The best of Turkey 2003 - 06

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2003

Announced 2004

Most frequently listed hotel in any category

1= Ciragan Palace Kempinski
1= Four Seasons Istanbul
3 Yesil Ev (Sultanahmet, Istanbul)
4 Hilton Istanbul
5 = Kismet (Kusadasi)
5 = Swissotel Istanbul the Bosphorus
7 Sheraton Voyager Antalya
8 = Divan (Istanbul)
8 = Pera Palas (Istanbul)
8 = Queen Ada (Bodrum)
 

Best grand hotel 2003

1 C iragan Palace Kempinski 30.5%
1 Four Seasons Istanbul 30.5%
3 Hilton Istanbul 11%
4 Swissotel Istanbul the Bosphorus 6%
5= Divan (Istanbul) 3%
5= Pera Palas (Istanbul) 3%
 

Best small hotels 2003

1 Yesil Ev (Sultanahmet, Istanbul) 23%
2 = Kybele (Istanbul) 4%

3 = Ayasofya Pansiyonlari 3%

3 = Bebek Hotel (Istanbul) 3%

3 = Nisanyan Evleri (Sirince) 3%

3 = Queen Ada (Bodrum) 3%

3 = Spectra, Sultanahmet (Istanbul) 3%

3 = Yanak Evleri (Urgup, Cappadocia) 3%
 

The best seaside hotel:

1 Kismet (Kusadasi) 18%

2 Sheraton Voyager Antalya 9%
3= Ece Saray, Fethiye 6%
3= Swissotel Gocek 6%
3= Talya (Antalya) 6%

 

Most frequently listed restaurants in any category

6 Pandeli
5 Borsa (Harbiye)
5 Seasons (Four Seasons, Istanbul)
3 Hanedan
3 Divan
2 Beyti (Florya, Istanbul)
1 Banyan info
1 Feriye (Ortakoy, Istanbul)
1 Uludag
1 Ulus 29
1 Iskele
1 Yeni Ege (Istanbul)
1 Develi (Samatya Istanbul)
1 Rami
1 Ali Baba (Tarabya, Istanbul)
1 Tike (Istanbul)
1 Kalbur
1 Menekse (Adana)
1 Sarnic
1 Swissotel
1 Kaburga Sofrasi
1 Leander's Tower
1 Hamdi
1 Haci Abdullah (Beyoglu, Istanbul)
1 Tugra (Ciragan Palace Kempinski)
1 Pandeli
1 Topkapi Palace Museum Restaurant
1 Haci Abdullah (Beyoglu, Istanbul
1 Sunset Bar and Grill (Ulus, Istanbul)
1 Uludag (Florya, Istanbul)
1 Yesil Ev (Sultanahmet, Istanbul)
 

Best fish restaurant

1= Sabahattin Balikcisi (Sultanahmet) 10%
1= Doga Balik (Cihangir, Istanbul) info 10%

3 Korfez (Bosphorus, Istanbul) 7%

4= Poseiden Bebek (Istanbul) 5%

4= Fish Terrace (Kalkan) 5%

4= Adem Baba 5%
4= Korsan (Kalkan) 5%

4= Koycegiz Lake Restaurant 5%
 

Best traditional lokanta

1= Kanat 7%
1= Asitane 7%
3= Beyti (Istanbul) 5%
3= Hunkar 5%
3= Hasi Salih (Beyoglu, Istanbul) 5%
3= Konak 5%
3= Can (Istanbul) 5%

 

Best café

1= Fes Cafe (Grand Bazaar, Istanbul) 12%
1= Divan 12%
1= Bebek Kahve 12%
4= House Cafe 8%
4= The Marmara Istanbul 8%

 

Best bar

Ciragan Palace Kempinski (Istanbul) 14%
 

 

2004
Announced 2005

Most frequently listed hotel in any category

1 Four Seasons (Istanbul)
2 Ciragan Palace Kempinski
3 Hilton Istanbul
4= Pera Palas
Museum Hotel Cappadocia

Best grand hotel 2004

18 Four Seasons (Istanbul)
11 C iragan Palace Kempinski (Istanbul)
4 Hilton Istanbul
3 Pera Palas (Istanbul)
1 Swissotel the Bosphorus
1 Conrad Istanbul
1 The Marmara Istanbul
1 Hyatt
1 Divan (Istanbul)

 

Best small hotel 2004

3 Museum Hotel (Uchisar, Cappadocia)
2 Bebek Hotel (Istanbul)
2 Four Seasons
1 Daphnis
2 Yesil Ev (Sultanahmet, Istanbul)
1 Divan
2 Turkoman (Sultanahmet, Istanbul)
1 Antik Beyazit (Antakya)
1 Urgup Evi
1 Sarnic
1 Montania (Mudanya)
1 Valide Sultan Konagi (Sultanahmet, Istanbul)
1 Divan (Istanbul)
1 Sirince Evi (Sirince, Kusadasi)
1 Lavanta (Yalikavak, Bodrum)
1 Marina (Antalya)
1 Kalyon (Istanbul)
1 Perarase (Beyoglu, Istanbul)
1 Garden Eden (Lake Koycegiz)
1 Deniz (Gocek)
1 Cetme Han
2 Ada Hotel, Bodrum
1 Marmara
1 Obelisk
1 Sumengen
1 Celal Sultan
1 Dersaadet (Istanbul)
1 Kybele
1 Kral Otel (Erzurum) >
 

Best seaside hotel 2004

2 Swiss Inn Gocek
1 Hillside Su (Antalya)
1 Club Dorya (Datça)
1 Marti
1 Deniz (Gocek)
1 Gloria Golf
1 Kismet
1 Queen Ada (Torba, Bodrum)
1 Marin Princess
2 Maki Hotel, Bodrum
1 Ada (Turkbuku, Bodrum)
1 Club Robinson
1 Ontur (Cesme, Aegean)
1 Yildiz Saray
1 Sarnic
1 All hotels in Antalya
1 Turkiz
1 Villa Ada

