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 PRIVATE GUIDES OF Turkey
Faruk Ozer - Experienced Professional Tour Guide in Kusadasi Faruk Ozer I was born in Izmir in the Aegean Region-the cradle of civilizations-in 1953. I graduated from the Aegean University, the Faculty of Economical Sciences-Department of Tourism in Izmir.
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PRIVATE TOURS IN Turkey
Full Day Tour To Ephesus and The House of Mary - A full day tour to Ephesus and The House of Mary. Our first visit will be at the Artemis Temple, one of the seven wonders of the ancient time.
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OTHER TOURS IN Turkey
Jewish Sites in Sardis. Izmir. Turkey - Spend a day exploring the Jewish site in the ancient capital of Lydia - Sardis. You will visit the Marble Synagogue and Gymnasium, along with the Smyrna Market and the Archaeological Museum..
Istanbul Two Continents Tour. Istanbul. Turkey - Step from one continent (Asia) to another (Europe) in 2 minutes! Experience this unique tour to discover on of the Ottoman palaces and cross the Bosphorus Bridge to Asia to look back on Istanbul from Camlica Hill - the highest point in Istanbul.. .
Demre, Myra and Kekova. Antalya. Turkey - On this full day tour you will visit Demre and Myra before joining a boat trip to Kekova Island to view the spectacular underwater ruins of the sunken city of Simena. For a different perspective, enjoy a swim or snorkel in the turquoise waters - dont forget to bring your bathing suit.
Private Istanbul Evening Tour - Turkish Dinner and Show. Istanbul. Turkey - Take a panoramic tour of Istanbul as it is illuminated at night, before feasting on a four course dinner including two drinks. Sit back and enjoy the lively Belly Dancing and Anatolian Cultural Folklore Show and allow yourself to get fully into the spirit of the night..
Private Tour to Pergamum and Asklepion. Izmir. Turkey - See the Roman Medical Center ruins of Asklepion, work site of the great physician Galen, and visit the Archaeological Museum of Bergama. With ruins of the Temples of Trojan and Dionysos and the steepest theater of Anatolia, Pergamum is an archaeological site of Turkey well worth a visit.
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GENERAL DETAILS - Turkey
CAPITAL CITY OF Turkey: Ankara
LANGUAGE OF Turkey: Turkish
CURRENCY OF Turkey: New Turkish Lira (YTL)
CLIMATE OF Turkey: temperate; hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters; harsher in interior
ECONOMY OVERVIEW OF Turkey: Turkey's dynamic economy is a complex mix of modern industry and commerce along with a traditional agriculture sector that in 2004 still accounted for more than 35% of employment. It has a strong and rapidly growing private sector, yet the state still plays a major role in basic industry, banking, transport, and communication. The largest industrial sector is textiles and clothing, which accounts for one-third of industrial employment; it faces stiff competition in international markets with the end of the global quota system. However, other sectors, notably the automotive and electronics industries, are rising in importance within Turkey's export mix. In recent years the economic situation has been marked by erratic economic growth and serious imbalances. Real GNP growth has exceeded 6% in many years, but this strong expansion has been interrupted by sharp declines in output in 1994, 1999, and 2001. Inflation, in recent years in the high double-digit range, fell to 9.3% by 2004 - a 30-year low. Despite these strong economic gains in 2002-04, which were largely due to renewed investor interest in emerging markets, IMF backing, and tighter fiscal policy, the economy is still plagued with high debt and deficits. The public sector fiscal deficit exceeds 6% of GDP - due in large part to the huge burden of interest payments, which accounted for more than 40% of central government spending in 2004, and to populist spending. Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Turkey remains low - averaging less than $1 billion annually, but further economic and judicial reforms and prospective EU membership are expected to boost FDI. A major political and economic issue over the next decade is whether or not Turkey will become a member of the EU.
POPULATION OF Turkey: 69,660,559 (July 2005 est.)
RELIGION OF Turkey: Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews)
COMMENTS ABOUT Turkey:
Turkey is located on the Mediterranean, in the Anatolian region of West Asia
Cities : Ankara (capital), Antalya, Bursa, Edirne, Istanbul, Izmir, Konya, Sinop, Trabzon
Best Places : Bergama, Bozcaada, Bodrum, Beypazarı, Datça, Göreme, Hasankeyf, Marmaris, Olympos, Safranbolu
Electricity : 220V/50Hz (European plug)
Calling Code : +90
Time Zone : UTC +2
Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopted wide-ranging social, legal, and political reforms. After a period of one-party rule, an experiment with multi-party politics led to the 1950 election victory of the opposition Democratic Party and the peaceful transfer of power. Since then, Turkish political parties have multiplied, but democracy has been fractured by periods of instability and intermittent military coups (1960, 1971, 1980), which in each case eventually resulted in a return of political power to civilians. In 1997, the military again helped engineer the ouster - popularly dubbed a "post-modern coup" - of the then Islamic-oriented government. Turkey intervened militarily on Cyprus in 1974 to prevent a Greek takeover of the island and has since acted as patron state to the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus," which only Turkey recognizes. A separatist insurgency begun in 1984 by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) - now known as the People's Congress of Kurdistan or Kongra-Gel (KGK) - has dominated the Turkish military's attention and claimed more than 30,000 lives, but after the capture of the group's leader in 1999, the insurgents largely withdrew from Turkey, mainly to northern Iraq. In 2004, KGK announced an end to its ceasefire and attacks attributed to the KGK increased. Turkey joined the UN in 1945 and in 1952 it became a member of NATO. In 1964, Turkey became an associate member of the European Community; over the past decade, it has undertaken many reforms to strengthen its democracy and economy, enabling it to begin accession membership talks with the European Union.
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Board a ferry to Yalova before travelling to Bursa where you will see the Green Mosque, Green Tomb and Great Mosque. Take the cable car to Uludag before continuing to Cumalikizik Villages preserved Ottoman homes.