Fodor's Turkey

We used this guide during our recent trip to Istanbul. Excellent! From sightseeing to restaurants all recommendations were right on! My wife had bought one of the $5 travel app's plus we had trip advisor on our devices and we could clearly see the differences between a professionally edited book and a "crowd sourced" app. My wife's only complaint was that this was a hard copy and would love to have the same book "downloadable" on her i-pad.

I will be taking this book with me in a couple of months, and have already read through the sections that correlate to my itinerary. From here, I think the the book has a variety of options and choices for all budgets, plus a lot of very useful information for a first-time traveler to Turkey. My chief complaint is the book's weight. I am tempted to take a razor to it and take only the first half, the half that is of interest to me; although there is section in the back that has helpful information like phrases, info on getting around by bus, taxi, car, ferry, etc., women traveling alone (my situation), and more. It may not be comprehensive on any one area, but let's face it, Turkey is a BIG country. You wouldn't expect a travel guide on the US to have everything in it, either. So, I'll have at least one other book (solely on Istanbul) with me, good maps, and I've already made some very friendly contacts over there through the site Couchsurfing. Happy travels!

I bought this prior to a ten day trip in Turkey in December 2014. First of all, this may be my first Fodor's book. I'm more of a Rick Steve's person, but he didn't have a book that covered more than Istanbul. Now, this book definitely covered all of the places that I visited. However, information was hit or miss, it was not well organized, and half of the time I couldn't find the information I actually wanted (i.e. location, opening hours, cost, etc.). Yes, we used this extensively throughout our trip. No, it did not really help at all. Overall very disappointed in this travel guide.

Has all the information I was looking for in planning a trip to Turkey.

Gives a great understanding on places to visit in Turkey!