Best restaurant in any category

7 Borsa (Istanbul)
5 Konyali (Istanbul)
 

The best restaurant 2004

3 Borsa (Istanbul)
3 Park Samdan (Nisantasi)
2 Mezzaluna
3 Pandelli (Istanbul)
2 Seasons (Four Seasons, Istanbul)
2 Konyali (Topkapi, Istanbul)
2 The Loft (Macka, Istanbul)
1 Yesil Ev
1 Korfez (Istanbul)
1 Divan (Istanbul)
1 da Mario
1 Seasons (Four Seasons, Istanbul)
1 White Dolphin (Olu Deniz)
1 Feriye (Istanbul)
1 Piknik (Istanbul)
1 Sunset (Istanbul)
1 Beyti
1 Yakup (Beyoglu, Istanbul)
1 Sans
1 Haci Baba (Istanbul)
1 Marina (Antalya)
1 Tranca (Bodrum)
1 Asir (Istanbul)
1 Ulus 29 (Istanbul)
1 Develi (Samatya, Istanbul)
1 Cinar Country Res
1 Lacivert
1 Asitahe
1 Korfez (Anatolian shore, Bosphorus)
1 Ulus
1 Denizhan
1 Refik
1 Haci Abdullah (Istanbul)
 

The best fish restaurant 2004

3 Aleko (Yenikoy, Istanbul)
3 Korfez (Anatolian shore, Istanbul)
2 Iskele (Rumelihisari, Istanbul)
2 Kordon (Istanbul)
2 Doga (Cihangir, Istanbul)
1 White Dolphin (Olu Deniz)
1 Sardunya (Selimiye, Marmaris)
1 Pandelli (Istanbul)
1 Haci Baba (Istanbul)
1 Marina (Antalya)
1 Iskele (Cengelkoy, Istanbul)
1 Siesta (Gumusluk)
1 Doga Balik (Baltalimani, Istanbul)
1 Canakkale Balik
1 Cimentepe (Yalikavak, Bodrum)
1 Yuksel (Yesilkoy, Istanbul)
1 Cinaralti (Ortakoy, Istanbul)
1 Bosphorus Pasha (Istanbul)
1 Dalyan
1 Bay Balikcisi
1 Kordon (Anatolian shore, Bosphorus)
Bosphorus)
1 Poseiden (Bebek, Istanbul)
1 Urcan (Bosphorus)
1 Bebek Balikci (Istanbul)
1 Restaurants in Anadolu Kavagi (Istanbul)
1 Giritli (Sultanahmet)
1 Fora
1 Oriste
1 Hasan (Yesilkoy, Istanbul)

Best traditional lokanta 2004

3 Kanaat (Uskudar, Istanbul)
4 Borsa
3 Haci Abdullah
3 Konyali
1 Divan (Istanbul)
1 Sutis Taksim (Istanbul)
1 Ali Baba Kofteci
1 Lokanta (Istanbul)
1 Tarihi Sultanahmet Koftecisi (Istanbul)
1 Mevlana (Istanbul)
1 Imren (Cesme)
2 Imroz (Istanbul)
1 Haci Bozanogullari
1 Hunkar (Nisantasi, Istanbul)
1 Anzer
1 Laterna
1 Pandeli
1 Divan
1 Lokanta (Tepebasi, Istanbul)
1 Gunaydin
1 Ikbal (Afyon)
1 Meri (Fethiye)
1 Zetas (Bodrum)

Best café 2004

2 House Café (Tesvikiye, Istanbul)
2 Ask (Istanbul)
2 Bebek (Istanbul)
1 Rumeli (Istanbul)
2 Ara (Galatasaray, Istanbul)
1 Kaffeehaus (Istanbul)
1 Saray (Tesvikiye, Istanbul)
1 Mavi (Macka, Istanbul)
1 Divan (Taksim, Istanbul
1 Caydanlik
1 Fes (Grand Bazaar, Istanbul)
1 Marmara Hotel
1 Jazz
1 Marquise
1 Pierre Loti Cafe (Eyup, Istanbul)
1 L'Apero (Cesme)
1 Meri (Fethiye)
1 de Flore
1 Harvard
1 Erenler

Best Bar 2004

2 Pera Palas (Istanbul)
2 Nardis Jazz Bar
1 Sultan (roof)
1 Bade Hane
1 Pano
1 Conrad Roof
1 Çiçek Bar
1 Bebek Hotel
1 Kum Saati (Beyoglu)
1 Kemanci
1 Bes Kat (Istanbul)

 

2005
Announced 2006

Most frequently listed hotel in any category

4 Four Seasons
5 Ciragan Palace
4 Yesil Ev
4 Pera Palas

Best grand hotel 2005

4 Four Seasons
4 The Ciragan Palace
4 Pera Palas (Istanbul)
2 Hilton Istanbul
1 Ritz Carlton
1 Conrad Hilton Istanbul
1 Sheraton Antalya
1 Bentley (Istanbul)
1 Divan (Istanbul)
1 Swissotel the Bosphorus
1 The Marmara Istanbul
(Istanbul)
1 Kaya Club Med
 

Best small hotel 2005

4 Yesil Ev (Sultanahmet, Istanbul)
3 Sumahan
1 Hotel Bella (Selçuk)
2 Marina (Antalya)
1 Kariye (City Walls, Istanbul)
1 Ada
1 Armada
1 Hali
1 Arcadia
1 Side Pansiyon
1 Richmond Beyoglu
1 Pera Palas
1 Pierre Loti
1 Blue Hotel
1 Yeni Saray Üsküdar
1 Türkbükü Motel
1 Oracle Pansyon (Didim)
 

