The only things I have heard about Turkey is the men are like dogs and try and sleep with anything female, and hound western women and are generally pretty scum of the Earth, from various female friends who have been, and they all say the same thing, sounds a bit..........grim,lol, mind you, I'd assume they wouldn't hound guys, but if they didn't leave alone female friends I'd be with, there would be issues.
Jesus where do the stories come from? Totally differant to my current trip through Turkey.
I've been invited into homes to stay for free, given free meals, flagged down on the road and given free cups of tea. Maybe the stories are all from the resort areas and Istanbul? The rest of the place is incredible, one of the best countries I've visited.
To OP. Firstly Turkey is Secular not Muslim. The reason pork is not available is due to the fact the population is mostly Muslim leading there to be virtually no demand for it. Turkish cuisine is some of the best on earth, if you genuinely miss pork whilst visiting then I query your taste buds. A small list of some great Turkish foods;
Proper kebabs, Beyti Kebab is my absolute favourite
Ciger (deep fired lambs liver with chilli sauce)
Baklava
Lokum (Real turkish delight, not the rose water garbage from the UK)
Etli Ekmek
Ishlak burger (Beef burger dunked whole in spicy tomato sauce)
Ayran (Buttermilk drink)
Saffron Lokum
The fresh fish is incredible
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