"when in Rome..."

wow, that is a challenge ... if you are staying at a place with kitchen or some sort of food preparation area (since you don't really need a real kitchen) you might be able to get by. I guess all you need to do is to find out where the local produce store/market is otherwise your options will be limited. But you can always stick with salad (in restaurants), the dressing is always olive oil and lemon juice. You might also be able to get the restaurant alter the food for you a little bit. You can ask them to add other veggies of your choice (if available) to the raw salads ... just an idea

I am curious, how was your experience in other countries or in general anytime when you travel outside of your comfort zone :) ?

I have eaten raw carrots, tomatoes, greens, parsley and broccoli here -- but I must say that it took several MONTHS for my stomach to adjust to the local flora and fauna. I was often a little **green** from new visitors to my system. Consider BRINGING papaya enzymes for digestion (or acidophilus pills if you're willing).

Matthew's suggestion about washing in water with a minute amount of bleach is also one idea I have heard. If you're willing to do a little cooking, BRING a collapsible steamer (I've had a hard time finding that here) with you, as the steam will help kill any surface bacteria. You can buy a cheap pot in the major grocery chain stores for about 10-15 ytl.

I can only speak for Istanbul and Ankara, but oranges, blood oranges, mandarins, bananas, apples, and pears (ginger, pineapple, and coconut more infrequently) are available. The avocados are out of season, and to my taste sweeter than what we're used to. There are stores that only sell seeds, nuts and dried fruit -- so you're set there for raw pistachios, hazelnuts, and walnuts. I have very rarely seen sprouts, but I have seen them.

Other issues:
- Organic: Most growers use fertilizers/pesticide; that was also a hard thing for my system to adjust to. Look for "hormonsuz" on the tomato labels. BRING a veggie wash with you (I sealed up all bottles with tape and double-plastic bagged them for the plane ride). If you're willing to BRING and eat dried seaweed, that's been a godsend to my system.
- Bottled water: Watch out for Nestle Pure Life water (aka Nestle Pure Death) it has TONS of fluoride in it. Most of the others are at about .05 - .07 mg/lt. Pinar brand "Yasam Pinarim" has no fluoride. The bottled water is safe, so unless you're camping, consider leaving the water filter.

Sorry for the long post.....Have fun!

Nuts and seeds are available in Turkey. There are these little shops that I can "Turkish Trail Mix Shops" that have bins of different nuts andried fruits available for mix and match. When there, I buy a kilo of the stuff to take with me on long inter-citybus journeys. My favorite in the dry roasted garbanzo beans (chick peas). They come dry roasted and yogurt-coated.

Very tasty!

Well turkish cuisine has this class of dishes which we call:

"Zeytin yagli"

Which means "prepared with olive oil". Most of these dishes are vegan. They are usually served cold. And also they make great "meze" (an appetizer which gets consumed with famous Turkish drink raki.).

So yes while you are there you should hook up with friends and go to a raki drinking night. You will like meze + raki.

Also I think you will be going to Antalya. Antalya is famous for its citrus trees.

have fun,

P.S: Oh cay + simit (tea + bagel) is a must too ;).