-13
Index (I-K) 727 İstanbul 79-164, 85-97, 99, 104, 109, 8, 144, 146, 148 accommodation 129-34 activities 121-6 Asian shore 119-21 Balat 124-5 Bazaar District 108-12, 136-7, 149-50, 90-1 Bebek 122 Beşiktaş 97, 117-18, 134, 140 Beyoğlu 114-17, 133-4, 138-40, 150-1, 152, 94-5 cinemas 153-4 courses 128 cruises 121-5 drinking 140-51 emergency services 83, 84 Emirgan 123 entertainment 151-4 Eyüp 125 Fener 124 festivals 129 food 134-40 fortresses 122 Golden Horn 124 Harem 120-1 history 80 internet access 83-4 Kadıköy 121 Kandilli 122 Kanlıca 122-3 Ortaköy 97, 117-18, 134, 140, 152-3 Paşabahçe 123 planning 82 shopping 154 sights 98-121 Sultanahmet 98-121, 129-32, 135-6, 149, 150, 92-3 tourist offices 84-98 tours 126-8 travel to/from 157-60 travel within 159-64, 85 Üsküdar 119 walking tours 126-8, 127 Yeniköy 123 itineraries 22-7, 82, 624 İzbarak 638 İzmir 221-30, 222 accommodation 225-6 drinking 227 entertainment 227-8 food 226-7 shopping 228 sights 223-5 tourist offices 223 travel to/from 228-9 travel within 229-30 İznik 285-9, 286 İztuzu Beach 350 J jewellery 669-70 Jewish population 53 joy flights 250 Justinian 32, 80 K Kabak 143, 369-70 Kabatepe 180-1 Kaçkar Dağı 563 Kaçkar Dağları National Park 76 Kaçkar Mountains 360, 539-40, 563-8, 564, 360 Kadırga 207 Kahramanmaraş 598 Kahta 615-16 Kaklık Mağarasi 328 Kale 386-7 Kaleköy 192, 193, 385-6 Kalkan 374-7, 375 Kangal dogs 74 Kanlıdivane 424 Kapalı Çarşı 145 Kapıkaya 192 Kapısuyu 543 Kaplan 253 Kaputaş 378-379 Kapuzbaşı Waterfalls 525 Karagöl Sahara National Park 583 Karain Cave 402 Karakuş Tümülüs 618 Karaman 492-3 Karatepe-Aslantaş National Park 433 Karmylassos 367-8 Kars 582-7, 584-5 Kartalkaya 284 Kaş 379-84, 380 Kasaba 463 Kastamonu 462-3 Kaunos 346-7 kayaking 361-2, 381, 390 Kayaköy 367-8 Kaymaklı 524 Kayseri 534-8, 535 kebapçı 66 kebaps 67, 68, 137, 147 fırın kebap 489 İskender kebap 68, 147, 289, 298 Tokat kebap 477 Keçivan 592 Kekova 384-5 Kemal, Mustafa, see Atatürk Kemal, Namık 175 Kemeraltı Bazaar 145 Keramos 280 Keşlik Monastery 526 Khrysa 204 kilims 668 Kilis 605 Kilistra 492 Kilitbahir 187 Kınalıada 165 Kiraz Festivali 20 kitesurfing 363 Kıyıkışlacık 267 Kıyıköy 143, 194-5 Kız Kulesı 119 Kızıl Kilise 591 Kızkalesi 422-4 Kocatepe Camii 448 köfte 68, 278 köfteci 66 Konya 483-91, 484 accommodation 488-9 drinking 490 festivals 488 food 489-90 shopping 490 sights 485-8 tourist offices 485 travel to/from 490-1 travel within 491 Kop Geçidi 560 Köprülü Kanyon 404-5 Korykos Castle 423 Köyceğiz 344-5 Köyceğiz-Dalyan Nature Reserve 344 Kozan 432 Küçük Saray 639 Küçükkuyu 207 Kümbet 304 Kumluca 387 Kurban Bayramı 663, 664 Kurdish people 42, 47-9 Kurdish territory 635 Kurdistan Workers Party, see PKK Küre Dağları National Park 463-4 Kurtyurdu 304 Kurucaşile 543 Kuşadası 253-9, 254, 363 Kuscu Köyü 543 Kütahya 305-8, 306
728 Index (L-M) L Labranda 266 Lajos Kossuth 306 Lake Ceyhan 433 Lake District 312-21 Lake Van 642-4 language 36, 48, 698-703 courses 128, 129, 659 emergencies 701-2 food 71-3 Kurdish languages 645 Laodicea 328 Laodikya 328 Latmos 263-4 Laz people 49, 562 leather 670 legal matters 665-6 leishmaniasis 694 Lekton 204 leptospirosis 694 lesbian travellers 152, 663 lese-majesty 660 Letoön 372 literature 20, 56-7 poetry 47, 57 lokanta 65 lokum 69, 157 Lone Pine 182 Lycian people 29 Lycian Way 359 Lyrbe 411 Lystra 492 