Websites
www.turkeytravelplanner.com – Information packed website by travel writer Tom Brosnham, who is available for personalized travel planning.
www.goreme.com – we used Turkish Heritage Travel to plan the Cappadoccia portion of our trip. Great website and friendly assistance without pushing you to buy an entire packaged or customized tour for a fixed price.
Books
I read several of Orhan Pamuk’s books and was not impressed. While they did provide some insight into modern Turkey and life in Istanbul, they were very frustrating to read.
The Bastard of Istanbul
Forty Rules of Love
Portrait of a Turkish Family
Snow – Orhan Pamuk
Museum of Innocence – Orhan Pamuk
Istanbul: Memories and the City
Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization (this was well written) by Lars Brownworth
Tea Time in Turkey – Quigley
Anatolian Days and Nights (Joy Stocke)
Guide to Turkey for history travellers – Bob Fowke
Constanipolis – James Shipman