Airport codes
IATA: IST, ICAO: LTBA

Location Address
34149 Yesilköy / ISTANBUL - TURKEY

Access
There are several ways to travel between Atatürk International Airport and the city centre.

Light Rail Service : Light rail service exists between Aksaray and Atatürk International Airport. The line goes through some major parts of the European side of the city;
including the intercity bus terminal. The LRT takes the passengers to Aksaray in 30–35 minutes.
Airport Shuttle Service : The shuttle services are operated by Havas, which is one of the major ground handling companies within Turkey. The buses run half-hourly to Bakirköy, Yenikapi,
Aksaray, Taksim Square, hourly to Kozyatagi (on the Anatolian side), two-hourly to Etiler-Akmerkez. Also, there is a fast ferry terminal in Bakirköy which connects the terminal
to Bostanci and Kadiköy. Havas buses run between the airport and the fast ferry terminal according to the departures and arrivals of the ferries.
Municipality Bus : Municipality buses also run to Taksim, Etiler and Kozyatagi. This is a slower but much cheaper alternative than Havas.
Car : The airport is accessible through the coastal road, D-100 international road and TEM (Trans-European Motorway).

Airport Overview

A major international airport within the Marmara region of Turkey the airport is the gateway to the cosmopolitan metropolis of Istanbul.
Ataturk Airport is situated on the European side of Istanbul, close to Bakirkoy, Faith, Litros, Mahmutbey and Kucukcekmece.
The suburb of Zeytinburnu is also nearby, just beyond Istanbul's ancient Walls of Constantinople and situated directly to the east, lying next to the coast of the Marmara Sea.
Istanbul Ataturk Airport handles flights to countries throughout the European Union and worldwide and handles more than 32 million annual passengers, who are often
pleasantly surprised to find such a modern and stylish facility. There are more than 60 passenger check-in decks onsite, and so this operation is usually quick and efficient.

Atatürk shares traffic with Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, which is on the Anatolian (Asian) side of Istanbul, which had annual passenger traffic of just 11.1 million in 2010.
The two airports both provide domestic and international service to the Istanbul area.
A third big airport is being planned in Silivri suburb of Istanbul 40 km west of Istanbul, in order to meet Istanbul's growing domestic and international air traffic demand
as a source, destination and transit point.

Contacts
Telephone
+90 212 463 3000
Fax
+90 212 465 5050
Email
info@tav.aero
Web
http://www.tavairports.com

Airport Information

INFORMATION CONTACT NUMBERS
INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS 0212 463 30 00 ( ext : 4503-4643-4644-4645 )
INTERNATIONAL DEPARTURES 0212 463 30 00 ( ext : 4502-4640-4641-4642 )
INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT 0212 463 30 00 ( ext : 4507-4508-4504 )
DOMESTIC ARRIVALS 0212 463 30 00 (ext : 4513-4648-4649 )
DOMESTIC DEPARTURES 0212 463 30 00 ( ext : 4512-4646-4647 )

A major international airport within the Marmara region of Turkey, Istanbul Ataturk International Airport is the gateway to the cosmopolitan metropolis of Istanbul.
Ataturk Airport is situated on the European side of Istanbul, approximately 20 km / 12 miles south-west of the city centre and in the Yesilkoy area, close to Bakirkoy, Faith,
Litros, Mahmutbey and Kucukcekmece.
The suburb of Zeytinburnu is also nearby, just beyond Istanbul's ancient Walls of Constantinople and situated directly to the east, lying next to the coast of the Marmara Sea.
Istanbul Ataturk Airport handles flights to countries throughout the European Union and worldwide to the tune of more than 22 million annual passengers, who are often
pleasantly surprised to find such a modern and stylish facility. There are more than 60 passenger check-in decks onsite, and so this operation is usually quick and efficient.

There is a Land-Side Hotel with 34 rooms and an Air-Side Hotel with 51 rooms within the area of the Ataturk Airport.
For reservations, you can call the number +90 212 465 4030 or dial the call-through 3592 via 465 30 00.

Multi-Storey Car Park
The car park is designed to accommodate all airport customer requirements at the highest standard. A comfortable and safe parking area is provided
for vehicle owners with top notch service delivered through the latest high technology.
Two elevated pedestrian platforms between the vertical pedestrian access areas facilitate easier movement for passengers with luggage trolleys. With Registration ID System, which
provides secure service to three million vehicles every year, each registration number is checked and recorded electronically at the entry and exit points to provide maximum security.
There are manual credit card payment points at the car park; two at the side facing the International Terminal, one each at the 2nd and red parking area 4th level
2 cashier and one at the 5th level (Car Park Management Center) of the Yellow Parking Area and one with a cashier on the 3rd level of the Blue Parking Areas.There are
also one automatic payment point and one manual payment point with a cashier at the side of the car park facing the domestic terminal, another manual payment point
with a cashier at the exit of the car park.

