10 of the best books set in Turkey – that will take you there
These novels – and one classical epic – evoke the cities, landscapes and cultures of Turkey ‘you’re unlikely to find on a beach holiday’
10 of the best books set in Istanbul
Malcolm Burgess picks 10 literary tributes to Istanbul, from a history of Constantinople to a literary trail through the city by Nobel Prize-winner Orhan Pamuk
Istanbul: minarets and martinis
Istanbul straddles Europe and Asia and manages to be both lavishly ancient and vibrantly modern. But how do you pin down such a restless, dynamic city, asks Pico Iyer
Orhan Pamuk puts Tanpinar’s tale of two continents back on the map
Maya Jaggi: Sixty years after it was first published, the "Turkish Ulysses" finally gets its due, thanks to a literary festival and museum set up in its honour