Useful Links
We hope that these links will help to answer any questions you may have about Turkey. They are reliable sources of information which we either use ourselves or have personally checked. And scroll down for some good reference books and novels about Turkey.
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www.bodrum-bodrum.com A comprehensive guide to Bodrum and Bodrum Peninsula.
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www.bodrumecho.com Bodrum Echo In Depth is based in Bodrum Turkey, it is a service designed to help the community of Bodrum and the Bodrum Peninsula.
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www.bodrumobserver.com The only English newspaper on the Bodrum Peninsula.
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www.towd.com For a list of Tourism Offices world wide and for Turkish Tourism Offices in your host country www.towd.com/search.php?isindex=turkey
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www.bms.com.tr Bodrum Marine Services Ltd, MCA, IIMS, RYA & YDSA accredited Marine Surveyors serving Turkey and the Eastern Med. region.
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www.tourismturkey.org The official website of the Turkish Ministry of Tourism with facts for visitors, regional information and special interest.
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www.kultur.gov.tr Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism. English, German, French and Spanish are some of the languages on this site, providing historical, archaeological, and cultural information about Turkey.
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www.tursab.org.tr The Association of Turkish Travel Agencies. Membership requirements, tourism news and list of members.
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www.thy.com Turkish Airlines - international flights and domestic services from Istanbul to Milas-Bodrum, Dalaman, Antalya and other Turkish Airports.
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www.atlasjet.com flights within Turkey and to some European destinations
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www.onurair.com.tr Flights to and from Istanbul, Bodrum, Izmir, Dalaman, Antalya and more...
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www.aurayachting.com British-run bareboat yacht charter company based in Yalikavak Marina on Bodrum Peninsula. High quality yachts and friendly efficient service from this young and enthusiastic team.
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www.aegeanprodive.com Diving and dive excursions in the Aegean. Based in Bodrum and offering daily dive PADI packages.
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www.istanbul.com exploring historical sites, entertainment, hotel, restaurant and shoppers' guide to Istanbul
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www.yaliemlak.com Simpson's Real Estate - comprehensive Real Estate service for people looking to buy, sell or rent property in the Bodrum area.
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www.gnto.gr With the Greek islands of Rhodes, Kos and Symi only a stone's throw away from Turkey many of our guests extend their holidays to include Greece. This site is the Greek National Tourism Organization with extensive mainland and island travel information
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BOOKS ON TURKEY
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www.roughguides.comThe Rough Guide to Turkey - Rosie Ayliffe, Marc Dubin and John Gawthrop. Our favourite guidebook; scrupulously researched, it's descriptions perfectly capture the essence of this diverse land.
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www.turkishkitchen.org Secrets of the Turkish Kitchen - Angie Mitchell, with illustrations by Sarah Carter. Probably the most easy-to-follow recipes you'll find on Turkish Cuisine, peppered with amusing and interesting anecdotes on the tradition of Turkish cooking, from nomadic tribes to Ottoman palaces. Superbly illustrated.
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Turkish Waters & Cyprus Pilot - Rod Heikell. 'The Yachtsman's Bible' - a comprehensive guide to Turkey's coastline; anchoring, mooring and shore services. Regularly updated.
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Birds Without Wings - Louis de Bernieres. The story of the fortunes of a Turkish village (somewhere near Fethiye) before, during and after the First World War. Louis de Bernieres has an amazing insight into the nature of Turkish village life. Highly believable characters and harrowing descriptions of the Gallipoli Campaign.
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Portrait of a Turkish Family - Irfan Orga
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Crescent and Star, Turkey Between Two Worlds - Stephen Kinzer
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Ataturk - Patrick Kinross
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The Ottomans, dissolving images - Andrew Wheatcroft