Open Car Park
Built on an area of 28,300 sqm., the 1,200 car capacity Open Car Park next to the Cargo Terminal came into service in July 2009.
The Open Car Park operates with two payment points. While one of these payment points is on the side of the HAVAS Coach Operations Management Building,
the other is located close to the TAV Airports Holding Management Building

To avoid loss of time looking for a place to park when you arrive at the airport by your car, why not leave your car at one of the valet delivery points in front of the
domestic - international terminals and THY CIP Building taking advantage of the comfort and price offers.

Remember that you should be at the airport for check-in two hours before the departure of your international flight, and 1-1/2 hours (90 minutes) before the
departure of a domestic Turkish flight.

Airlines

PassengerAirlines Destinations Terminal
Adria Airways Ljubljana International
Aegean Airlines Athens International
Aeroflot Moscow-Sheremetyevo International
Aerosvit Airlines Dnepropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kiev-Boryspil, Odessa, Simferopol International
Air Algérie Algiers, Constantine, Oran International
Air Astana Almaty, Astana, Atyrau International
Air France Paris-Charles de Gaulle International
Air Malta Malta International
Air Moldova Chisinau International
Air Transat Seasonal: Montreal-Trudeau, Toronto-Pearson International
airBaltic Riga International
Albanian Airlines Tirana International
Alitalia Milan-Linate, Rome-Fiumicino, Turin International
Ariana Afghan Airlines Kabul International
Armavia Yerevan International
Asiana Airlines Seoul-Incheon International
Atlasjet Antalya, Bodrum, Izmir Domestic
Atlasjet Arbil, Ercan, Jeddah, Mykonos, Pristina, Sharm el Sheikh,
Sulaimaniyah, Tehran International
Austrian Airlines Vienna International
Austrian operated by Tyrolean Airways Vienna International
Azerbaijan Airlines Baku International
Azmar Airlines Sulaimaniyah International
Belavia Minsk International
Berkut Air Astana International
B&H Airlines Sarajevo International
British Airways London-Heathrow International
Buraq Air Tripoli, Benghazi International
Caspian Airlines Tehran-Imam Khomeini International
Corendon Airlines Amsterdam, Tehran-Imam Khomeini International
Croatia Airlines Zagreb International
Delta Air Lines New York-JFK International
Donavia Rostov-on-Don, Sochi International
Donbassaero Donetsk International
Dniproavia Dnipropetrovsk International
Eastok Avia Sulaimaniyah International
EgyptAir Cairo International
Emirates Dubai International
Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi International
Freebird Airlines Madrid International
Gulf Air Bahrain International
Iberia Madrid International
Iran Air Tabriz, Tehran-Imam Khomeini International
Iraqi Airways Baghdad, Basra, Erbil International
Jat Airways Belgrade International
Jupiter Airlines Mosul International
Jetairfly Brussels, Brussels South-Charleroi International
Kish Air Tehran-Imam Khomeini International
KLM Amsterdam International
Korean Air Seoul-Incheon International
Kuban Airlines Krasnodar International
Kyrgyzstan Bishkek International
Libyan Airlines Benghazi, Tripoli International
LOT Polish Airlines Warsaw International
Lufthansa Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich, International
Mahan Air Tehran-Imam Khomeini International
Malaysia Airlines Kuala Lumpur International
Malév Hungarian Airlines Budapest International
Middle East Airlines Beirut International
Nile Air Cairo International
North Cyprus Airlines London-Stansted, Nicosia-Ercan International
Nouvelair Monastir International
Olympic Air Athens International
Onur Air Adana, Antalya, Bodrum, Dalaman, Diyarbakir, Erzurum,
Gaziantep, Izmir, Malatya, Samsun, Trabzon Domestic
Onur Air Barcelona, Dubai, Milan-Malpensa, Nicosia-Ercan,
Paris-Charles De Gaulle International
Pakistan International Airlines Abu Dhabi, Islamabad, Karachi International
Pegasus Airlines operated by IZair Izmir Domestic
Polet Airlines Voronezh International
Qatar Airways Doha International
Red Wings Airlines Moscow-Vnukovo International
Rossiya St Petersburg International
Royal Air Maroc Casablanca International
Royal Jordanian Amman-Queen Alia International
Sky Airlines Antalya International
Somon Air Dushanbe International
Scandinavian Airlines System Stockholm-Arlanda International
Saudi Arabian Airlines Jeddah, Madinah, Riyadh International
SCAT Aktau International
Singapore Airlines Singapore International
SkyExpress Moscow-Vnukovo International
Swiss International Airlines Zürich International
Syrian Air Aleppo, Damascus International
Tailwind Airlines Düsseldorf International
Tajikistan Airlines Dushanbe International
TAROM Bucharest-Henri Coanda International
Tatarstan Airlines Kazan International
Tunis Air Tunis International
Turkish Airlines Adana, Adiyaman, Agri, Ankara, Antalya, Batman, Bodrum, Çanakkale,
Dalaman, Denizli, Diyarbakir, Elazig, Erzincan, Erzurum, Eskisehir,
Gaziantep, Hatay, Isparta, Izmir, Kahramanmaras, Kars, Kayseri,
Konya, Malatya, Mardin, Merzifon, Mus, Nevsehir, Samsun,
Sanliurfa, Sinop, Sivas, Trabzon, Usak, Van Domestic
Turkish Airlines Abu Dhabi, Accra, Addis Ababa, Aleppo, Alexandria, Algiers,
Almaty, Amman, Amsterdam, Ashgabat, Astana, Athens, Baghdad,
Bahrain, Baku, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Barcelona, Basra, Batumi,
Beijing-Capital, Beirut, Belgrade, Benghazi, Berlin-Tegel,
Birmingham, Bishkek, Bologna, Brussels, Bucharest-Henri Coanda,
Budapest, Cairo, Cape Town, Casablanca, Chicago-O'Hare, Chisinau,
Cologne/Bonn, Copenhagen, Dakar, Damascus, Dar es Salaam, Delhi,
Dhaka, Doha, Donetsk, Dubai, Dublin, Dushanbe, Düsseldorf, Entebbe,
Erbil, Ercan, Frankfurt, Geneva, Genoa, Gothenburg-Landvetter,
Guangzhou, Hamburg, Hanover, Helsinki, Ho Chi Minh City,
Hong Kong, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta, Jeddah, Johannesburg, Karachi,
Kazan, Khartoum, Kiev-Boryspil, Kuwait, Lagos, Lisbon, Ljubljana,
London-Heathrow, Los Angeles, Lyon, Madinah, Madrid, Malaga,
Manchester, Mashhad, Milan-Malpensa, Minsk, Moscow-Sheremetyevo,
Mumbai, Munich, Muscat, Nairobi, Naples, New York-JFK, Nice,
Nuremberg, Osaka-Kansai, Oslo-Gardermoen, Paris-Charles de Gaulle,
Pavlodar, Podgorica, Prague, Pristina, Riga, Riyadh, Rome-Fiumicino,
Rostov-on-Don, St Petersburg, Sana'a, São Paulo-Guarulhos,
Sarajevo, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Pudong, Shiraz, Singapore,
Skopje, Sochi, Sofia, Stockholm-Arlanda, Stuttgart, Tabriz,
Tashkent, Tbilisi, Tehran-Imam Khomeini, Tel Aviv, Thessaloniki,
Tirana, Tokyo-Narita, Toronto-Pearson, Toulouse, Tripoli, Tunis,
Turin, Valencia, Venice-Marco Polo, Vienna, Warsaw,
Washington-Dulles, Yekaterinburg, Zagreb, Zürich International
Turkmenistan Airlines Ashgabat International
Uzbekistan Airlines Tashkent International
Viking Hellas Rhodes International
Wind Rose Aviation Kiev-Boryspil International

