Culture & Etiquette
Turkish customs a visitor meets daily — the mosque dress code, Ramadan, hospitality that is not a sales tactic — and what gives offence.
Visiting Turkey During Ramadan: What's Open and What Changes
Almost nothing closes. What changes for a visitor in Turkey during Ramadan: daytime eating, alcohol, working hours, and how it differs by region.
The Objects Travelers Get Stopped With
Coins, fossils, fragments and icons: the cheap purchases that cause problems, and why picking something up is treated more harshly than buying it.
What Turkish Law Protects, and Why It Matters at the Airport
The hundred-year rule everyone repeats isn't in Turkish law. What the statute actually protects, and the sentence attached to getting it wrong.
What a Seller's Certificate Actually Proves
The document a seller hands you with an expensive purchase has no standing in an export decision — and the better it establishes age, the worse your position.
Turkish Culture & Etiquette: A Visitor's Guide
A guide to Turkish culture and etiquette for American travelers: the customs, dos and don'ts, hospitality, mosque manners, and social norms that help you travel respectfully in Turkey.
What to Wear in Turkey: A Packing Guide
What to wear in Turkey: a packing guide for American travelers covering dress codes, mosque attire, what to pack by season, and how to dress respectfully in cities, resorts, and conservative areas.