Just as a note, breakfast in the rest of Turkey is also similarly diverse and excellent :-) You'll notice that each region has its own small specialty additions of spices, jams, pastries, eggs, etc. And often different fruits and vegetables depending on what's seasonally available in the area. It's true that breakfast in Istanbul doesn't quite compare to breakfast on the beach or in the mountain with tomatoes and cucumbers picked freshly from the garden, but still, quite a great breakfast can be had in the city.
The Turkish city that lives for breakfast
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#12Having heard the hype about this famous breakfast I have to admit to being a little underwhelmed when I experienced it myself, so ymmv. Apart from that my trip to Eastern Turkey was brilliant and as with others I wholeheartedly recommend it. So much amazing history and scenery, friendly people, easy travel. I'd suggest it's safer with at least two of you and I'm not sure I'd visit Diyarbakir area if I went again now. Van castle is amazing. Kars and Ani are worth a visit. Take immodium with you. Don't mention the Armenian genocide.
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#13Sounds like it overlaps a great deal with Polish breakfasts. Lots of cold sliced meats, cheeses, vegetables, breads, preserves, etc, with some variation. A friend from college who grew up in Kansas once visited and remarked on it. That may have been when I first became acutely aware of the difference between the typical Polish breakfast and its American counterpart.
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#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
> As long as you don’t get yourself in trouble intentionally, you’ll be safe though. What do you mean with that part?
Stay out of shady bars/clubs, don't go looking for drugs, don't get too terribly wasted if you get aggressive. You'd be surprised how many travelers find themselves in trouble because of some stupid thing.
Getting terribly wasted in general is probably worth avoiding.
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#15When the considering current currency value of Turkish liras against $, it's most delicious and cheap breakfast in the world.
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#16Having heard the hype about this famous breakfast I have to admit to being a little underwhelmed when I experienced it myself, so ymmv. Apart from that my trip to Eastern Turkey was brilliant and as with others I wholeheartedly recommend it. So much amazing history and scenery, friendly people, easy travel. I'd suggest it's safer with at least two of you and I'm not sure I'd visit Diyarbakir area if I went again now.…
> Don't mention the Armenian genocide.
What happens when you do? Do people just stop being nice to you or way more?
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
Stay out of shady bars/clubs, don't go looking for drugs, don't get too terribly wasted if you get aggressive. You'd be surprised how many travelers find themselves in trouble because of some stupid thing.
Getting terribly wasted in general is probably worth avoiding.
In certain places yes, in others its kind of expected.
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#18Having heard the hype about this famous breakfast I have to admit to being a little underwhelmed when I experienced it myself, so ymmv. Apart from that my trip to Eastern Turkey was brilliant and as with others I wholeheartedly recommend it. So much amazing history and scenery, friendly people, easy travel. I'd suggest it's safer with at least two of you and I'm not sure I'd visit Diyarbakir area if I went again now.…
> Don't mention the Armenian genocide. What happens when you do? Do people just stop being nice to you or way more?
Without any idea of the correct answer, I just know that it's a bad idea. Don't bring up politics in a foreign country.
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#19If you consider visiting Van, I recommend you to take train. This route is still not popular enough among tourists because eastern Turkey had gone through violent conflicts. As long as you don’t get yourself in trouble intentionally, you’ll be safe though. I traveled Eastern Turkey by hitchhiking last year with my wife, and felt really safe and welcomed. People are very friendly, food is great, the nature is like Swi…
Lake Van Express(Eastwards:Sundays and Tuesdays, Westwards:Tuesdays and Thursdays). Eastern Express, which works between Ankara and Kars, is running sleepers full.
It is usually overbooked though. It was great a few years ago when it wasn't very popular.
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#20Having heard the hype about this famous breakfast I have to admit to being a little underwhelmed when I experienced it myself, so ymmv. Apart from that my trip to Eastern Turkey was brilliant and as with others I wholeheartedly recommend it. So much amazing history and scenery, friendly people, easy travel. I'd suggest it's safer with at least two of you and I'm not sure I'd visit Diyarbakir area if I went again now.…
> Don't mention the Armenian genocide. What happens when you do? Do people just stop being nice to you or way more?
As a Turkish who's not in denial, I can tell you that some people may go great lengths to change your mind. I can guarantee that you'll be, at the very least, annoyed for no reason. It's a very sensitive subject and has been a propaganda factor from both sides. It's not that I'm insensitive to the people who lost their lives in this genocide, I'm just claiming that it's been abused.
Both Armenians and Turkish people in the area are otherwise peaceful.