Turkish Odyssey
| Author | Şerif Yenen |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Guidebook |
Publication date | September 1998 |
| Publication place | Turkey |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 560 |
| ISBN | 978-975-94638-0-9 |
Turkish Odyssey, A Cultural Guide to Turkey is a guidebook written by Şerif Yenen, it is the “first guidebook of Turkey ever written by a Turk”.[1][2]
The book has been translated into multiple languages and its various editions are used in academia. A comprehensive, revised, and expanded three-volume edition was released in 2025.
Publication History
The first English edition was published in September 1998 (ISBN 978-975-94638-0-9).[3] A multimedia version supplemented with a CD-ROM was released in 2001 (ISBN 975-96953-0-8).
The work has been translated into several other languages, including:
- Turkish: Anadolu Destanı, Türkiye Gezi Rehberi (ISBN 978-975-94638-1-6)
- Italian: In Turchia, Un Viaggio nella Cultura Anatolica (ISBN 975-96953-1-6)
- German: Die Türkische Odyssee, Ein Kulturreiseführer für die Türkei (ISBN 978-975-96953-2-3)
In 2022, an updated and revised print edition of the Turkish version, Anadolu Destanı, was released by Alfa Yayınları (ISBN 978-625-449-597-7).[4]
In 2025, Yenen published a comprehensive, revised, and expanded three-volume boxed set titled Turkish Odyssey: A Cultural Guide to Türkiye (ISBN 978-605-74625-7-2).[5]
Academic Use
The guidebook is used as a textbook or is on suggested reading lists at several universities for courses on tourism and Anatolian civilizations.[6][7][8][9]
References
- ^ "Gezginlerin kitabı" [The Travelers' Book]. Hürriyet (in Turkish). 7 September 1998. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ Tuzluoğlu, Hasan (20 February 2006). "Seyahat: Turistin büyükelçisi rehberler" [Travel: Guides, ambassadors of tourists]. Hürriyet (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ Şerif Yenen (1998). Turkish odyssey: a traveler's guide to Turkey and Turkish culture (1st ed.). Istanbul, Turkey: Ş. Yenen. ISBN 978-975-94638-0-9. LCCN 98217933. OCLC 39501596. OL 488000M.
- ^ "Anadolu Destanı (Ciltli)". Alfa Kitap (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
- ^ "Turkish Odyssey: A Cultural Guide to Türkiye". Amazon.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2025. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
- ^ "Turist Rehberliği Ders İçeriği" (PDF). Karabük University (in Turkish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
- ^ "IAED 2355 - History of Anatolian Civilizations Course Outline" (PDF). Antalya Bilim University. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 October 2025. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
- ^ "Course Information: Anatolian Civilizations". Aydın Adnan Menderes University (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 27 October 2025. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
- ^ "Research Guides: Modern Turkish History: Reference Works". University of Michigan Library. Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2025.