"On the Spot: Advice for women planning to visit Turkey
It's safe, but do your homework and be cautious.
Turkey: Is it safe for women travelers? (Robert Neubecker
By Catharine Hamm Los Angeles Times Travel Editor
June 19, 2011, 5:15 a.m.
Question: I'd like to travel to Istanbul, Izmir and Ephesus, Turkey, with a 78-year-old friend. We are experienced travelers and multilingual, but neither of us knows Turkish. My husband has many reservations about this. What advice do you have that would put my husband at ease?"
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