Turkey: Complete Guide with Ottoman Sites, Ancient Ruins and the Best Beach Resorts (Gold Guides)
Language: English
Published by Fodor's Travel Publications Inc.,U.S., 2001
- Softcover
- Used
Condition: Used - Very good
£ 3.75
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.
Seller Inventory # M00679006737-V
- Title
- Turkey: Complete Guide with Ottoman Sites, Ancient Ruins and the Best Beach Resorts (Gold Guides)
- Author
- Fodor's
- Publisher
- Fodor's Travel Publications Inc.,U.S.
- Publication year
- 2001
- Condition
- very good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0679006737
- ISBN 13
- 9780679006732
- Edition
- 5th or later Edition
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
Turkey is exotic to Western eyes. Its domed mosques, their minarets reaching for heaven; the packed bazaars agleam with copper and brass and piled high with carpets; the ancient ruins and medieval palaces and fortresses — all are the stuff of legend come to life. These sights alone, to say nothing of Turkey' s great natural beauty, would be enough to keep you coming back. But there is so much more to experience here than glorious architecture, stunning coasts and mountains, and the monumental legacies of great civilizations past. In Turkey, without expecting it and with a lightness of spirit, you will begin to feel untethered from the ways of the Western world. Formally, through pacts and protocols, the country seeks to join itself to Europe. Happily, in its soul, where it really counts, Turkey will always be a land apart. And for that very reason, you may find it hard to visit only once.
ISTANBUL
Istanbul can fascinate, frustrate, and enchant you — all at once. Europe and Asia, the old ways and the modern, mix here in tight quarters, yielding bewitchingly out-of-sync images. Imagine an Armani-clad driver in a Lexus, shouting into a cell phone — and in the next lane, a donkey hitched to a cart, taking the daily gridlock philosophically. Picture young women in designer jeans lined up for a new Western flick and, passing by them, matrons robed to the ankles, bound for evening prayer. You'll find scenes like this all over the city. Much of what you've come to see — great mosques and palaces — packed into the ancient heart of town, Old Stamboul. This is where Topkapi Sarayi, a stunning palace steeped in lore, expanded over the centuries, serially embellished by rulers like Ahmet III (who built a grand street fountain here). Peewee pashas, their parents, and visitors alike are all attracted by the priceless gems of the Treasury and the mysterious fascination of the palace's famous harem. Sinners have sought mercy, rather than material accomplishments, in the light-filled Blue Mosque and in Aya Sofya. The Byzantine Empire echoes in the mosaics of the latter, now a museum. Classical music echoes through the world's most handsome cistern, Yerebatan Sarnici, where water, precious in Istanbul to this day, was stored as siege insurance.
AEGEAN COAST
The ancient Greeks, who knew a thing or two about living well, loved this white-sand coast and its turquoise waters, settling here as early as 1000 [bc]. The ancient Romans, who knew quite a bit about stealing good ideas from the Greeks, continued developing the area. The result today is a wealth of classical ruins for you to explore, those same enticing beaches and waters for you to splash in, lodgings for all budgets, and excellent seafood dining. Pergamum, with its great Hellenistic acropolis, is magnificent, as is the Temple of Apollo in Didyma, where a massive head of Medusa stands guard. The Great Theater, also Greek-built, is the grandest ruin at Miletus, while the columns of Hierapolis are a legacy of imperial Rome. Aphrodisias holds the remains of the city of the goddess of love, but the centerpiece of open-air antiquities is Ephesus, with its two-story Library of Celsus and other splendidly preserved ruins from a theater to temples. The place has great meaning for Christians: Paul preached here to hostile crowds, but managed to found a congregation. And nearby is Meryemana, the house where Jesus's mother is believed to have spent her final years.
ANKARA AND CENTRAL ANATOLIA
When Kemal Atatürk, the father of Turkish independence, chose Ankara as his seat of government in 1923, he had a vision of building something unprecedented in Turkey — a modern, secular city like the national capitals of the West. Ankara was a provincial backwater, virtually a clean slate for city planning. Today its broad boulevards and refreshing green spaces, such as Genclik Park, create an urban roominess unique in the land. An honor guard is always at Anit Kabir, Atatürk's mausoleum. Though statues of Atatürk are everywhere in Turkey, you'll gain a deeper sense here of the reverence Turks feel for the man. Pride of nationhood is also strong at the Ankara Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, a treasure house with artifacts of Anatolian civilizations from Assyrian to Hittite to Roman. Paintings and sculptures by modern Turkish artists fill the Resim ve Heykel Muzezi, a stroll away. As you admire these great temples and palaces remember this: they stood here long before there was an Athens or a Rome.
