"Turkey's archaeological riches easy to explore
Strongly pro-Western Turkey is easygoing with a minimum of officialdom and plenty of good-natured hospitality.
BY RICHARD PLUNKETT
Lonely Planet
Classical Greek cities, Hittite castles and Roman rock tombs abound all across Turkey -- by one estimate there are 40,000 ancient sites in the country, more than in Greece or Italy.
Heaps of visitors queue up to explore the harem at Istanbul's Topkapi Palace, the ruins of classical Ephesus and Cappadocia's warren of cave churches.
For those looking to go further off the beaten path, there's ample room to explore
Turkey's less-heralded ancient riches."
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