As anyone who has ever been to Turkey will claim, this is one country you never need to an excuse to visit.
Turkey is where ancient cultures meet modern life head on, in a rapidly changing nation. And the main city of Istanbul is the best place to get the journey started.
Istanbul, a city of 15 million, literally marks the spot where the East of the Middle East and the West of Europe meet, over the Bosphorus, a narrow strait of huge significance.
Istanbul is a city of contradictions. This is where you can spend the day exploring the grandest mosques, museums and galleries, and then go dancing in bars and clubs until well after dark. You can also mix up modern and historical on a shopping expedition, finding…