Best seaside hotel 2005

2 Queen Ada
1 Hilton Izmir
1 The Ciragan Palace
1 Sheraton Cesme
2 Hillside Su (Antalya)
1 Ada
2 Talya
1 Kalyon (Istanbul)
1 Splendid Palas (Büyükada, Istanbul)
1 Kismet (Kusadasi)
1 Maga Kizi
1 Kalikya
1 Sabrinas Haus
1 Villa Mahal
1 Ogun's Place (Didim)
1 A gulet

The best restaurant 2005

1 Kral (Kas)
1 360 degrees (Istanbul)
1 Sutte (Istanbul)
1 Develi
1 Marco Polo (Ankara)
1 Borsa (Istanbul)
1 Ciya
1 Korsan (Kalkan)
1 Konyali (Topkapi Palace, Istanbul)
1 Asitane
1 Korfez (Istanbul)
1 Kanaat
1 Kordon
1 Adres
1 Zephynia
1 REJANS
1 Sarnic
1 Didim (Aegean)
1 Robin Hood (Rumeli Hisari, Istanbul)
1 Mangal Iki (Ankara)
 

The best fish restaurant 2005

1 Balik Pazari (Fish Market)
1 Rumeli Kavagi (Istanbul)
2 Gelik (Bakirkoy, Istanbul)
1 Tikke
1 Korfez (Ankara)
1 Sardunya (Selimiye, Marmaris)
1 Cengelkoy
1 Park Fora
1 Bebek Balik

 

Best traditional lokanta 2005

1 Tarihi Sultanahmet Köfte (Sultanahmet Istanbul)
1 Yakup 2 (Istanbul)
1 Little Chicken Wing (near Tünel, Istanbul)
1 Haci Abdullah (Beyoglu)
1 Divan (Istanbul)
1 Yachts
1 Karisma Sen
1 Can
1 Tike
1 Meysuts
 

Best café 2005

3 Bebek Café (Istanbul)
1 Gezi (Taksim, Istanbul)
1 Cosy Pub
 

Best bar 2004

1 Haydarpasa Gar (Istanbul)
1 Bebek Hotel
1 Nu Terrass
1 Pera Palas

 

 

Best Turkish restaurant abroad

1 Turkish Kitchen (NYC) 24%
2 Ozer (London) 12%
3= Sofra (London) 9%
3= Tas (London) 9%
5= Mangal (London) 6%
5= Nizam's (Vienna, VA) info 6%

 

Best Turkish restaurant abroad

5 Sofra (London)
2 Ottoman Cuisine (Canberra)
4 Turkish Kitchen (New York)
2 Ozer (London)
1 Divan (New York)
1 Hasir (Berlin)
1 Divan (Washington DC)
1 Tas (London)
1 Ankara (?)
1 Kazan (London)
1 Efes I (London)
1 Anatol's (Cape Town)
1 Bosphorus (NYC)

Best Turkish restaurant abroad

1 Sofra (London)
1 Chez Marcelle (Olympia, London)
1 Tas (London)
1 Ozer (London)
1 Topkapi (London)
1 Istanbul Iskembesi (Dalston, London)
1 Mangal (London)
1 Kazan (London)
1 Cape Town
1 Hasir (Berlin)
1 Ali Baba (New York)
1 Anatolia Café (Cleveland)
1 Turkish Kitchen (New York)
 

Best recent book on Turkey:

1 Constantinople and the Orientalists
2 Lycian Way
1 Barbara Nadel's novel NARGILE
1 Turkiye'nin en guzel Yollari
2 Crescent and Star, by S Kinzer
1 Rough Guide Istanbul
1 Andrew Mango's Ataturk
1 Turkish Delights, by Philippa Scott
1 A Peace to End All Peace
1 Anything by John Freely
1 Older books
1 Turkey Guide (Open Road Publishing - comment: the couple who write it really know Turkey and are opinionated, not the regular Lonely Planet fare)
1 The Caravan
1 Virgin's Knot
1 Fruchtermann's Postcards info
1 Istanbul, by Ilhan Aksit
1 Seven Houses (novel)
1 Istanbul, by Orhan Pamuk
1 My Name is Red, by Orhan Pamuk info

Best museum in Turkey:

4 Sadberk Hanim Museum (Istanbul)
14 Topkapi Palace Museum (Istanbul)
1 Malatya
7 Turkish and Islamic Art Museum (Istanbul)
2 Rahmi Koc Industrial Museum (Istanbul)
1 Open Air Goreme (Cappadocia)
2 Ayasofya (Istanbul)
1 Kariye Camii (Istanbul)
6 Anatolian Civilisations (Ankara)
1 Konya
2 Military Museum (Istanbul)
2 Antalya
1 Bodrum
4 Sakip Sabanci Museum
1 Selcuk
1 Ephesus
3 Archaeological Museum (Istanbul)
1 Carpet museum (Istanbul)

Favourite shopping experience in Turkey:

2 The Covered Bazaar (Istanbul), including random sellers
1 Network (for clothes)
3 Sofa (Istanbul)
1 Yargici (Istanbul)
4 Vakko (Taksim)
1 Robinson Crusoe Bookshop (Istanbul)
1 Turkish and Islamic Art Museum shop (Istanbul)
1 Mudo
1 Cesni (Ankara)
2 Mehmet Cetinkaya Gallery (textiles, Istanbul)
2 Ev + (household, tableware - Nisantasi, Istanbul)
1 Yuruk
1 Derimod
1 The Tuesday 'pazar' in Kadikoy (Salipazar)
1 Gonul Paksoy (fashion, naturally dyed)
1 D&R Stores
1 Bazaar 54
3 Pasabahce (glassware and gifts)
1 Deli Kizin Yeri
1 Hilat (jewellery)
2 Akmerkez
 

Best aspect of holidaying in Turkey?

