Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(Akarbaşi Göl Cadessi 20; mains
"
6-10)
Turkey's best
lahmacun
(Arabic-style pizza) restaurants
reputedly huddle in Gölbaşı's labyrinth of lanes, and this is a great place to try plate-cov-
ering pizza studded with spicy
ızot
(dried flaked peppers). Also served is
ciğer
kebap
(grilled skewered liver).
GÜLHAN RESTAURANT €€
(Atatürk Caddesi; mains
"
8-14)
Razor-sharp waiters; well-presented food that impresses rather
than threatens; slick and salubrious surrounds; a pictorial menu with English translations -
all good ingredients. For dessert, don't miss the
şıllık
(crepes filled with walnuts and syr-
up).
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Drinking
gardens) in the Gölbaşı park. For a cold beer, head to the
Altin Kupa
Offline map
lers), or have dinner at the Aslan guesthouse (nonguests, book in the morning) or Manici
Hotel.
Detour:
Doğubayazıt
Doğubayazıt's setting is superb. On one side, the talismanic
Mt Ararat
(Ağrı Dağı, 5137m), Turkey's highest
mountain, hovers majestically over the horizon. On the other side,
İshak Paşa Palace
(İshak Paşa Sarayı; admis-
sion
"
5;
8am-7pm)
, a breathtakingly beautiful fortress-palace-mosque complex, surveys town from its rocky
perch.
Located 6km uphill southeast of town, the palace embodies
One Thousand and One Nights
romanticism. Built
between 1685 and 1784, its architecture is an amalgam of Seljuk, Ottoman, Georgian, Persian and Armenian styles.
Doğubayazıt itself is a friendly, predominantly Kurdish place with an appealing sense of border-town wildness.
Accommodation is available at
Hotel Grand Derya
(
312 7531; fax 312 7833; Dr İsmail Beşikçi Caddesi;
s/d
"
70/120;
)
and
Hotel Ararat
(
312 4988;
www.hotelararatturkey.com
;
Belediye Caddesi 16;
s/d/tr
"
35/60/85;
)
.
Simurg
(Meryemana Caddesi 19; mains
"
5-13;
)
serves dishes including spaghetti,
pizza, chicken schnitzel and köfte.
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