A Guide to Turkey
Capital:
Ankara
Population:
73,193,000
Currency:
Turkish lira (TRL), New Turkish lira (YTL)
Religions:
Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews)
Government:
republican parliamentary democracy
Languages:
Turkish (official), Kurdish, Dimli (or Zaza), Azeri, Kabardian
Climate:
temperate; hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters; harsher in interior
Phone Code:
90
Festivals in Turkey
A Turkish Sunnet [article]Camel Wrestling Championship [article]
Turkish Formula 1 Grand Prix [photo gallery]
ANZAC Day in Gallipoli [video]
Camel Wrestling Festival [video]
Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling [web site]
Marmaris Yacht Festival [web site]
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Turkey Hostels and Budget Hotels
Turkey Hotels
An Aussie in London features hotels in a number of locations across Turkey.
Turkey Flights
Turkish Airlines (Turkey) - One of Europe's biggest airlines flies to destinations across Europe, Asia, the Middle East and America
An Aussie in London has scoured the web for airlines that fly to Turkey. We feature only hand picked links (like the one above to Turkish Airlines) through to airline sites that feature flights to Turkey.
Turkey Tours
Tours in TurkeyEuropean Train Travel
Car Hire in Turkey
easyCar - easyCar is one of the easy Group of companies owned by Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the founder of easyJet. easyCar is now represented in over 60 countries with 2,400 rental locations and access to a fleet of some 400,000 cars and like easyJet you'll have to go a long, long way to find a cheaper rate on or off the web.
Further Turkey Resources
Turkey Sightseeing [web site]Tourism Turkey [web site]
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