Electricity in Turkiye is 220 volt, 50-60 cycle. If you intend to bring any electrical equipment, an adapter that converts electricity from 220V to 110V is suggested. Two pin plugs are used throughout Turkiye.
The international dialling code for Turkiye is +90. IDD is widely available. The outgoing international code is: 00. To phone from PTT telephone booths, which are found in all areas, telephone cards and tokens are used. Local, inter-city and international calls can be made from all PTT offices. Mobile phones work across 99.9 % of […]
GMT + 2 (GMT + 3 from last Sunday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October). Turkiye is 7 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time.
Unlike the rest of the Middle East, Turkey’s weekend falls on Saturday and Sunday. There may be a few hours on Friday afternoons when a few shops are closed for Friday Prayer, but generally everything carries on as normal, especially in big cities. Almost all government offices and Banks are open between 8:30 and 5:00, […]
Taxis are good transportation to get around Istanbul. They are inexpensive, have meters and most of the time easy to find. Your hotel can call one for you as well. Even at midnight, taxi drivers charge same amount whatever it costs in daytime. Tram, public transportation works well, inexpensive, but the tram between Zeytinburnu and Kabatas is often […]
Turkish cuisine is one of the most appetizing and rich cuisine of the World, and turkish people are known to be quite passionate about food. Diversity and the full flavor makes the turkish cuisine worldwide famous which draws influences from its rich history and each region in the country today praises its own specialities. The […]
For the most who want to discover Istanbul, the first stop is often Beyoglu which was known until the last century as Pera, means ‘’the opposite shore ‘’, today it is accepted as the artistic and cultural heart of Istanbul. Here you can see a list of things to do in a district alive at all hours […]
Here is our list covering the most popular meyhanes, or the traditional Ottoman / Turkish pubs or tavernes: Tarihi Cumhuriyet Meyhanesi It was renamed with the proclamation of the Turkiye Republic in 1923. The owners of the place changed several times but the place still stays the same. Cumhuriyet is one of the symbols […]
Water is sacred in all religions and it purifies the body and soul. That dates back to the Romans and Turks turned it into a style combined with the cleanliness and hygienic rules instructed by Islam. When the word ‘’hamam’’ (bath house) which meant the place where you wash yourself, was added to the concept, […]
As many metropoles around the World, Istanbul has a rich street food culture. One of the must-see stop for street food, eating out in Istanbul is a part of daily life. From street vendors to small buffets streets, Istanbul’s street food is full of choice . It’s whether just out of the oven simit or a balik ekmek boat there […]