Tom Brosnahan’s Turkey Articles

Last Updated on April 30, 2019

Here some of my published work on Turkey, in alphabetical order:

ABC STAR Service, confidential hotel inspection reports for travel agents, 1987, 1989, 1991.

“Alternatives to the High-Priced Yacht,” ASTA Travel News, April 15, 1985 (text and color photographs).

Berlitz Cruise Guides, Mudanya/BursaAntalya, Dikili/BergamaMersin, etc. Berlitz Publications, 1983, 1984 and later editions (color photographs as well as text for some guides).

“The Best of Turkey,” ASTA Travel News, November 15, 1986 (text and color photographs).

Cappadocia: Beyond Imagination,” ASTA Travel News(New York), August 15, 1984, pp. 26-31 (text & color photographs).

“Centers of Civilization: Istanbul,” TWA Ambassador(East/West Network, New York), March 1990 (cover story).

“The Cheapest Places on Earth: Mexico & Turkey,” Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel, premiere issue, Vol. 1, Issue 1 (Spring 1998), pp. 82-91.

“Culture and Tourism in Turkey,” Christian Science Monitor special supplement, October 26, 1983.

Eastern Turkey,” Faces, Cobblestone Publishing, May 1995.

Hagia Sophia–The Perfect Space,” Travel & Leisure(New York), May 1990.

“Instant Istanbul, A Practical Traveler’s Guide,” Travel & Leisure (New York), November 1987, pp. 130, 193-198.

Istanbul City Guide, Lonely Planet Publications, 1997, 1999.

The Legends of Istanbul & Anatolia. Four-color tour catalog planned and written for Nabila Tours & Cruises, 1993, 1994.

Mediterranean Europe on a Shoestring, chapter on Turkey; Oakland, California and Hawthorne, Australia: Lonely Planet Publications (1992, 1994).

Not the Done Thing in Turkey,” The Sunday Telegraph(London), 23 April 1995, p 21.

“Not-to-be-Missed Istanbul,” BBC World Magazine,November 1992, pp. 83-89.

“Orhan Veli Kanik and the Beginnings of Modern Turkish Poetry,” Humaniora Islamica I (1973), pp. 219-231. Mouton: The Hague, Paris, 1973.

Quincentennial Foundation, “Report on Jewish-Interest Sites in Turkey,” preliminary tourism plan, prepared for GCI Group (Public Relations), under contract with the Foundation. (December 1990).

“Single Travel in Turkey,” Going Solo, July 1989 (cover story).

“Terrific Turkey,” TravelLife, January/February 1999, pp. 24-28.

“Turkey, A Land that Still Enchants” lead article in the Travel Section, New York Daily News, November 21, 1982 (text and B & W photos).

“Turkey: A Magnificent Surprise,” Journeys, 1998, pp. 64-70.

Turkey. Oakland, California and Hawthorne, Australia: Lonely Planet Publications, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2001; editions also in French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Spanish and Polish.

“Turkey Beyond the Beaches,” BBC Holidays Magazine, February 1992.

Turkey chapter, Europe on a Shoestring. Hawthorne, Australia: Lonely Planet Publications, 1999.

Turkey chapter, Mediterranean Europe. Hawthorne, Australia: Lonely Planet Publications, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2001.

Turkey chapter, Middle East. Hawthorne, Australia: Lonely Planet Publications, 1994, 1997.

Turkey on $40 a Day. Frommer Books (Simon & Schuster), 1971, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1988, 1990, 1992.

“Turkey Sales Planning Guide,” ASTA Travel News,1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986.

“Turkey–Timeless Crossroads,” Odyssey, Winter 1998, pp. 2-9.

The Turkish Republic – An Introduction, information booklet written for Hill and Knowlton’s public relations campaign on behalf of the Turkish Embassy, 1988.

Turkey: Discoveries and Delights, and Turkey: Best for Less, four-color catalogues for Tursem Tours International, 1989, 1990.

“Turkey Slideshow,” script and consultation for a multi-media presentation produced by the Turkish Publicity Fund, 1987-88.

“Turkey: Bridge to Civilization,” consultation and script for promotional film produced by Seven League Productions (New York) for the Turkish Publicity Fund, 1987-88.

“Turkey Takes Off,” Travel & Leisure, Vol. 18, No. 12 (December 1988), pp. 152 ff (text and color photographs).

Turkey Travel Atlas, Lonely Planet Publications, 1997.

Turkish Phrasebook, Lonely Planet Publications, 1990, 1999.

A Walking Tour of Jewish Interest Sites in Turkey,Anatolia Editions, published in conjunction with the Quincentennial Foundation (1992).

—by Tom Brosnahan


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