BLACK SEA COAST
Wild and remote in many places, this scenic coast is worlds apart from Turkey's other beach areas. The stunning scenery, pretty villages with old Ottoman houses, and good bazaars can take at least a week to explore. You can start in Sile, whose striped lighthouse and picturesque harbor, complete with castle ruin, are familiar sights to Istanbulites needing a break by the sea (the Big City is just to the west). You'll find plenty of nightlife here. Enjoy it; you may not see it again for a while. Moving east, turn south at the walled city of Amasra and head for Safranbolu, where the lure is the well-preserved old town with its Ottoman houses. Also inland, medieval Kastamonu casts a spell with its historic castle and its this-is-the-real-thing bazaar. Back on the water, Sinop is the oldest city on the Black Sea Coast — old enough to have been founded, supposedly, by an Amazon queen — and full of reminders of its Greek and Byzantine, and Seljuk past. Press on to Samsun and head inland for Amasya, supposedly founded by another Amazon queen, and steeped in history reaching back to Alexander's time.
"About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Shipping rates from Germany to U.S.A.
| Item | 10 to 20 business days | 10 to 20 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 8.34 | £ 16.67 |
Payment methods
Store description
**WILLKOMMEN** im AbeBooks Shop von medimops - dein Onlineshop mit der größten Auswahl an Second Hand Büchern. Stöber dich durch über 4 Millionen Artikel und spare bis zu 70 % im Vergleich zum Neupreis. Wir prüfen alle Artikel sorgfältig auf Qualität und Funktionalität. **WELCOME** to the medimop's AbeBooks shop, the online shop with a large range of second-hand books. Browse more than 4 million articles and save up to 70% on the new price. All our articles are quality checked. ** BIENVENUE ** dans la boutique AbeBooks de momox shop! Spécialiste des articles culturels d'occasion, nous vous offrons une gamme diversifiée de livres d'occasion. Découvrez nos offres et économisez jusqu'à 70% du prix neuf! Nous grarantissons tous nos articles en bon état. ** BENVENUTI ** nello shop medimops di AbeBooks, lo shop online per i libri usati. Abbiamo piu´di 4 milioni di articoli e potete risparmiare fino al 70% rispetto al nuovo. Tutti i nostri prodotti sono controllati a mano per garantire la massima qualità. ** BIENVENIDO ** a la tienda de medimops en AbeBooks, la tienda online con una gran oferta de libros de segunda mano. Navegue por más de 4 millones de artículos y ahorre hasta un 70% sobre el precio nuevo. Todos nuestros artículos son de calidad comprobada. …
Seller's business information
momox SE
Schreiberhauer Straße 30
Berlin, Germany 10317
momox SE | Schreiberhauer Straße 30 | 10317 Berlin
represented by the Board of Management Heiner Kroke (spokesman) and Christian von Hohnhorst
VAT ID: DE266608643
Commercial Register HRB 236261 B | AG Berlin Charlottenburg
Terms of sale
1. Scope
For all orders via our store on the AbeBooks Marketplace, the following terms and conditions apply. Unless otherwise agreed, the inclusion of any terms and conditions of your own used by you is contradicted.
2. contracting party, conclusion of contract, correction options
The purchase contract is concluded with momox SE.
The subject of the contract is the sale of goods.
If an article is posted by us on AbeBooks, the activation of the offer page on AbeBooks is the binding offer to conclude a contract under the conditions contained in the article page.
The presentation of the products in the online store does not constitute a legally binding offer, but a non-binding online catalog. You have the option to complete the ordering process via the shopping cart system or the buy now function. You can initially place our products in the shopping cart without obligation and correct your entries at any time before submitting your binding order by using the correction tools provided and explained for this purpose in the order process. By clicking the order button you make a binding offer for the goods contained in the shopping cart. By pressing the button "Buy now" an order is automatically created, which will be sent to the delivery address you have provided and for which a payment is made with the specified payment method.
The confirmation of receipt of your order will be sent by e-mail immediately after sending the order. We accept your order within 2 days by us or AbeBooks on our behalf submitting/issuing a declaration of acceptance or shipping confirmation in a separate email or, if applicable, the payment transaction is carried out by the service provider or the selected payment service provider. The time of execution of the payment transaction depends on the respective selected payment method (see under "Payment"). The relevant alternative for you depends on which of the listed events occurs first.
3. contract language, contract text storage
The language(s) available for the conclusion of the contract: German
We store the text of the contract on our systems, which, however, are not accessible to you.
However, you have the possibility to view your last orders via your AbeBooks account. The full text of the contract is not accessible there.