29 People (& their exceptional niceness)
8 Seeing friends
2 Turks
2 Hospitality
7 Friendliness
1 Welcome
1 Feeling safe
1 Family

1 Ease of getting around
2 Beauty of the scenery
1 Countryside
1 Climate
1 Wild flowers
1 Atmosphere
1 Ambiance
1 Relaxation
5 Sun
1 The sea
3 Sailing
1 Beaches
1 Driving at leisure
1 Quiet
1 Places
1 Nature

17 Food
1 Food shops

2 Huge variety
1 Everything is available
1 Affordable

2 History
1 Ancientness
6 Historic sights
2 Culture
1 Architecture
3 Art
1 Outstanding archaeological sights

1 Hotels
2 Good service

1 Everything
 

Worst aspect?

4 None
1 Leaving
2 Long way away (USA)
1 Not speaking Turkish
1 Too little time

3 Touristic development (including too much building along the coast and tacky holiday villages)
1 Lack of art museums
1 Bodrum - a cheap touristic mess
1 Not enough effort to preserve authentic villages like Simena
1 Places cheapened by MacDonalds and subsequent loss of culture
 
1 Airport visa
1 Waiting at customs
1 Lack of good trains
1 Driving
1 Lack of good small hotels in middle and east of the country
2 Taxis (especially Istanbul)
2 Driving
4 Traffic (especially in Istanbul)
1 Trucks

4 Hot weather in summer
1 Mosquittos

1 Dirt (including litter in ruins)
2 WCs
2 Pollution
1 Smoking

1 Men
1 Letches
1 Arrogance
3 Pushy salesmen & pestering (especially rug dealers)
1 Street hustlers
1 Tourists in a dusty karavanserai
3 Touts (especially near the Blue Mosque)
1 Tourist tea
1 Being overcharged

1 Unstable prices
1 The very poor
1 Terrorism
1 Bad PR
1 Chaos
1 An earthquake
1 Crowds
 

Best recent book on Turkey:

2 Andrew Mango's Ataturk
5 Andrew Mango's The Turks Today
1 Bright Sun Strong Tea
1 Walking the Lycian Way
1 Young Turk
3 Birds Without Wings
3 Crescent and Star
1 Islamist Mobilization in Turkey, by Jenny White
1 Young Turk
1 Istanbul, by John Freely
1 Crescent and Star
1 Living Under the Shadow of Two Cultures
1 Batmaz Tepelerinde zaman?
1 Secrets of the Turkish Kitchen
2 Mansel's Constantinople
1 Turks 600-1600 catalogue
1 Bazaar to Piazza

 

Best museum in Turkey:

4 Sabanci Museum (Istanbul)
7 Topkapi (Istanbul)
3 Archaeological Museum (Istanbul)
5 Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art (Istanbul)
4 Rahmi Koc Museum (Istanbul)
2 Anatolian Civilisations (Ankara)
1 Bodrum Castle
1 Sadberk Hanim Museum (Sariyer, Istanbul)
3 Istanbul Modern
1 Ayasofya
1 Kariye
1 Bodrum Castle
1 Dolmabahce (Istanbul)

Favourite shopping experience in Turkey:

4 Sofa (Istanbul) >>
2 Robinson Crusoe Bookshop (Istiklal, Istanbul)
1 Uc Yildiz (sweetshop, Istanbul)
2 Beymen
1 The streets
1 Champion
1 Greenhouse
3 Grand Bazaar
1 Akmerkez
1 Adnan & Hasan kilims (Grand Bazaar, Istanbul)
1 Umit
1 Adnan & Hasan
1 Dösim (museum shops)
1 Tribal Collections (Goreme, Cappadocia)
1 Altinoluk olive oils
1 Vakko

Best aspect of holidaying in Turkey?

3 Friendly people
14 People
3 The Turks
1 Being with friends
3 Hospitality and kindness
1 Friendly atmosphere
1 Unique atmosphere
2 Friends
1 Seeing my family
1 Magical, mystical, friendly

4 Food
 
4 Nature
1 Scenery
1 Variety of landscape
2 Aegean coast and sea
1 Beauty
1 Mavi Yolculuk (sailing)
1 The Bosphorus

5 Weather
1 Sun

6 History
5 Culture
1 Art
1 Sightseeing
2 Archaeological sites
1 Architecture
1 Diverse places to visit
 
1 Smoking
1 Travelling
1 Variety
 
1 Being in Turkey
1 Levantine atmosphere
 

Worst aspect?

7 Traffic
2 Roads
1 Roadworks
1 Taxi drivers
1 Traffic safety
 
2 None
1 Leaving Istanbul
1 My old age
1 My Turkish
1 Language
1 Dieting
 
2 Noise
 
2 Carpet sellers
2 Insistent salesmen
1 Money cheating
1 Conmen
1 Hawking
1 Escalating violence

1 Bargaining
1 Kazik yemek

1 Crime
 
1 Big resorts
2 Package tours
1 Tourism inflation
 
1 Dust
1 Construction
2 Pollution
2 Bucket and spade brigade
2 Toilets
1 Bathrooms

1 Mosquittos and flies

Best recent book on Turkey:

1 Birds Without Wings, by Louis de Berniere
1 Bright Sun Strong Tea
4 Istanbul, by Orhan Pamuk
1 Portrait of a Turkish Family, by Irgan Orga
1 Turks (Royal Aacdemy catalogue)
1 Constantinople: City of the World's Desire, by Philip Mansel
1 Eat Smart in Turkey (2nd edition)
1 Lords of the Horizons, by Jason Goodwin >>
 

