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Visa

E-Visa is an endorsement that allows the bearer to enter Turkey. It replaces “sticker”- and “stamp-type” visas formerly issued at the border crossing. Applicants obtain their visa electronically after entering required information and making payment by credit card. After successful application, e-Visa is e-mailed to the applicant. Applicants must print out their e-Visa, show it…

Afganistan Cumhuriyeti İstanbul Consulate Phone:(212) 343 87 22 Fax:(212) 343 87 23 Address: Levent Mah. Levent Avanue. No:28 Levent Beşiktaş İstanbul Almanya Federal Cumhuriyeti İstanbul Consulate Phone:(212) 334 61 00 Fax:(212) 249 99 20 Visa: (212) 245 26 24 Address: İsmet İnönü Avanue No:16-18 Gümüşsuyu İstanbul Amerika Birleşik Devletleri (ABD) İstanbul Consulate Phone:(212) 335 90 00 Fax:(212) 335…

Emergency Phones Firehouse : 110 Ambulance : 112 Traffic: 154 Police: 155 Jandarma : 156 Coast Guard : 158 Woman and Social Services: 183 Health information: 184 THE OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTION (KDK): http://www.ombudsman.gov.tr/ Social Hotline: Alo 144 http://alo144.aile.gov.tr/ Beyaz Masa(white table): 153 Road Hotline: 159 http://www.kgm.gov.tr/ Document Attestation (Evrak Tasdik): http://tasdik.istanbul.gov.tr/ Immigration Administration General Directorate: https://e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr/ E-Visa: https://www.evisa.gov.tr/tr/ E- Pasaport: https://epasaport.egm.gov.tr/ E- Okul: https://e-okul.meb.gov.tr/…

The official currency of Republic of Turkey is Turkish Lira. Turkish Lira's currency units are lira and kuruş. Turkish money has 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 paper money and 5, 10, 25 and 50 kurus hard cash and 1 lira hard cash. They have Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's photos in front of the Turkish…

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If you are travelling through Turkey and are not going to be there for more than 90 consecutive days, you may drive using a driving licence issued in your home country and nothing else. The only condition for this is that it has a photo for identification purposes. If not, then you must obtain an…

Turkey uses Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT), so set your watch when you land to make sure you're on Turkey time.

Electricity is 220V and 50Hz. Central European type wall socket (two-prong plug) is standard in Turkey. Smoking is prohibited on public places. Business hours are from 9 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday. Time difference is GMT plus two. Shopping Centers are open seven days a week and stay open until late. Pharmacies: are…