M Maçka 560 Madımak Hotel 481 Magazbert Fortress 591 magazines 654 malaria 694-5 Malatya 622-6, 623 Mamure Castle 417 Manavgat 410-11 Manavgat Waterfall 411 Manisa 230 maps 666 Maraş 598 Mardin 633-7, 634 markets, see bazaars Marmara 167-95, 168 Marmaray 163 Marmaris 334-9, 335 Mary 30, 31, 250 Mary s House 250-1 massacre 481 measures 654 meditation 396 Mediterranean eastern 406-39, 408-9, 432 western 331-405, 332-3 meerschaum 301-2, 670 Mersin 424-6, 425 Meryemana 250-1, 638 metros 689 Mevlâna Museum 485-7 mevlevi, see dervishes Meydancık Castle 418 meyhane 66, 139 meze 66 Midas Şehri 304 Midyat 638-9 migration 51-2 Milas 264-6 Milet 262 Miletus 260, 262, 262 mobile phones 670 monasteries Bagnair Monastery 591 Deyrul Zafaran 637 Eski Gümüşler Monastery 528 Keşlik Monastery 526 Monastery of St Simeon 438-9 Morgabriel Monastery 639 Selime Monastery 530 Sumela Monastery 559-60 Monastery Valley 531 money 17-18, 666-7 discount cards 661 Mor Dimet 638 Mor Eliyo 638 Mor Izozoal 638 Mor Kyriakos 638 Mor Yakup 638 Morgabriel 639 Morgabriel Monastery 639 mosaics 100, 421, 436, 601, 637 mosque etiquette 54 mosques Adana 429 Alaaddin Camii 488 Ankara 448 Blue Mosque 100 books 59 Divriği 483 İsa Bey Camii 240 Mahmud Bey Camii 463 Manisa 230 Milas 265 Rüstem Paşa Camii 111 Selimiye Mosque 169 Süleymaniye Camii 110 Ulu Cami (Afyon) 311 Ulu Cami (Battalgazi) 626 Ulu Cami (Bursa) 293 Ulu Cami (Erzurum) 571 Üsküdar 119-20 Yeşil Camii 292 Mt Ararat 360, 595-6, 358 Mt Baba 365 Mt Davraz 315 Mt Erciyes 507 Mt Hasan 530 Mt Kaçkar 563 Mt Nemrut 616-17, 11 Mt Nemrut, Tatvan area 642 Mt Sivri 319 Mt Süphan 644 mountain biking 381 mountain walks 360 Mudurnu 284-5 Muğla 332-3 Muradiye Waterfalls 652 museums 60 Adana Ethnography Museum 429 Amasra Museum 541 Antakya Archaeology Museum 436 Antalya Museum 394 Archaeological Museum, Sinop 544 Aya Sofya Museum, Trabzon 553-4 Çorum Museum 469 dervishes 601 Ephesus museum 240-2 Eşrefoğlu Camii 321 Florence Nightingale Museum 120-1 Gaziantep Museum 601 Göreme Open-Air Museum 499-500 İstanbul Archaeological Museums 108 İznik Museum 287 Mevlâna Museum 485-7 Museum of Anatolian Civilisations 444-5 Museum of Turkish & Islamic Arts 101 Museum of Underwater Archaeology 270 Pasha s Palace & Ethnography Museum 550 Rakoczi Museum 175 Şanlıurfa Museum 610
Index (M-R) 729 Trabzon Museum 553 Van Museum 647 Yesemek Open-Air Museum 605 Zelve Open-Air Museum 510-11 music 60-2, 64 Mustafapaşa 522-23 Myra 386 N Nakhichevan 592 nargileh 149 Narince 619 Narlıkuyu 421-2 national parks 76-7 Ala Dağlar National Park 525-6 Beydağları Sahil National Park 387 Dilek National Park 20, 259-60 Gallipoli National Historic Park 76, 178, 180, 185 Göreme National Park 76, 502 Güllük Dağı National Park 402 Kaçkar Dağları National Park 76 Karagöl Sahara National Park 583 Karatepe-Aslantaş National Park 433 Küre Dağları National Park 463-4 national marine park, Gökçeada 192 Nemrut Dağı National Park 77, 616-22, 617 Saklıkent National Park 77 Uludağ National Park 300-1, 364 Nemrut Dağı National Park 77, 616-22, 617, 11 tours 620-621 Nemrut Dağı, Tatvan area 642 Nevruz 20, 662 Nevşehir 514-15 newspapers 654 Niğde 526-8, 527 Nightingale, Florence 120-1 Noah s Ark 595 nuclear power 77, 545 Nyssa 321 O ocakbaşı 66 Öcalan, Abdullah 42, 48, 164 Ödemiş 253 Oğuzlu Church 591 oil 147 oil wrestling 