| With its heart in Asia and its head in Europe, Turkey | | | | Mediterranean or Aegean coasts and beach-comb |
| covers a vast landmass and stretches from its | | | | and hop from resort town to resort town. From Side |
| European land and sea borders with Bulgaria and | | | | to Bodrum, Alanya to Antalya, Turkey has some |
| Greece to almost touch the Mediterranean island of | | | | vibrant, historic, culturally rich and now affluently |
| Cyprus and meet with the Middle Eastern nations of | | | | wealthy towns and cities to enjoy all along the coast. |
| Syria and Iran. | | | | You can pick a main town as your base and then hire |
| Naturally such a vast nation which is embraced by | | | | a car and head off the beaten track to take in |
| such varied and historic cultures on all sides has a | | | | magnificent mountains, beautiful olive groves, vineyards |
| thrilling and rich history and culture of its own, and it is | | | | and untouched beaches. |
| only when you begin to explore the delights of the | | | | Turkey is a thrilling nation of vast contrasts. Its people |
| nation that you realise how much Turkey has to offer | | | | are hugely welcoming to visitors and will make your |
| the traveller, no matter what their ideal holiday type. | | | | holiday a thrilling success. The welcoming people |
| For culture vultures and city lovers, Istanbul is certainly | | | | coupled with the fabulous cuisine will also ensure you |
| the place to begin a visit to Turkey. The majority of | | | | want to keep coming back for more. |
| the most famous ancient sites to see and the historic | | | | As more people discover the delights of Turkey, so |
| centres to explore such as Hagia Sofia and the Blue | | | | the number of people applying for working visas, |
| Mosque are located on the European side of the | | | | extended tourism visas and residency permits is on |
| Bosphorus and within walking distance of each other. | | | | the increase. If you too find that you want to spend |
| You are safe in Turkey's thrilling city of Istanbul | | | | time living and perhaps working in parts of Turkey, this |
| especially if you stick to the main tourist areas - of | | | | option is probably open to you too - depending on the |
| course, you may be visited by street sellers of hand | | | | nation you herald from. |
| crafted wares, but otherwise you will be left alone to | | | | To find out more, visit the Turkish embassy in your |
| enjoy the delights of the metropolis. | | | | home country. Once you know you can spend more |
| A boat trip on the Bosphorus is not to be missed, | | | | time in the nation, you can then begin planning your |
| neither is a day visiting some of the shopping | | | | itinerary - and you'll need plenty of time because the |
| experiences in Istanbul. You can take in the mega mall | | | | country offers so much of interest to its visitors. A final |
| at Cevahir (pronounced Jevahir) and shop in high-end | | | | word about working in Turkey - you will need to speak |
| Western boutiques for a few hours, before going and | | | | Turkish if you want to find professional level |
| exploring the souks and the markets and learning to | | | | employment or work off the tourism track - but if |
| haggle for a bargain or two! | | | | you're happy teaching English as a foreign language or |
| Once you've shopped until you drop and seen all the | | | | working in the tourism industry for example, you will |
| sights you can absorb, why not fly south to the | | | | find plenty to keep you occupied when living in Turkey. |