What a Turkey!: Top things to check out in Istanbul and Cappadocia

Hot air balloons rise into the sky at sunrise in Cappadocia. Photo: AP

My initial thought of Turkey was that it is a country with many deserts, camels and oil rigs. A well-travelled colleague, however, told me that Turkey is one of his favourite places to visit in the world. He has been there many times and still wants to visit the place!

So perhaps there are a lot of things for me to discover about Turkey during my first trip there then. A group of us, many of whom are from the media, were to explore the cities of Cappadocia and Istanbul.