Turkey Guide On Line
Turkey Guide On Line
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Turkish which originate form Central Asia belongs to Uralo- Altaic language
group. It is an agglunative language in which words are built up with the
addition of one or two suffixes to the root. They are 29 letters in the Turkish
alphabet. The letters X, Q and W don't exist.
One can easily use foreign currency for shopping and accommodation. But if
you like to get some local currency, you can change in the banks or change
offices. Hotel rates are generally lower than the change offices and banks. Due
to inflation Turkish money has a lot zeros. It is recommended to be careful about banknotes because of
similarities in designs and colors. Put 10 millions and 5 millions in a separate section in your
valet.
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Taxis are quite reasonable in Istanbul. You can hail a taxi any time. All the
taxies are in yellow color and metered and charge 25 % more after midnight. It
is sometimes difficult to find a taxi during the rush hour and winter days.
One of the interesting means of transportation is shared taxies or dolmus.
Old American cars of 50's and 60's are used as communal taxies of which starting
point and terminus are fixed They leave only when they are full.
Telephone boots operate with the tokens or telephone cards which come 30, 50
and 100 units. For International calls, dial 00 and country, city codes and
number. Turkish mobile telephone system is surprisingly good nearly all over
Turkey.
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Busses are in orange, red and blue colors. Generally one ticket covers the
whole journey. One can buy the tickets at the kiosks by the main bus stops.
Istanbul buses are generally overcrowded.