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Bridge continents, cultures and cuisines by exploring this melting pot of magnificent attractions. With glorious beaches, exotic bazaars, striking architecture, distinctive cuisine, and unique landscapes, Turkey is a travellers paradise. Visit Istanbul, the only city in the world spread across two continents or relax on one of the stunning beaches along Turkey’s Mediterranean Coast. Browse our collection of Turkey guide books and maps below; our collection includes travel guides from renowned publishers as well as specialist, hard-to-find publications. We also feature recommended holiday reading and all your essential travel accessories.

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    Lords of the Horizons is a history of the Ottoman Empire by accessible and engaging writer Jason Goodwin. For over six hundred years the Empire swelled and declined, weaving a dazzling Turkish c...
    • Publisher: Vintage
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    The Bridge: A Journey Between Orient and Occident is Geert Mak’s tale of Istanbul’s past and present as represented by the Galata Bridge, which has spanned the Golden Horn since the sixth century and i...
    • Publisher: Vintage
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    The city of Istanbul, formerly Byzantium and then Constantinople, has had a long and fascinating history. This book tells its story, giving a flavour of its daily life as well as its politics and...
    • Publisher: Penguin
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    Magic Bus

    by Rory MacLean
    In the 1960s hundreds of thousands of young Westerners, inspired by Kerouac and the Beatles, blazed the 'hippie trail' overland from Istanbul to Kathmandu in search of enlightenment and a bit of cheap...
    • Publisher: Penguin
  5. £10.99
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    Byzantium

    by Judith Herrin
    ‘Byzantium - The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire’ is a comprehensive introduction to the history of the Byzantine Empire. A melting pot of East and West, Christian and Pagan, the Byzantine...
    • Publisher: Penguin
  6. £9.99
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    A Fez of the Heart

    by Jeremy Seal
    A Fez of the Heart is the tale of Jeremy Seal’s journey around Turkey in search of a hat. Setting out across Turkey in the extremes of winter, Seal traces the history of the culture- defining,...
    • Publisher: Picador
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    Paradise Lost. Smyrna 1922

    by Giles Milton
    Paradise Lost is a history of the great fire of Smyrna in 1922, by bestselling non-fiction author Giles Milton. A consequence of the latter days of Greco-Turkish War, the fire decimated much of the...
    • Publisher: Sceptre
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    Bridging Asia and Europe, Istanbul exudes exoticism and modernity, romance and splendour, complexity and contradiction. "StyleCity Istanbul" revels in the city's creative dynamism, from its glorious...
    • Publisher: Thames & Hudson
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    In Search of the Trojan War

    by Michael Wood
    Michael Wood examines whether the legendary figures of Troy, Achilles, Hector, Paris and Helen, actually existed and whether events such as the siege of Troy ever occured. New evidence uncovered at...
    • Publisher: BBC Books
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    Orhan Pamuk’s extraordinarily beautiful “Istanbul” won the 2006 Nobel Prize for literature- once you have picked up and read this brilliant work, you will be in no doubt as to why it did.Arguably...
    • Publisher: Faber and Faber
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    Rebel Land - Among Turkey's Forgotten People

    by Christopher de Bellaigue
    Rebel Land: Among Turkey’s Forgotten People is an immersion in the beautiful district of Varto - a place left behind by Turkey’s march towards modernity. Varto is, in many ways, medieval in its...
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury
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    Central Istanbul at 1:10,000 on a laminated, waterproof and tear-resistant street plan from the AA with on the reverse a mini guide to the city highlighting its top 25 sights, recommendations for eatin...
    • Publisher: AA Publishing
    • Scale: 1:10,000
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