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Transportation Cards

Transportation Cards
The city has an integrated electronic ticket system which uses smart RFID cards called İstanbulKart. It’s a contactless smart card used at public transport in the city and can be acquired at major transport interchanges. The main benefit of İstanbulKart is to save time and money while travelling. The easy to use and easy to…
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Bus

Bus
Frequently used all around the city, buses are an economic means of transport. Carrying, the private laned express bus service metrobus carries 700 thousands of passengers daily without passing within a traffic mass; provides fast and comfortable transportation between Söğütlüçeşme on the Asian side and Beylikdüzü on the European side. For more information: http://www.iett.gov.tr/en/main/pages/metrobus/158 [well]Source:…
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Subway and Tram

Subway and Tram
İstanbul’s subway operates from Hacıosman to the Şişhane Station at Beyoğlu (M2); from Kirazlı to Olimpiyatköy (M3) and from Kadıköy to Kartal on the Asian Side. As for the tramline; this practical transportation facility operates from Bağcılar to Kabataş (T1), Habibler to Topkapı (T4), Kabataş to Taksim (F1) and Yusufpaşa to Esenler and Atatürk Airport…
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Railway

Railway
  High Speed Train (YHT) : http://www.tcdd.gov.tr Mainline Train :  http://www.tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr/ Regional Train : http://www.marmaray.gov.tr  
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Dolmuş

Dolmuş
Dolmuş is a kind of shared taxi with specific fixed and extensive route and a specific fee. There are many Dolmuş routes in the city. One of the commonly used line is the Taksim – Kadıköy line, which is one of the few routes crossing the Bosphorus from both sides and the line is crowded…
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Cab / Taxi

Cab / Taxi
İstanbul’s taxis are yellow lighted with TAKSI signs on top. Taxis can easily be found all around the city. In addition there are many taxi stops around the city near most crowded places, hotels, restaurants and touristic spots where they can be acquired easily by phone. There is also a mobile application “taximetre” where you…
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Ferry and sea bus

Ferry and sea bus
There are many ferry and sea-bus stations in İstanbul connecting the Bosphorus shores, Golden Horn, Prince’s Islands and other areas throughout the city. ‘Vapur’ (big ferries) are connecting the main areas with each ferry leaving in 30 min. or 45 min. periods from 07:00am in the morning untill 10:00pm in the evening. Where the small…
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Marmaray

Marmaray
The dream of connecting the two continents under the sea has come true in February 2014 with Marmaray in İstanbul. The “Marmaray Train System” is a 76 kilometers tube tunnel that enables passengers to pass under the Marmara inner sea with train in only a couple of minutes. Between the last stops; Kazliçeşme in European…
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Economy

Economy
Istanbul bears the characteristic of being the capital city of three Great Empires and she is also one of the few cities which has been the center of the country's economic life. Although the city did not become the political capital for the new Republic, established in 1923, it has always been one of the…
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26th edition of Akbank Jazz Festival

26th edition of Akbank Jazz Festival
This year witnesses the 26th edition of Akbank Jazz Festival. The festival will offer a wide palette of music colors for Istanbul-based music enthusiasts betweenOctober 12 and 23, 2016 while Jazz on Campus concerts will be held in a wide range of Anatolian cities between October 24 and November 4, 2016 as part of the…
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