Best museum in Turkey:

5 Topkapi (Istanbul
1 City Museum (Istanbul)
1 Sakip Sabanci Museum (Istanbul)
2 Military Museum (Harbiye, Istanbul)
2 Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art
2 Anatolian Civilizations (Ankara)
3 Antalya
1 Türk Petrol Vakfi Muzesi
1 Archaeological Museum
1 Istanbul Modern
1 Aphrodisias
 

Favourite shopping experience in Turkey

3 Arasta Bazaar (Sultanahmet, Istanbul)
1 Grand Bazaar
1 L'Orient
1 Mudo
1 Craft shop in Istanbul Airport
1 Gönül Paksoy
1 Vakko
1 Urart

Best aspect of holidaying in Turkey

16 People
1 Turks are nice
1 Wonderful people
1 Turkishness
1 Hospitality
2 Friendliness
1 Fun
1 Easy human relationship
1 Vivacity
1 Street life

1 Archaeology
1 Culture
3 Sights
1 History

1 Nature
1 Country villages
2 Landscape
1 Sea and secluded bays
 
1 Sea
1 Waterways
1 Bosphorus boats
2 Coastline

7 Food
 
1 Great shopping
 

Worst aspect:

1 Too smokey
2 Driving
4 Traffic
1 Turkishness
1 Fundamentalism
1 Air pollution
1 Pollution
1 Water bottles
1 Inflation
1 Dirt
1 Public toilets
1 Taxi drivers
1 Car horns
2 Politics
1 Queues for visa at Istanbul Airport
1 Carpet salesmen
1 Unwanted attention
1 Haggling
1 Land mines
1 Anti-Americanism
1 Sultanahmet
 

 

Most significant event in Turkey in 2005

1 EU accession
1 Foot in the Common Market
2 Europe
1 Use of Euros in hotels
1 EU Process
1 EU negotiations begun
 
1 Pamuk problem
1 Pamuk trial collapse
1 Dropping prosecution of Pamuk
1 Orhan Pamuk sued for his declaration on Armenian genocide
1Pamuk release
 
1 Taking the 0s off the lira
 
1 Increasing nationalism
 
1 Increasing Islamization
 
1 Possible foreign ownership of land
 
1 The roads
 
1 New choreographers/dancers and choice of themes
 
1 Terrorism
 
1 War in Iraq
 
1 Better roads
 
1 Art exhibitions in London and Washington

Favourite place in Turkey?

Istanbul (33)
25 Istanbul
1 Sultanahmet, Istanbul
1 Tarabya Istanbul
1 Kariye Camii
1 Buyukada
1 St George Monastery on Buyukada (Istanbul)
1 Patio of the Hotel Chora for lunch (Asitane Restaurant)
2 Covered Bazaar
 
South coast (25)
6 Kalkan
4 Kas
2 Lycia
2 Fethiye
3 Gocek
1 Shoreline between Antalya and Bodrum
4 Antalya
1 Kizkalesi
1 Olympos
1 Belek Antalya
 
Aegean coast (16)
1 Aegean coast
2 Izmir
2 Kusadasi
2 Assos
1 Mordogan
3 Assos
1 Aphrodisias
1 Priene - above the Meander delta - and the whole western, Aegean coast
1 Cesme
1 Ayvalik
1 Alacata

Southwest (21)
1 Southwest coast
Marmaris peninsula (7)
1 Turunç (Marmaris)
2 Datca
1 Bozburun
1 Torba
1 Cnidos
1 Robinson Club Marmaris (beteween Marmaris and Datca
Bodrum peninsula (13)
12 Bodrum
1 Yalikavak
 
Anatolia (11)
6 Cappadocia
1 Mustafapasa
1 Kutahya
1 Eskisehir
1 Van
1 Bursa

Black Sea (1)
1Trabzon
 
1 Mountains
1 Any turbe to a saint
1 All seasides
1 Cruising along the coast
1 Everywhere
 
Surely you don't agree?

Favourite place in Turkey?

21 ISTANBUL
16 Istanbul
1 Bosphorus
1 A Bosphorus ferryboat
1 Beyoglu
1 Bebek (Bosphorus)
 
5 CENTRAL ANATOLIA
1 The road from Konya to the coast via Catalhuyuk
2 Konya
2 Cappadocia
 
13 AEGEAN & MARMARA
1 Babakale (N Aegean)
1 Cesme (Aegean)
1 Aphrodisias
1 Mountains (Toros & Kaçkars)
3 Assos
1 Ayvalik/Cunda
2 Bozcaada
2 Aegean shores/coast
1 Areas around Çanakkale and Bursa
 
14 SOUTHWEST CORNER
2 Selimiye, Marmaris
1 Icmeler, Marmaris
2 Gumusluk (Bodrum)
1 Knidos
2 Datça (and Resudiye)
1 South and southwest
4 Bodrum
1 Göcek
1 Kalkan
1 Olu Deniz
 
5 MEDITERRANEAN
1 Turquoise Coast
1 Mediterranean coast (sailing)
1 Belek
2 Antalya
1 Sailing in the Mediterranean
 
5 EASTERN ANATOLIA
1 Dogubeyazit
2 The east of Turkey
1 Barhal Mountains, Kars
1 Mountains (Toros & Kaçkars)

 
1 Never been to Turkey
1 My home
1 Many

Favourite place in Turkey?