4. delivery conditions
Shipping costs will be added to the indicated product prices. You can find out more about the amount of the shipping costs at the offers.
5. payment
The payment processing is done by AbeBooks. You can pay the invoice amount by credit card.
6. retention of title
The goods remain our property until full payment.
7. transport damage
If goods are delivered with obvious transport damage, please complain about such defects to the deliverer as soon as possible and contact us immediately. Failure to make a complaint or contact us has no consequences for your legal claims and their enforcement, especially your warranty rights. However, they help us to be able to assert our own claims against the carrier or the transport insurance.
8. warranty
The statutory liability for defects shall apply.
Customer service: Phone number: 0049 (0) 30/488288200
9 a.m. to 6 p.m., e-mail: service@momox-shop.uk
9. liability
For claims based on damage caused by us, our legal representatives or vicarious agents, we shall always be liable without limitation - in the event of injury to life, limb or health - in the event of intentional or grossly negligent breach of duty - in the event of warranty promises, insofar as agreed, or - insofar as the scope of application of the Product Liability Act is opened. In the event of a breach of essential contractual obligations, the fulfillment of which is a prerequisite for the proper execution of the contract and the observance of which the contractual partner may regularly rely on (cardinal obligations) due to slight negligence on our part, on the part of our legal representatives or vicarious agents, liability shall be limited to the amount of the damage foreseeable at the time of the conclusion of the contract, the occurrence of which must typically be expected. Otherwise, claims for damages are excluded.
10. dispute resolution
The European Commission provides a platform for online dispute resolution (ODR), which can be found here: https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/. Consumers have the possibility to use this platform for the settlement of their disputes.
To settle disputes arising from a contractual relationship with a consumer or whether such a contractual relationship exists at all, we are obliged to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board. The responsible body is the Universalschlichtungsstelle des Bundes am Zentrum für Schlichtung e.V., Straßburger Straße 8, 77694 Kehl am Rhein, www.verbraucher-schlichter.de. We will participate in a dispute resolution procedure before this body.
11. protection of minors
If your order includes goods whose sale is subject to age restrictions, we ensure that the customer has reached the required minimum age by using a reliable procedure involving a personal identity and age check. The delivery person will hand over the goods only after the age check has been carried out and only to the customer in person.
Delivery to packing stations is not possible in this case.
Right of withdrawal
If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.
Information regarding the right of withdrawal
Statutory right to withdraw
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good or the last lot or piece.
To exercise the right of withdrawal, electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).
We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.
We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract.
We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back, or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.
You shall send back the goods or hand them over to medimops, Leipzig, Germany, without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
Exceptions to the right of withdrawal
The right of withdrawal does not apply to:
- The delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
- The supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. on a CD or DVD) if you accepted when you placed your order that we could start to deliver it, and that you could not withdraw once delivery had started.
Privacy and security
Unless otherwise stated below, the provision of your personal data is neither required by law or contract, nor is it necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the data. Failure to provide it will have no consequences. This applies only insofar as no other indication is made in the following processing operations.
"Personal Data" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
Collection, processing and forwarding of personal data for orders
When ordering, we collect and process your personal data only to the extent necessary for the fulfillment and processing of your order and to process your requests. The provision of the data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide it will result in no contract being concluded. The processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) DSGVO and is necessary for the performance of a contract with you.
Your data is passed on, for example, to the shipping companies and dropshipping providers you have chosen, payment service providers, service providers for order processing and IT service providers. In all cases, we strictly observe the legal requirements. The scope of the data transfer is limited to a minimum.
Duration of storage
After the contract has been fully processed, the data will initially be stored for the duration of the warranty period, thereafter taking into account statutory, in particular tax and commercial law retention periods and then deleted after expiry of the period, unless you have consented to further processing and use.
Rights of the data subject
If the legal requirements are met, you have the following rights according to Art. 15 to 20 DSGVO: the right to information, to correction, to deletion, to restriction of processing, to data portability.
In addition, according to Art. 21 (1) DSGVO, you have the right to object to processing based on Art. 6 (1) f DSGVO and to processing for the purpose of direct marketing.
Contact us if you wish. You can find the contact details in our imprint.
Right of complaint to the supervisory authority
In accordance with Art. 77 DSGVO, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data is not lawful.
Right of objection
If the personal data processing listed here is based on our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO, you have the right to object to this processing with effect for the future at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.
After the objection has been made, the processing of the data concerned will be terminated unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves the purpose of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims.
If personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you may object to this processing at any time by notifying us. After the objection has been made, we will terminate the processing of the data concerned for the purpose of direct marketing.