Read Before You Go: Turkey (22 books)

Immerse yourself in the spirit of Turkey before you even set foot in the country. This Fernwayer curated reading list brings together captivating books to enrich your journey.

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1	[Portrait of a Turkish Family] [By: Orga, Irfan] [June, 2003] by Irfan Orga 4.23 avg rating — 2,246 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Epic of Sheik Bedreddin and Other Poems by Nâzım Hikmet 4.42 avg rating — 88 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	I Will Never See the World Again by Ahmet Altan 4.25 avg rating — 3,399 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Atatürk: The Biography of the Founder of Modern Turkey by Andrew Mango 4.16 avg rating — 1,486 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Drop That Became the Sea: Lyric Poems by Yunus Emre 4.38 avg rating — 99 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Tales from the Expat Harem: Foreign Women in Modern Turkey by Anastasia M. Ashman 3.77 avg rating — 485 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Birds Without Wings by Louis de Bernières 4.16 avg rating — 16,352 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Human Landscapes from My Country: An Epic Novel in Verse by Nâzım Hikmet 4.57 avg rating — 1,893 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Memed, My Hawk (İnce Memed, #1) by Yaşar Kemal 4.50 avg rating — 13,129 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Snow by Orhan Pamuk 3.62 avg rating — 49,615 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Levant: Splendour and Catastrophe on the Mediterranean by Philip Mansel 4.13 avg rating — 365 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	My Grandmother: A Memoir by Fethiye Çetin 4.22 avg rating — 1,238 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Four Years in the Mountains of Kurdistan: An Armenian Boy's Memoir of Survival: 1915-1919 by Aram Haigaz 4.34 avg rating — 88 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Light of Day by Eric Ambler 3.72 avg rating — 2,612 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Twelve Camels For Your Wife: An Englishman's Lifelong Love Affair With Turkey by George Dearsley (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 53 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Caravan Moves On by Irfan Orga 3.80 avg rating — 51 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Aziyadé: Pierre Loti by Pierre Loti 3.66 avg rating — 254 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 84,568 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	They Burn the Thistles (İnce Memed, #2) by Yaşar Kemal 4.52 avg rating — 4,614 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	More by Hakan Günday 4.14 avg rating — 4,326 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Out of Istanbul: A Journey of Discovery along the Silk Road by Bernard Ollivier 4.08 avg rating — 953 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Few: A Novel by Hakan Günday 4.06 avg rating — 6,742 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars