AIRLINES

ADRIA AIRWAYS - 0212 512 42 31 / AEROFLOT - 0212 243 47 25 / AIR CANADA - 0212 251 61 30 / AIR CHINA - 0212 232 71 12 / AIR FRANCE - 0212 254 31 96 / AIR INDIA - 0212 248 48 64 / AIR MALTA - 0212 234 28 63 / AIR PORTUGAL - 0212 240 45 75 / ALITALIA - 0212 231 33 9 / AMERICAN AIRLINES - 0212 237 20 03 / ASIANA KOREAN AIR - 0212 232 22 00 / AUSTRIAN AIR - 0212 232 22 00 / AZERBAIDJAN AIRLINES - 0212 245 18 52 / BALKAN AIRLINES - 0212 245 24 56 / BRAZIL AIR - 0212 240 45 56 / BRITISH AIRWAYS - 0212 234 13 00 / CZECH AIR - 0212 230 38 52 / DELTA AIRLINES - 0212 231 23 39 / EGYPTAIR - 0212 231 11 26 / EL-AL - 0212 246 53 03 / EMIRATES - 0212 293 50 50 / FINNAIR - 0212 234 51 30 / GULF AIR - 0212 231 34 54 / IBERIA - 0212 237 31 04 / IRAQ AIR - 0212 245 01 70 / IRANAIR - 0212 225 02 55 / JAL AIRLINES - 0212 241 73 66 / JAPAN AIR - 0212 241 73 66 / KKTC AIRLINES - 0212 267 09 73 / KLM - 0212 230 01 11 / KOREAN AIR - 0212 246 76 43 / KUWAIT AIR - 0212 240 40 81 / LOT - 0212 240 79 27 / LTU - 0212 231 11 11 / LUFTHANSA - 0212 288 10 10 / MIDDLE EAST - 0212 248 22 41 / MALAYSIA - 0212 230 59 68 / MALEV AIRLINES - 0212 241 09 09 / OLYMPIC - 0212 247 37 01 / ONUR AIR - 0212 663 23 00 / PIA - 0212 233 05 71 / PEGASUS AIRLINES - 0212 663 29 34 / QUANTAS - 0212 240 50 32 / ROYAL AIRMOROC - 0212 231 25 71 / ROYAL JORDANIAN - 0212 231 99 09 / SABENA - 0212 254 72 54 / SAS - 0212 296 66 60 / SAUDIA AIR - 0212 213 09 80 / SINGAPORE AIRLINES - 0212 232 37 06 / SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS - 0212 251 61 30 - 31 / SWISSAIR - 0212 231 28 50 / SYRIAN AIR - 0212 246 53 03 / TAROM - 0212 230 73 09 / THAI AIRWAYS - 0212 252 65 44-45 / TURKISH AIRLINES (THY) - 0212 252 11 06 / TUNUS AIR - 0212 241 70 96 / TURKMENISTAN AIR - 0212 241 46 01 / TWA - 0212 234 53 27 / UZBEKISTAN AIRLINES - 0212 296 46 31-32


TRAIN (STATE RAILROADS)

The railroad is slower but can be fun, especially if you reserve a first class compartment. Trains run between Ankara and Istanbul, Istanbul and Izmir, and reservations are required.
Sirkeci train station (European side) Tel: (0212) 520 65 75
Haydarpasa train station (Asian side) Tel: (0216) 348 80 20

MARITIME LINES

There are scheduled trips among the Black Sea, Aegean and Mediterranean ports.
Turkish Maritime Lines Tel: (0212) 244 02 07 / 249 92 22
City Ferry Administration Tel: (0212) 244 42 33
Car FerriesTel: (0216) 353 40 85
Sea Buses Tel: (0212) 560 72 91 / 249 15 58 / 251 61 44
Tel: (0216) 362 04 46 / 336 88 19 / 306 20 00

BUS

It is by far cheaper, of course, to take an intercity bus. The best of the companies offer comfortable, quality transportation, an excellent and cheap alternative to flying. Many buses are double deckered and have toilets and all are non-smoking and offer tea and snack service.

