... Turkey get angry with me for not going in. The only thing I found more expensive in İstanbul than comparable prices in Britain is gasoline. I find it difficult to believe that someone used to British prices would find Turkey expensive, unless you spent your entire vacation in filling stations ... more

... dumb,i doubt they will base their whole vacation on ONE post... so i think people should just chill a bit whoever cares, can read my old posts... so they can rest assured that i love istanbul and have been there once... before you start being mean to me too ... more

... because the previous year on vacation, he was falsely accused by a Turkish policeman and given a ticket, which made him not like or trust turks. also, people of countries like Turkey suffer when similar minded tourists hope to take advantage of their poverty by trying not to pay what ... more

... hotel,you might consider renting an apt for 6 weeks. there are many available,check google for them. stay away from craig's list,as many of them are scams. also,check the link here on the left side of the page for vacation rentals,with reviews by TA members ... more

... Normally we rent short-term vacation apartments. We do not do that in Turkey because we normally do not stay in Istanbul for the entire time of our vacation so an apartment rental in not ... ... Turkey. If you want a vacation apartment there ... ... also apartments for short-term rental near ... more

... minimum salary to cut down the social taxes) But he is paid, in the best situations, only six months. With1200 TL during six month it is very hard to live in Turkey: in a small non touristic town the rental cost of a small appartment is around 400 TL monthly ... more

... a 2 lira tip and spent five minutes convincing him to take it. Beyond that I have no suggestions except that we continue to elect to spend our vacation dollars in this country and we hope that some of them trickle down to those most in need of the money ... more

... in the truck of our rental car two people approached hi and while one kept him busy with stupid questions, the other one tok the case which included, money, passports, credit cards, drivers licenses, jewellery and cosmetics and ran away. Un fortunately we did not see any of this happening ... more

... tourists with wallets fat with vacation money and credit cards, there will be pick pockets. I am pleased that your experience in Istanbul was otherwise a pleasant one. I have been a victim of these types of crimes on several occasions. I guess I am a slow learner because it ... more