Traveling to Turkey

If you are planning to use very convenient public transportation of  Istanbul and do not now where to buy an Istanbulkart (public transportation card),read the topic below for the best help on the web. Where to buy Istanbul card at the Atatürk Airport? If you will use the metro in order to reach Oldcity area (or any other destinantion by metro),after the luggage claim you need to go out of the security door and turn right,go until the end of the hall and use the lift.Press the button for  lowest floor and that's it. What you need to do is to walk hallway until you reach to the end. At the airport you will see many signs showing how to go to metro station. That's the terminal station where you will find Istanbul Kart. Where to buy Istanbul card at the Sabiha Gokcen Airport? You can easily find Istanbulkart  at the white kiosk across the street from the exit of the arrivals terminal. Look for a small bistro & little cafe.It's next to it. Other m...

Reaching from Sabiha Gokcen airport to centers is not difficult but it takes a lot of time.It's aprroximately 45 kms to Sultanahmet area and 40 kms to Taksim square.Usually budget friendly good airlines like Pegasus airlines and easyjet airlines are using Sabiha Gokcen. How to reach to old city ? Sabiha Gokcen airport is very well served by Istanbul I.E.T.T. (public buses).Especially if you need to reach to Kadikoy area. There is a public bus called E-10 SABIHA GOKCEN-KADIKOY and it moves from the airport at   every 25 minutes.Starting at 02:30 am and finishing at 01:30 am.There is only one hour break until it starts again. Here is the break point.When you reach to Kadikoy (Asian part) you need to take ferry in order to cross the sea to Eminonu or Karakoy on the European side.That's where you will take tram to reach Sultanahmet area. But Eminonu ferry line starts at 07:00 am (weekdays),07:10 am (weekends) and  Karakoy ferry starts at 06:10 am (weekdays), 06:30(w...

This is a guide about how to reach from Ataturk airport to Besiktas/Ortakoy area if you are planing to stay in a hotel and enjoy the Bosphorus breeze at the same time. You will use exactly the same way as i explained in How to reach from Ataturk Airport to Sultanahmet area? You will use the M1-airport metro & T1 tram combination.But this time you will wait until the terminal station which is Kabatas.When you arrive at Kabatas,you will see a main bus station.Bus lines 25E-Kabatas-Sariyer and 22RE-Fatih Sultan Mehmet-Kabatas are passing from Besiktas (first station after Kabatas,15 minutes of walking distance) and Ortakoy station.And the frequency of the buses are every 20 minutes.Buying Istanbul Kart would be very useful in this case. Most popular hotels in this neighbourhood are Four Seasons Bosphorus (Besiktas station),Ciragan Palace Kempinski (Ciragan station) and Radisson Blu Bosphorus (Ortakoy station). There are also some places you might want to visit on weekend ev...

96T Airport-Taksim line How to get to Taksim from Ataturk Airport? by Emre Ozkiper. Taksim is one of the easiest destinations to reach by public transportation from any part of Istanbul. Despite all the chaos and protests happened in Gezi Park in 2013,Taksim is still the most popular tourist destination (both for locals and foreigners) with it's very central location and the reasonable priced hotels. At the airport,if you are the lucky one,you will manage to catch the public bus 96T Taksim-Ataturk Airport.It's using the coastal road and goes until Taksim.And the station is located in front of the exit door,opposite to taxi station.I f you miss it,you will have to wait 2 more hours until the next bus arrives.So calculate your arriving time and see if you can catch it.If not,there are always other options.Check Havatas Shuttle Buses and economic airport private shuttle services. See the 96T Taksim - Ataturk Airport schedule below Every day of the week 08:20 10...

How to get to Sultanahmet from Ataturk Airport? by Emre Ozkiper Actually, many people think it's difficult to reach from Ataturk Airport to Sultanahmet Area by public transportation.Despite the crowd it's one of the easiest public transportations to use in Istanbul . How to go to metro station after luggage claim? I promise you,if you have a roll on luggage,you don't have to lift it even once until you arrive Sultanahmet square. Do not hurry to go out of the Airport once you go out of the luggage claim door.When you see a bunch of welcomers waiting for their guests, turn right and keep walking until the end of the hall.There you go! you found the elevators that go to metro floor directly.Simply follow the signboards. Can i buy token or Istanbul Kart (Card) at the airport? When you reach to metro station at the airport you will see many token machines and a ticket sales office.I saw a couple times that the ticket office was closed at late hours.If so, buy to...

Nostalgic Tram Public transportation in Istanbul by Emre Ozkiper Updated on May 2014 Public transportation in Istanbul  is a crucial part of the solution to the city’s economic, energy, and environmental challenges- helping to bring a better quality of life.P eople are using public transportation a lot and reach to their destinations faster than any car.Officially 14 million 160 thousand 467 people are living in Istanbul. There are buses,trams,funiculars,metros and so many alternatives that you can use to reach to most tourist attractions in Istanbul.It will be the smartest action to use public transportation during rush hours and weekend evenings. I know it will mean nothing to you if i write the stations and lines one by one.That's why i decided to explain each one seperately. What you need to do is just to pick one destination and click on the link below to find out how to reach there by public transportations. How to Go From  -Ataturk Airport to Sultan...

by Emre Ozkiper One of the most frequently asked questions is "which currency shall i use in Istanbul?" or "do i need to exchange Euros/Dollars with Turkish Liras?". The answer is YES,you need to exchange your currency with Turkish Lira. Local currency of Turkey Turkey is not a member of the European Union and  the local currency is Turkish Lira.After 2005,Turkish government decided to drop 6 zeroes from Turkish Lira-TL and named it Yeni Türk Lirası-YTL (New Turkish Lira) in order to improve Turkish economy and reestablish it. Starting from 1st of January 2009, Central Bank of Republic of Turkey started to monetize Turkish Lira again instead of New Turkish Lira and gave public 2 years of time to change the notes they have in their savings.So why am i writing these? As in every country,tourists are the main targets to scam in everyway.If you want to prevent "out of circluation money scam" try to make your exchange in central exchange offices ...