Bursa, the new Istanbul? Bursa, is a wonderful but overlooked gem that was the birthplace of the Ottoman empire, and gave Turkey, and the world, the Iskender kebab Konya, in a whirl of its own Few westerners visit Konya, but Kevin Gould is spellbound by the tomb of the original whirling dervish and the city's brilliant architecture Pilgrim's progress: Turkey's new trekking route A new pathway across Anatolia celebrates the Ottoman traveller Evliya Çelebi – in a landscape that has barely changed since he wandered here in the 17th century Why I love Turkey Kevin Gould kicks off our special issue devoted to the less-visited areas with a love letter to the country he's been exploring for 28 years Istanbul: sultans and shopping beside the Bosphorous Balanced between faiths and continents, Istanbul is the 2010 Capital of Culture, and the year's must-do city break
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