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Turkey international travel guide in 2024

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Turkey 🇹🇷

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Turkey is part of Asia with main city at Ankara. It's usually 🌤️ 5.10 °C in Turkey with a rainfall of 🌧 58.40 mm. Tipping is usually not expected in Turkey. Internet speed in Turkey is on average 6.3 Mbps. In Turkey you drive on the right side. Its Developing country with a population of 79M people. The main currency is Turkish Lira. The languages spoken are Turkish. Automatic teller machines are very common in Turkey. Current travel safety advice is Exercise a high degree of caution. Get other useful information like socket plugs, SIM cards and emergency numbers.
👍 Developing   🌤️ ~5.10 °C   🌧 ~58.40 mm  👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 79M people

Turkey Travel Advice

🛡️ Travel safety

Exercise a high degree of caution
We've reviewed our travel advice for Turkiye. We now advise exercise a high degree of caution in the provinces of Adana, Adıyaman, Diyarbakır, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye, Şanlıurfa. Higher levels apply in some areas. Earthquakes are a constant risk in Türkiye. There have been major earthquakes in recent years and you should be prepared (see ‘Safety’). There's an ongoing high threat of terrorist attacks in Türkiye. Terrorists could attack with little or no warning (see 'Safety'). We advise: Exercise a high degree of caution in Türkiye overall due to the high threat of terrorist attack. Higher levels apply.
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Turkey Weather

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Turkey Essential travel details

🔌 Plugs

Turkey uses 230V, 50Hz with sockets and plugs Type C and Type F.

🌐 Languages

The languages that are typically spoken are Turkish

Money in Turkey

💱 Currencies Used

Turkey uses the Turkish lira (symbol: ?), code TRY.Banknotes come in denominations of 200, 100, 50, 20, 10 and 5 Lira. Lira is subdivided into 100 kuru?s. Coins come in denominations of 1 lira and 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1 kuru?s.

🏧 ATMs

Automatic teller machines are very common in Turkey. You can find them in both large & small cities, tourist areas etc.You do not need a chip & PIN card to use an ATM — your standard magnetic card will work fine.

💁‍♂️ Tipping

Not expected, but can leave extra tip Tipping is usually not expected in Turkey. However, if you are satisfied with the service provided you can show your appreciation by leaving a small ‘extra’ tip. Receipts might sometimes include a service charge. If there is a service charge there is no need to tip.

Calling in Turkey

📡 Internet

Internet speed in Turkey is on average 6.3 Mbps. WiFi coverage in Turkey is moderate. It's relatively easy to find one when needed.

📱 Phones

You can buy a SIM card for about 41.56 TRY, which includes 1 GB of data plan. You can choose from 3 telecoms: Avea, Turkcell or Vodafone Türkiye. Turkey uses GSM mobile networks GSM 900 and GSM 1800. If you don't want to buy SIM card in Turkey upon arrival, make sure to check the roaming charges with your telecom provider before your departure so there are no surprises when you return home.

📞 Calling

To call Turkey, dial +, then 90 (the country code for Turkey), then the area code (without the initial 0) and the local number. For local calls within Turkey, start with the area code (with the initial 0). In the case above area code is 212 .

Driving in Turkey

🛣️ Road rules

In Turkey you drive on the right side. Most cars have manual transmission (stick). Unless otherwise posted, the speed limits for cars and motorcycles are as follows: 110-120 km/h (68-74 mph) on motorways, 110-120 km/h (68-74 mph) on expressways, 50 km/h (31 mph) in all built-up areas and 90 km/h (55 mph) on undivided highways.

🆘 Emergency

Universal
112
Police
112
Ambulance
112
Fire department
112

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Turkey travel details

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