50-1, 172, 242 Oil Wrestling Festival 20 Old Malatya 626-7 Olgunlar 580-1 Oltu 577-8 Ölüdeniz 365-7, 366 Olympos 387, 388-9, 390 opium 310 Ordu 550-1 Ören 207, 280-1 Ortahisar 516-17 Öşkvank 577 Osman 33-4, 293 Osmaniye 432-3 Ottoman Empire 34-8, 54 architecture 58-9 books 20 food 66 Ottoman houses 458 Afyon 310 Amasya 471-2 Antalya 393 Beypazarı 455 Burdar 314 Bursa 294 Eskişehir 302 Kütahya 306 Mudurnu 284-5 Muğla 332 Ören 280 Rize 561 Safronbolu 457 Tokat 476 Yörük Köyü 461 Özkonak Underground City 514 Özlüce 524 P painting 63 palaces Beylerbeyi Palace 122 Dolmabahçe Palace 117-18 Great Palace 102 Topkapı Palace 103-7, 104 Palandöken Ski Resort 575 Pamucak 142, 143, 251 Pamukkale 322-8, 323 paragliding 315, 365, 381, 362 parasailing 353 parks Ankara 448 Bursa 294 Gaziantep 601 Giresun 551 İstanbul 107, 118 İzmir 224 Ortahisar 516-17 Trabzon 555-6 Paşabağı 511 passports 675 Patara 143, 372-4, 143 Patriça Nature Reserve 212 Penek 578 Pergamum 212-18, 215, 216 Perge 402-3, 403 Perşembe 550 Persian rule 29-30 Phaselis 391 phonecards 671 Phrygian Valley 20, 303-4 Phrygians 303 Pınara 371-2 Pınarbaşı 463-4 Pirha 377 PKK 42, 48-9, 652 planning 17-21 plants 75-6 frankincense trees 75 roses 77, 313 tulips 75 poliomyelitis 695 population 45-50, see also individual peoples population exchange 40, 51, 192, 209, 367 postal services 667-8 pottery 659 Priene 260, 261-2, 261 Princes Islands 164-6 puppet theatre 296 R rabies 695 radio 654 rafting 362-3, 396, 404-5, 565, 578, 581, 627, 357 rakı 68, 176 Ramazan 663, 664 religion 53-5 Alevism 55 Christianity 31, 32 Islam 32 Reşadiye Peninula 339-44 restorans 66 Rize 561-3 road rules 688 road safety 660 rock climbing 390 Roman Empire 31 roses 77, 313 ruins, see archaeological sites & ruins Rumeli Kavağı 123 Rumi, Celaleddin 33, 485-6 tomb 486 Rumkale 606-7
730 Index (S-T ) S safe travel 652, 660 hitching 689 Safranbolu 455-61, 456 Sagalassos 313-14 St Gabriel 639 St John 30, 31 St Paul 30, 31, 427, 492 St Paul Trail 319, 359 Saklıkent Gorge 371 Saklıkent National Park 77 şalgam 430 Samsun 546-8 Şanlıurfa 607-13, 608 Şarapsa Hanı 415 Sardis 230-1 Sarıhan 513-14 Sarıkamış 592 Sart 230-1 Savaş 606 Şavşat 583 Savur 637-8 scams 661 Schliemann, Heinrich 199 scuba diving, see diving sea kayaking 361-2 seals 220 Sefa Hamam 148 Şeker Bayramı 663, 664 Selçuk 239-46, 241 accommodation 242 drinking 245 food 244-5 sights 240 tourist offices 240 travel to/from 245-6 travel within 245-6 Seleuceia-in-Pieria 439 Seleukeia in Pamphylia 411 Selge 20, 404-5 Selime 530-1 Selime Monastery 530 Selimiye 304 Selimiye Mosque 169 Seljuk Turks 47 architecture 58 Şenyuva 565-6 servis 686 Seven Wonders of the Ancient World 240, 248, 271 Seyitgazi 303 Şeytan Kalesi 590 shopping 668-70 Side 407-10, 410 Sidyma 372 Sığacık 236 Silifke 419-21, 420 silkworms 295 Sille 492 Silyon 403 Simena 385 Sinan, Mimar 99, 110, 111, 169, 287 Sinop 543-6, 544 Şirince 251-3 Şirnak 640-1 Sivas 478-82, 479 Sivri Dağı 319 skiing 284, 300, 315, 363-4, 565, 575, 592, 642 smoking 661 snorkelling 269 Sobesos 526 soccer 50, 154 Softa Castle 418 Soğanlı 523-5 Soğmatar 615 Söke 259 solo travellers 670 Southeast Anatolia Project 78, 607, 640 Spice Bazaar 111-12, 145 sports 50-1, see also individual sports storks 75 Şuayb City 615 Süleyman the Magnificent 35-6 Süleymaniye Camii 110 Sultan Han 538 