Traveling to Turkey

by Emre Ozkiper It's always the best to know the approximate taxi fares before you visit a country. As I've already explained in " How not to fall for Istanbul taxi scam and how to get out of it if you fall!" article,there are some taxi drivers who are after your money and who wants to make it fast. It's almost impossible to tell exact taxi costs because of the traffic problem in Istanbul but you can still have an opinion about the distances and how much it can cost.This website calculates the taxi fee automatically for you. Just in case, here is the taxi tariff for Istanbul : The basic fee is ŧ5.00, the kilometer price is ŧ3.10. For standing and waiting time, ŧ18.00 is charged per hour. -Flat rate is 5 TL.That means when taxi drivers turns on the taxi-meter,it will directly start with that rate. -Taxi fee will increase 3.10 TL at each kilometer. -If taxi waits or stand, or If  the speed is between 0 and 10 kms per hour the price is 18 Liras per...

by Emre Ozkiper " Best way to get out of a taxi scam is never to fall for it. "  If you visit Turkey you will immediately realize that hospitality plays a starring role.You need to know that Turkish hospitality is a way of life here,not a job to do.A lot of respect to elderly people,showing much of love to the children,opening their homes to visitors no matter what time of the day or night,offering food and expecting nothing in return,offering tea and Turkish coffee (more than you need :)are some of the friendly behaviours that you will experience during a usual day in this great country.But beside all these lovely people who passionately love to serve others,there are also some others (not human) who are after your money. This is a guide about how not to fall for a scam and how to go out of a scam if you already fell for it. Scam Name ; Taxi Scam   Istanbul Taxi Trick 1: There are officially 18.000 taxis on the streets of Istanbul and being  tax...