Turkey - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture (54) Paperback – April 1, 2014

Very well written with straightforward cultural lessons. If one is interested in not making a social faux pas, it's got great advice. I am waiting for the updated August 2022 edition to see if there's anything new added. I got the audiobook version because I was interested in how to pronounce some city or person's names in the English accent (the Turkish pronunciations by the narrator, though, are very suspect...). Definitely recommend for anyone going to Turkey or wanting a brief introduction to the country. This series is great, hope they do more Central Asia.

I recently went to Turkey and found this guide to be very helpful. However there were many more complexities to the culture than were reflected in the book. There is a huge diversity in the Turkish culture and in a very general sense the western part of the country is much more liberal than the eastern part. I did some camping while there and I could just as well have been in the US surrounded by tree huggers. It was extremely casual and mellow and the people were relaxed and friendly. There are also some significant changes that are more apparent since the Gezi protests. Loyalties are more apparent and what I saw was a people very committed to a secular but diverse society. This book is a good introduction to the countries traditions and practices but as with all journeys, keep an open mind.

Living in a multi cultural city and having worked work for foreign corporations have given us an understanding of other cultures and countries. This book digs into the culture of Turkey in ways often ignored by the usual tour book. The usual laundry list of restaurants, sultans, wars, hotels, etc., etc. is not the sole focus of this book. There is certainly a lot of hard information and some historical background included to shed light on the Turkish people. The meat of this book is get in the heads of the Turks you will encounter on vacation or living in Turkey. From broad cultural principles to simple facial gestures the book is a great guide. My trip to Turkey is coming soon, so I cannot compare the book to the trip. However, the author gave a lot of little tips like those that have helped me with other foreign travel and international work experiences. Happy I made the purchase and would recommend.

This book gives a bit of history and very brief introductions to various aspects of Turkish culture, so that when I went there I could feel moments of recognition in all that was strange and unfamiliar. It is so compact I could slip it into my carry-on to take to my travel partner.

I got this book prior to my visit to Turkey. It provides some interesting facts about the country. I found some of the cultural "norms" to be very true and others to be quite incorrect.

This book is ESSENTIAL for the uninitiated traveler to Turkey. There are several aspects of Turkish social culture that one needs to understand to avoid making blunders through misunderstanding simple gestures (like how to indicate "yes" and "no"), how not to alienate, how to appreciate, and ultimately how to enjoy Turkey and its people. The credentials of the author and her writing skills are exceptional.

The book offers relevant information for understanding Turkish people's attitudes, behaviors, and customs that hopefully will help during our trip to Turkey. It is a very useful resource for someone who doesn't know anything about the country's customs pertaining to day-to-day life and interactions (greetings, introductions, manners, making friends). We also appreciated the historical, political, and socioeconomic background, too. Did not read the business section since it was not relevant to our travel.

I'm planning a trip to Turkey soon and wanted to learn about the history and culture. This book gave me a lot of information without being really long.

Nice short little introduction to Turkish culture.Quick read on the plane over.