18 ISTANBUL
12 Istanbul
1 Sultanahmet
1 Uskudar
1 Kizkalesi
1 Topkapi Palace
1 Sile (Black Sea)
 
8 AEGEAN
1 Izmir
2 Ephesus
1 Sigacik
1 Priene
1 Didim
2 Aphrodisias

11 SOUTHWEST CORNER
1 Kas
2 Kalkan
1 Gokova Bay
1 Göcek
1 Marmaris
1 Kalekoy
1 Kayakoy
2 Bodrum
1 Türkbüku
 
1 MEDITERRANEAN
1 Mediterranean coast
 
2 ANATOLIA
1 Gaziantep
1 Düzce
 
1 BLACK SEA
1 Hawkers area (east)

 
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On dyes - 1
Article on the Kariye Camii - 1
The Walls of Istanbul (Cornucopia 7) - 1
Beyond the Euphrates (Cornucopia 30) - 1
Artist in the Palace - Vanmour, by Philip Mansel (Cornucopia 30) - 1
Articles on neighbourhoods and art
An American Nomad (Josephine Powell), by Andrew Finkel (Cornucopia 30) - 2
On smaller twons with emphasis on architecture
Wild Beauties of the Deep South, by Martyn Rix (Cornucopia 29) - 1
Georgia, by Min Hogg (Cornucopia 28) - 1
Nissim de Comando (Cornucopia 26) - 1
The Kaçkars (Cornucopia 28) - 1
Articles on the plants - 1
Sultans's Gardens (Cornucopia 29) - 1
Ottoman Mount Athos - (Cornucopia 15) - 1 'All time great'
Absolute Guide to Istanbul1993 - (Cornucopia 4) - 1
 
 
Who is your favourite writer in Cornucopia?
Andrew Finkel - 17
Azize Ethem - 11
Berrin Torolsan - 4
David Barchard - 4
Norman Stone - 3
Patricia Daunt - 2
Elizabeth Meath Baker -1
Maureen Freely - 2
Bob Ousterhout - 1
Frances Kazan - 1
 
The best advertisement?
Artisan - 3
Patek Philippe - 2
Kurukahveci Mehmed Efendi - 3
Gunes Oztarakci - 5
Queen Ada - 4
1 House rentals - 1
Mercedes - 1
Ibn Arabi - 1
Ismail Yigit - 2
Sotheby's - 2
Bonhams - 1
Four Seasons - 3
Garanti - 1
Ciragan Palace - 1 (which shows the power of a good ad, as it last appeared in Cornucopia four years ago - ed)
Vakko - 1 (ditto - ed)
Hotel Directories - 1
Pasabahce - 1
 
The worst advertisement?
We prefer to save their blushes! - ed
 
Who took part in the survey?
3 academics (inc 1 archaeologist/lecturer, 3 university professors, 4 teachers, 1 economist, 2 retired head teachers, 1 museum lecturer), 4 architects, 1 civil engineer, 1 arts administrator, 2 bankers,1 cost analyst, 3 legal profession (inc 1 barrister, 1 attorney, 1 judge, 2 lawyers), 5 consultants, 1 diplomat, 1 executive, 1 geologist, 3 investment managers, 2 importers, 2 jewellers, 4 Medical profession (2 doctors, 1 medical transcriber, 1 pharmacist), 1 botanist, 1 PR manager, 17 retired people, 1 oriental rug merchant, 1 tour operator, 1 writer, 4 magazine editors, 1 yoga teacher, 1 glass-blower, 1 designer, 1 real estate consultant, 1 service general manager, 1 lobbyist, 1 importer , 2 housewives. 1 film-maker (etc. to be completed)

 
 
From: Australia, France, South Africa, Turkey, USA, UK
 
Average age: 40-55
Male-female: 50-50
 

 
How much time do you spend reading Cornucopia?
Max 30 mins - 1
1 hour - 14
2 hours - 18
More than 2 hours - 31
 
Which topics covered by Cornucopia do you enjoy the mos t?
Travel - 75
History - 76
Art - 68
Achitecture - 64
Books - 52
Biography - 52
Cookery - 50
Diaries - 35
Wild flowers - 32
Music - 2
All of them - 13
 
Who is your favourite writer in Cornucopia?
Andrew Finkel - 12
Berrin Torolsan - 4
David Barchard - 4
Norman Stone - 1
Owen Matthews - 1
Azize Ethem - 3
Maureen Freely - 2
Patricia Daunt - 2
Robert Ousterhout - 1
Elizabeth Meath Baker - 1
Philip Mansel - 1
 
Favourite article
The Doorman's Son (No 31), by David Barchard
Christopher Trillo on hamams
Village Voices (all issues from Cornucopia 12 on)
Kula by Roger Williams
Caucasian People (No 28), by Robert Chenciner
City of Shadows (Kirkuk after the war) (No 29), by Owen Matthews
Turks of China (No 31), by Christian Tyler
Lake Koycegiz (No 20), by Patricia Daunt
Connoisseur's Guide to Istanbul: No 32 x 2
 
Favourite ad
Patek Philippe - 2
Artisan - 3
Sotheby's - 1
Four Seasons - 1
Isbank - 1
Kurukahveci - 1
HSBC - 1
 
Have you ever bought books from Cornucopia?
Yes - 17
No - 18
 
Have you ever given Cornucopia as a gift?
Yes - 22
No - 14
 
Where did you first see Cornucopia?
In a shop - 6
Friends - 13
On a plane - 1
In ahotel - 5
Turkfest, London - 1
Naturel Fair - 1
 

How much time do you spend reading Cornucopia?

Max 30 mins - 3
1 hour - 19
2 hours - 11
More than 2 hours - 33
 

Which topics do you enjoy the most?

