Reading about Turkey

When preparing for a trip, I always like to read. Not just the travel books, but historical books, historical fiction, travel narratives, fiction, just about anything I can get my hands on. For my own future reference, of for yours, here is a list of some of the books I read or skimmed before our trip to Turkey.

• Lonely Planet Turkey by James Bainbridge
• Frommer’s Turkey with Your Family: From Bustling Bazaars to Historic Sites by Carole French
• Turkey–Bright Sun, Strong Tea: On the Road with a Travel Writer… by Tom Brosnahan
• Tales from the Expat Harem: Foreign Women in Modern Turkey by Anastasia M. Ashman
• Crescent and Star: Turkey Between Two Worlds by Stephen Kinzer
• Belshazzar’s Daughter by Barbara Nadel
• The Ottoman Cage: A Novel of Istanbul by Barbara Nadel
• The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak

Websites:

• Turkish Muse blog
• Turkey Travel Planner