Episodes
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Published 11/01/18
Rick introduces his Turkey playlist, a collection of audio files designed to help you plan and enjoy your best possible trip, plus audio tours of Turkey's historic sites.
Published 03/01/17
One of the most important cities of the Roman Empire, Ephesus is among the world’s best ancient sites. We'll see stores where the ancients shopped, baths where they schmoozed, and a theater where St. Paul confronted the pagans. Allow about 90 minutes for this walk. Don't forget to download the PDF companion map at http://www.ricksteves.com/audiotours.
Published 03/01/17
Friends from Turkey explain what the magnificent ruins of the ancient city of Ephesus reveal about Greco-Roman life.
Published 10/01/16
A tour guide gives us tips on finding inexpensive edibles in her home town of Istanbul, where some of the tastiest treats are sold right on the street.
Published 04/09/16
Turkish guide Yaren Turkoglu explains why Turks love the busy shipping canal separating the European side of Istanbul from Asia.
Published 12/04/14
Turkish tour guide Lale Surmen Aran explains how to make friends and enjoy the local culture in the small villages of Turkey.
Published 07/31/14
A tour guide from Turkey describes what prompted her to join the protests on the streets of Istanbul, as thousands of her fellow citizens demonstrated against the policies of their government's ruling party.
Published 07/31/14
Rick provides a brief introduction to his Turkey playlist, a collection of audio files designed to help you plan and enjoy your best possible trip.
Published 04/11/13
A Turkish tour guide takes us on a tour of Turkey's less-touristed coast.
Published 04/11/13
Turkish tour guides Taylan Tashbashi and Ayshegul Unlu join Rick to offer a taste of what makes the west coast of Turkey such a popular destination, where the remains of classical cultures meet seaside fun on the Aegean.
Published 09/17/12
Two politically-savvy Turks explain the tricky political issues facing their country, including how to deal with deep-rooted ethnic conflicts and how to prepare for a formal relationship with the European Union.
Published 09/17/12
Turkish tour guide Mehlika Seval explains to Rick why Turks revere Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of Turkey's modern, secular republic.
Published 09/17/12
Rick's guest is Matthew Karanian, co-author of a guidebook to Armenia. Visitors can experience eco-tourism in its untouched countryside and connect with a culture that has persisted for 3,000 years, despite many adversities.
Published 09/17/12
Two friends from Turkey describe the other-worldly landscapes and underground cities of Cappadocia.
Published 09/17/12
Turkish tour guide Mehlika Seval tells us why she loves the traditional eastern half of her country, where deeply-rooted cultures carry on with little interruption from tourism.
Published 09/17/12
Turkish tour guides Tankut Aran and Lale Surmen Aran take Rick to the eastern reaches of their country, where few tourists venture.
Published 09/17/12
Rick chats with tour guide Tankut Aran and documentary filmmaker Tim Frakes about the journeys of the Apostle Paul, who traveled 13,000 miles to spread Christianity around the Roman Empire.
Published 09/17/12
Rick talks with Turkish tour guide Mehlika Seval about the enduring appeal of Rumi, an Islamic mystic and poet born 800 years ago.
Published 09/17/12
Tankut Aran and Lale Surmen Aran, tour operators based in Istanbul, suggest ways to get beyond the city's tourist hot-spots by delving into the back streets — from overlooked corners of the Grand Bazaar to the traffic-free islands just off the coast.
Published 09/17/12
Gökalp Kasim and Taylan Tasbasi, two tour guides from Istanbul, chat with Rick about their ideas for enjoying a night on the town in Istanbul — even during Ramadan.
Published 09/17/12
Rick learns about expat life from Julie Cascioppo, a jazz and cabaret singer who splits her time between Istanbul and Seattle.
Published 09/17/12
Rick talks with an American Muslim woman who spent a year on her own in the Middle East and a gay travel writer who was surprised by what he encountered in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Published 09/17/12
Tankut Aran and Lale Surmen Aran, two of Rick's friends from Istanbul, help him learn more about Islam and how it is practiced today in modern Turkey.
Published 09/17/12
Tour guides Tankut Aran and Lale Surmen Aran, accustomed to working with Americans, share practical advice on visiting Istanbul.
Published 09/17/12