Turkey (Culture Shock! A Survival Guide to Customs & Etiquette)

Whether you travel for business, pleasure, or a combination of the two, the ever-popular CULTURE SHOCK! series belongs in your backpack or briefcase. Get the nuts-and-bolts information you need to survive and thrive wherever you go. CULTURE SHOCK! country guides are easy-to-read, accurate, and entertaining crash courses in local customs and etiquette. CULTURE SHOCK! practical guides offer the inside information you need whether you're a student, a parent, a globetrotter, or a working traveler. CULTURE SHOCK! AT YOUR DOOR guides equip you for daily life in some of the world's most cosmopolitan cities. And CULTURE SHOCK! SUCCESS SECRETS guides offer relevant, practical information with the real-life insights and cultural know-how that can make the difference between business success and failure.

Each CULTURE SHOCK! title is written by someone who's lived and worked in the country, and each book is packed with practical, accurate, and enjoyable information to help you find your way and feel at home.

"A useful volume ... which helps make the Turks less inscrutable by explaining some of their more bizarre customs" -- R. Ayliffe, M. Dubin and J. Gawthrop, 2000, The Rough Guide to Turkey, Rough Guides, p. 897

"Culture Shock! Turkey by Arin Bayraktaroglu ... is an outstanding introduction to modern Turkish culture" -- A. Pollard and D. Pollard, 1996, Teach Yourself Turkish, Teach Yourself Books, p. 5

"Culture Shock! Turkey is ... an excellent book to walk you around life`s little cultural mud holes." -- Reviews of Best Books about Turkish (and Turkey)

"Dr A Bayraktaroglu is to be congratulated for preparing such a thorough book" -- B. Otus-Bascett, 2001, Book Review, Turkish Area Studies (53), p. 30

"This lively book is ... written in anticipation of the concerns and interests of the visitor" -- C. Balim-Harding, 1999, World Bibliographical Series: Turkey (Vol 27), Clio Press, p. 11