History - 60
Architecture - 54
Travel - 51
Books - 47
Art - 47
Food - 41
Biography - 38
Wild flowers - 26
Diaries - 19
 
+ Textiles - 1

Who is your favourite writer in Cornucopia

Andrew Finkel - 5
Berrin Torolsan - 2
Azize Ethem -2
Maureen Freely - 1
Patricia Daunt - 1
Christopher Trillo - 1
Norman Stone - 1
Philip Mansel - 2
Barnaby Rogerson - 1
Robert Chenciner - 1
David Barchard - 1

John Freely - 1
 

Favourite article

8 Land of a Thousand Mansions: Country Houses of the Black Sea Mansions Cornucopia 34
 
1 Cappadocia by Horse Cornucopia 35
 
 
1 Godfrey Goodwin (by Maureen Freely) Cornucopia 34
 
1 Connoisseur Cornucopia 34
 
1 Painting his way into History (by Philip Mansel) Cornucopia 34
 
2 The Spirit House: the architectural renovation of the Sumahan Hotel Cornucopia 34
 
1 American Nomad: Josephine Powell Cornucopia 30
 
1 Princess of Berar Cornucopia 31
 
1 Kirghiz (Tribe and Tribulation, by Hasan Ali Karasar, photographs by Jonathan Henderson), from Cornucopia 33
 
3 The whole Istanbul issue Cornucopia 32
 
1 Turks of China (by Christian Tyler) (Cornucopia 31)
 
1 The Old City Cornucopia 32
 
1 Bean and Mitford (by Barnaby Rogerson), from Cornucopia 23
 
1 Lake Koycegiz (by Patricia Daunt), from Cornucopia 22
 
1 Houses of Cappadocia (David Barchard), Cornucopia 14

Favourite ads

Mercedes Benz - 2
Museum Hotel - 1
Queen Ada - 1
Sotheby's - 1
Günes Oztarakci - 1
Turkish coffee - 2
Pasabahçe - 1
Artisan - 1
Cornucopia CD offers - 1
 

Have you ever bought books from Cornucopia?

Yes - 36
No - 29

Have you ever given Cornucopia as a gift?

Yes - 26
No - 38

Where did you first see Cornucopia?

In a shop - 7
Friends - 36
On a plane - 0
In ahotel - 7
Advertisement - 1
Fairs - 1
 

ABOUT YOU
 
Occupation
2 - Writer
1 - Art historian
2 - Physician/doctor
5 - Professor
1 - Educatio (general directory)
2 - Teacher
1 - Theatre executive
1 - Bookshop owner
2 - Businessman (managing director)
1 - Financial Consultant (chairman)
1 - Farmer
1 - Fund-raiser
4 - retired
2 - Housewife
1 - Imporer
1 - Student
1 - Tourism
1 - Tour guide
1 - Quilter and quiltshop owner
1 - Translator
1 - Lawyer
 
Sex
19 - male
18 - female
 
Age group?
27 - 50+
5 - 40-49
2 - 30-39
1 - 15-18
 
Which other magazines do you subscribe to?
5 - National Geographic
3 - Economist
3 - New Yorker
1 - Apollo
1 - Atlantic
1 - Hali
1 - Harper's Magazine
1 - Vogue
1 - Traveller
1 - London Review of Books
1 - Cooking Light
1 - Sunset
1 - Architectural Digest
1 - Royal Society of Arts
1 - Wilson Quarterly
1 - KMT
1 - Le Point
1 - The Art Newspaper
1 - Publisher's Weekly
1 - Figaro
1 - Living
1 - Marie Claire
2 - Newsweek
1 - Business Week
1 - M.E. International
1 - Gurme
1 - Stern
1 - Vanity Fair
1 - The Lady
2 - Time
1 - Herald
2 - Only Cornucopia
1 - Waitrose Food
1 - Quilter's Newsletter
1 - Qulting Arts
1 - Wallpaper
1 - Quilts Japan
2 - House & Garden
1 - Tatler
1 - Bella Italia
1 - Soundings
 
Your favourite newspaper?
5 - NY Times
3 - Interntaional Herald Tribune
1 - USA
1- Boston Globe
3 - The Times (London)
1 - Daily Mail
2 - Financial Times
1 - Milliyet
4 - Cumhuriyet
3 - Hürriyet
1 - Radikal
2 - Sabah
1 - Aksam
1 - Roanoke Times
1 - Faz
3 - Turkish Daily News
1 - Independent
1 - Die Welt
1 - Le Monde
1 - Danish newspapers
 
Where do you own property
9 - USA (Maine, etc)
1 - Lebanon
3 - England
3 - Germany
21- Turkey (13 Istanbul, 1 Eskisehir, 2 Ankara, 2 Bodrum, 1 Fethiye)
1 - Denmark
1 - France
1 - Greece
1 - Nowhere
 
Special interests
1 - Textiles
1 - Quilting
2 - Travel
1 - Volunteer work
2 - Photography
1 - Silver
1 - Tobacco boxes
1 - Pottery
1 - Turkey and the Middle East
1- Ancient history
1 - Archaeology
2 - Architecture
1 - Culture
2 - Books and Reading
1 - Reading and writing about faraway places
2 - Opera
2 - Golf
8 - Music (classical, etc)
2 - Skiing
1 - Cinema
1 - Maps
1 - Literature
4 - Art
1 - Painting
2 - Gastronomy and cooking
1- Wine
4 - History
1 - People
2- Theatre
1 - Foreign places
1 - Gardening
1 - Kilim weaving
2 - Sailing
 
What was your last purchase in Turkey?
6 - A car
8 - Rugs/carpet/kilims
1 - Art
1 - A boat
1 - Ceramics
1 - CDs
1 - Copper
2 - Books
3 - Jewellery
1 - A big lamp
2 - Music set
1 - Real estate
3 - A house
1 - A city pied-a-terre
1 - Slide projector
1 - A holiday
1 - Postcards
1 - Furniture
1 - Laptop
1 - Camera
1 - Vases from Pasabahce boutique
 
