Other
than to stop a cab, or asking the attention of the waiter,
it is considered rude to call some one with your hands and
your fingers.
It is also considered rude to blow your nose at the dining
table.
As you talk to someone from the opposite sex, try to keep
a certain distance, and do not touch as you talk.
A hand gesture that is cute in your country may be seen as
an insult in a different culture. Putting your thumb between
your index and middle finger and making a fist is something
like showing the middle finger! Making a circle with your
thumb and index finger - that is common around the world to
signify something is good - means something else when you
do this gesture as you twist your hand. If you would like
to imply something is good with your hands, just make thumbs
up.
People of Turkey love to share what they have, but someting
offered to you is offered to you only. If you do otherwise,
you may put this person in a difficult position, as he or
she may not have more of it to offer. This is a very humiliating
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Istanbul's
Old Town (Sultanahmet area) is the 3000 years old historical
core of the city. Do not visit places we will cover on our
tour, unless you need to spend several hours in each. During
the tour, we spend a generous amount of time in most places,
enough to satisfy most of our travelers.
For a real people's experience you may have to go beyond
the boundaries of the Old Town where almost anyone has a
cousin(!) who just happens to live where you come from.
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back door travelers in general have said that the historical
baths in the Old Town were touristy, and that they did not
get much attention. Instead, they recommended baths in Antalya.
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