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Try Turkish food (lots of fat, flour, oil and sugar) you will put on lots of weight but you will not have to pay for excess luggage on your return!
Bring an extra suitcase for all the cheap goodies you will buy here.
Get close to the Turkish people by travelling on a ‘dolmus’ - an unforgettable experience.
Be brave and get washed by a local yielding a sandpaper mitt and discover how flexible your limbs really are at a Turkish Bath!??!
Drink ‘Raki’ to get drunk, drink apple tea while shopping, drink Turkish coffee for your fortune.

Do not try to understand our money it will give you a headache!
Don’t change all your money into Turkish lira before you arrive, you’ll get a much better rate of exchange here.
Do not drive in Turkey! Unless you have had Rally training!
Do not forget to take my phone number with you when you are out and about, just in case you get lost.
Do not drink water unless it’s bottled and do not drink water after getting drunk with ‘Raki’!!!!!

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