And your next?
1 - Ceramics
1 - Real estate
1 - A boat
1 - Jewellery
1 - Calligraphy
1 - Art
2 - Rugs
1 - Laptop
1 - Leather
1 - Nargile pipe

ABOUT YOU

Occupation

3 - Self-employed
 
1 - Civil servant
1 - Accountant
1 - Marketing executive
1 - Investment director
2 - Financial director
1 - Managing director
1 - Bank manager
1 - Contractor
 
1 - Attorney
 
1 House wife
1 Home maker
 
13 - Retired
 
1 - Academic
1 - Educational consultant
1 - Lecturer
1 - College lecturer
2 - Teacher
 
1 - Travel consultant
 
2 - Art dealer
1 - Oriental rug dealer
 
1 - Artist
1 - Musician
1 - Design
1 - Actress
1 - Architect
1 - Hattat (calligrapher)
1 - Publisher
1 - Film Production
1 - Theatre Executive
1 - Web designer
 
1 - Jesuit priest
 
1 - Farmer
 
4 - Medical doctor
1 - Psychotherapist
1 - Health Industry
1 - Health visitor
 
Sex
29 - male
31 - female
 
Age group?
38 - 60+
17 - 50-59
10 - 40-49
4 - 30-39
1 - 15-29
 

Which other magazines do you subscribe to?

4 - Economist
1 - Prospect
2 - New Statesman
2 - Spectator
1 - Oldie
1 - Private Eye
2 - Time
1 - New Yorker
1 - Atlantic
1 - New York Review of Books
1 - Harpers
 
1 - Wallpaper
1 - Martha Stewart
2 - World of Interiors
1 - Western Living
1 - Phoenix Home and Garden
1 - Elle Decor
 
1 - Tatler
1 - Harpers & Queen
 
2 - Hali
1 - Art Newspaper
4 - Smithsonian
1 - Frieze
1 - Apollo
1 - Soundings
1 - Alla Italia
 
1 - Gourmet Traveller (Australia)
2 - Gourmet
1 - Bon Apetit
 
1 - Ptolemaic Terrascope
1 - Wire Magazine
 
1 - RHS
 
2 - TLS
1 - London Review of Books
1 - New York Review of Books
 
1 - Current Archaeology
1 - Archaeology
 
1 - Field
1 - Country Life
1 - Trout & Salmon
1 - Outback
3 - National Geographic
1 - Country Living
 
1 - Medical magazines
 
1 - Dance Research
 
1 - Computer magazines
 

Which newspaper do you prefer?

2 - None
 
8 - Daily Telegraph
6 - FT
6 - Guardian
4 - Independent
1 - Independent on Sunday
5 - Times (London)
1 - Sunday Times (London)
 
1 - Neue Zürcher
1 - NZZ
 
1 - The Australian
2 - Sydney Morning H
 
3 - Herald Tribune
1 - Vancouver Sun
1 - USA Today
14 - New York Times
2 - Washington Post
1 - Boston Globe
1- SF Chronicle
1 - The State
1 - AZ Republic
 

Where do you own property?

6 - Turkey
 
3 - Australia
1 - South Africa
 
1 - Lebanon
 
1 - Spain
25 - UK
2 - France
1 - Belgium
2 - Germany
2 - Italy
1 - Greece
2 - Switzerland
 
1 - Canada
27 - USA
1 - Mexico
 

What car do you drive?

3 - Saab
2 - Mercedes
1 - Cadillac
1 - Rover
3 - Audi
2 - Ford
4 - Volvo
1 - Mini Cooper
1 - Honda
2 - VW
2 - Renault
1 - Smart
1 - Skoda
1 - Vauxhall
3 - Toyota
1 - Peugeot
2 - BMW
2 - Opal
1 - Vauxhall
1 - Mazda

Special interests

8 - Art
7 - Architecture
6 - Travel
4 - Music
5 - History
1- Geneology
4 - Gardening & flowers
2 - Yoga
3 - Cinema
3 - Food & Cooking
 
1 - Boats
1 - Riding
1 - Fashion
1 - Reading
1- Aircraft
1 - Golf
1- Ballet
1 - Animals
1 - Fishing
1 - Tennis
1- Jazz
1 - Olive oil
1 - Otttoman postcards
1 - Healthy art
1 - Turcomania
1 - Stamp collecting
1 - Turkey
1 - Middle East
1 - Countryside
1 - Skiiing
1 - Antiques
1 - Driving
1- Hotels
1 - Italy
1 - Spain
1 - Textiles
1 - Design
1 - Squash
1 - Botanics
1 - Wine

How often do you travel abroad?

2 - 20-30 times
1 - 10 times
8 - 3/4 times
10 - 5/8 times
2 - 10 times
2 - 0 times
4 - 1 time
4 - 2 times
 

Your last major purchase in Turkey

3 Property
1 - House
2 - Flat
 
13 Textiles
3 - Kilim
1 - Rug
7 - Carpet
1 - Linen
2 - Suzani
1 - Bukhara rug
 
5 Objets d'Art
1 - Piece of Kütahya
1 - Ceramics
1 - Watercolour
1 - Antique textile
1 - Postcards
1 - Picture (art)
 
2 Accessories
1 - Briefcase
1 - Costume jewellery
 
3 Travel
1 - Cruise
1 - A sailing holiday
1 - Holiday
 
1 - Imports to Australia
 
And your next?
 
3 Property
1 - Land
1 - Palace
1 - Summer house
 
3 Textiles
2 - Rug
1 - Textile
 
4 Art
1 - Postcards
1 - More Kütahya
2 - Painting
 
1 Travel
1 - Cruise
 
1 Food
1 - Olive oil
 

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