BUS STATIONS :Esenler 0212 658 00 36, Harem 0216 333 37 63


CONSULATES

AUSTRALIA - Etiler, Tel:257 70 50 / AUSTRIA - Yenikoy, Tel:262 49 84 / BANGLADESH - Bebek, Tel:265 06 72 / BELGIUM - Taksim, Tel:243 33 00 / BULGARIA - Levent, Tel:269 22 16 / CANADA - Gatrettepe, Tel:272 51 74 / CHAD - Esentepe, Tel:267 22 12 / CHILE - Kabatas, Tel:245 01 83 / CHINA - Mecidiyekoy, Tel:272 52 00 / COSTA RICA - Eminonu, Tel:528 06 72 / CZECHOSLOVAKIA - Macka,Tel:247 50 30 / DENMARK - Fındıklı, Tel:245 03 85 / DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Nisantasi, Tel:248 36 13 / EGYPT - Bebek, Tel:263 60 38 / FINLAND - Taksim, Tel:245 58 80 / FRANCE - Taksim, Tel:243 18 52 / GERMANY Taksim, Tel:251 54 04 / GREECE - Galatasaray, Tel :245 05 96 / HUNGARY - Topagaci, Tel:240 42 75 / ICELAND - Sisli, Tel:231 34 06 / INDIA - Harbiye, Tel:248 48 64 / IRAQ - Sisli, Tel:230 29 30 / IRAN - Cagaloglu, Tel:513 82 30 / IRELAND - Harbiye, Tel:246 60 25 / ISRAEL - Nisantsi, Tel:246 41 25 / ITALY - Galatasaray, Tel:243 10 24/ JAPAN - Taksim, Tel:251 76 05 / JORDAN - Nisantasi, Tel:230 12 21 / LEBANON - Tesvikiye, Tel:236 13 65 / LIBYA - Taksim, Tel:251 81 00 / MALAYSIA - Sisli, Tel:247 17 28 / MALTA - Besiktas, Tel:275 12 12 / MEXICO - Ortakoy, Tel:259 00 00 / MONACO - Bebek, Tel:263 39 89 / NETHERLANDS - Tunel, Tel:251 50 30 / NORWAY - Karakoy, Tel:249 97 53 / PAKISTAN - Besiktas, Tel:272 16 36 / PERU - Levent, Tel:279 07 50 / POLAND - Nisantasi, Tel:232 03 61 / PORTUGAL - Taksim, Tel:250 11 30 / ROMANIA - Taksim, Tel:244 35 55 / THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION - Tunel, Tel:244 26 10 / SAUDI ARABIA - Esentepe, Tel:275 43 96 / SOUTH AFRICA - Esentepe, Tel:275 47 93 / SOUTH KOREA - Taksim, Tel:233 04 10 / SPAIN - Tesvikiye, Tel:240 34 44 / SWEDEN - Tunel, Tel:243 57 70 / SWITZERLAND - Tesvikiye, Tel:259 11 15 / SYRIA - Tesvikiye, Tel:248 27 35 / THAILAND - Harbiye, Tel:231 15 85 / TUNUSIA - Taksim, Tel:252 86 19 / TURKISH REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS - Mecidiyekoy, Tel:275 29 90 / UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Levent, Tel:279 63 49 / UNITED KINGDOM - Tepebasi, Tel:244 75 40 / UNITED STATES - Tepebasi, Tel:251 36 02 / VATICAN - Harbiye, Tel:234 07 07 / YUGOSLAVIA - Nisantasi, Tel:248 10 04


HEALTH & HOSPITALS

There are no serious health risks associated with travel to Turkey. No vaccinations are required for entry. Tap water is heavily chlorinated. Bottled water, bottled sparkling mineral water or carbonated mineral water are also abundant.In the hospitals mentioned below, you are offered an excellent service and consultation with English speaking doctors.


AMERICAN HOSPITAL 0212 231 40 50 (20 lines)
AUSTRIAN SAINT GEORGE HOSPITAL 0212 243 25 90
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE HOSPITAL 0212 224 49 50 (15 lines)
GERMAN HOSPITAL 0212 293 21 50
INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL 0212 663 00 00 (30 lines)
ITALIAN HOSPITAL 0212 249 97 51-52
MIDDLE EAST HOSPITAL 0216 37139 90-91
TAKSIM HOSPITAL 0212 252 43 00
VATAN HOSPITAL 0212 534 86 00 (10 lines)