Sultanhanı 493 Sultaniye Hot Springs 350 Sumela Monastery 559-60, 9 Sunken City 385 Süphan Dağı 644 sustainable travel 76 Sütçüler 320 synagogues Antakya 437 Edirne 171 İstanbul 125 İzmir 225 Sardis 231 Syria 438 T Tarabya 123 Tarsus 426-7 Taşkınpaşa 526 Taşucu 418-19 Tatvan 641-2 taxis 689 tea, see çay Tekirdağ 175-6 Tekkale 581-2 telephone services 670-1 Telmessos 352-3 Teos 236-7 Tepeköy 192, 194 Termal 284 Termessos 401-2, 402 Thrace 167-95, 168 tiles 287, 305, 487 time 671 tipping 667 Tire 253 Tirebolu 552 Titus & Vespasian Tunnel 439 Tlos 370-1 toilets 671 Tokat 474-8, 475 Tokatlı Gorge 462 Topkapı Palace 65, 103-7 Tortum Gölü 577 Tortum Şelalesi 577 tourist information 671-2 tours 689-90 İstanbul 128-9 walking 126-8, 127 Trabzon 552-9, 554, 555 accommodation 556 drinking 557-8 entertainment 557-8 food 556-7 shopping 558 sights 553-6 tourist offices 553 travel to/from 558 travel within 558-9 train travel to/from Turkey 18, 682 within Turkey 18, 690-1 trams 689 Trans-Kaçkar Trek 360 travel to/from Turkey 675-84 travel within Turkey 684-91 travertines 323-4 trekking, see hiking Trojan Horse 189 Troy 29, 197-200, 200 museum 189 tuberculosis 695 tulips 75 Tür Abdin 638
Lonely Planet Publications Index (T-Z) 731 Türkbükü 280 Turkish baths, see hamams Turkish delight 69, 157 Turks 47-8 turtles 75, 348, 350 Turunç 339 Tuz Gölü 192 TV 654 typhoid 695 U Üçağız 384-5 Uçhisar 507-9 Üçlerkayası 304 UFOs 500 Uğurlu 192, 194 Uludağ 300-1 Uludağ National Park 300-1, 364 Uluslararasi Bursa Festival 20 underground cities 514, 524, 531, 532 Ünye 548-50 Urfa 607-13 Urfa Bazaar 145 Ürgüp 517-22, 518 Uşak 309 Uşak Museum 60, 309 Uzuncaburç 422 Uzungöl 560-1 Uzunköprü 174-5 V vaccinations 692-3 Van 645-50, 646 Van Gölü 642-4 vegetarian travellers 70 visas 672-3, see also passports volunteering 674 W walking 358-64 water 696 water parks 256, 394, 413, 448 weather 17, 18, 658 weaving 659 weightlifting 50 weights 654 whirling dervishes, see dervishes white-water rafting 362-3, 396, 404-5, 565, 578, 581, 627, 357 windsurfing 234, 235, 236, 363 wine 68-9, 203 wineries 203, 518 women in Turkey 45, 55-6, 636 books 56 honour killings 55 women travellers 19, 673-4 health 696-7 wool 451 work 674 World Heritage sites 26 Göreme Open-Air Museum 499-500 Letoön 372 Pamukkale 324 Sultanahmet 98 Zeyrek Camii 113 wrestling camel wrestling 20, 51, 242, 245 oil wrestling 20, 50-1, 172, 242 X Xanthos 372 Y Yalıkavak 278-9 Yalova 283 Yalvaç 320 Yassıhöyük 454 Yaylalar 580-1 yaylalar 583 Yazılıkaya 304, 464, 467-8 Yazılıkaya Valley 303-4 Yedi Kilise 650 Yedigöller 525 yellow fever 695 Yeni Foça 219 Yesemek Open-Air Museum 605 Yeşilyurt 207, 627 Yılankale 431 Yıldırım Beyazıt Hamam 148 yoga 396 Yortanlı Dam 218 Yörük Köyü 461 Yukarı Soğanlı 525 Yusufeli 578-80 Yuvalı 192 Z Zelve 510-11 Zerk 404-5 Zeynel Bey Türbesi 639 Zeytinli 192, 193-4 Zigana Geçidi 560 Zından Mağarası 320 Lonely Planet Publications. To make it easier for you to use, access to this chapter is not digitally restricted. In return, we think it s fair to ask you to use it for personal, non-commercial purposes only. In other words, please don t upload this chapter to a peer-to-peer site, mass email it to everyone you know, or resell it. See the terms and conditions on our site for a longer way of saying the above - Do the right thing with our content.