View of Turkey [Photo/IC]; The book cover of My Name is Red [File photo]

6. Destination: Istanbul, Turkey

Recommended book: My Name is Red, 1998, by Orhan Pamuk

The book, featuring a peak masterpiece of the Nobel Prize winner for Literature Orhan Pamuk, has been translated into more than 50 languages and published around the world.

It tells a story of a young man, who has been away from home for 12 years, coming back to his hometown in Istanbul. What embraces him is not only love, but a series of murder cases as well. The book, portraying delicate pictures and recounting from multiple perspectives, inspires people to have a deeper thinking of life.