Airline Lounges

Terminals
Atatürk airport has four terminals:
Terminal 1, for domestic flights
Terminal 2, for international flights
Terminal 3, for cargo flights
General Aviation Terminal

The modern International Terminal, Dis Hatlar, is spacious and efficient, with all the expected services including ATMs (cash machines) from which you can obtain Turkish Liras,
currency exchange offices, restaurants, cafes and shops, Emanet (Baggage Check, Left Luggage) and an Airport Hotel.
Here's information on Atatürk Airport Lost and Found, if you've lost or forgotten something in the airport or on an airplane.

An underground passage (15-minute walk) connects the International Terminal with the older Domestic Terminal (Iç Hatlar Terminali) and also the Istanbul Metro,
called the Hafif Metro ("Light rail system") on many airport terminal signs.

Information desks are available 24 hours a day to help passengers have a smooth airport experience in Ataturk Airport. Any requested information about the airport
including the airport layout and facilities can be obtained from the information desks face to face as well as over the phone. There are three information desks in
the International Terminal, one at the Arrivals Floor and another one at the Departures Floor. The third information desk, known as the Transit Information Desk, is located
after passport control on the Departures Floor.

There are two information desks in the Domestic Terminal; one at Arrivals and one on the Departures Floor.
Internet connections are available at the Arrivals, Departures and General Aviation Terminals. This service is free at the lounges of the Arrivals and Departures Terminals.
Additional wireless access spots within the terminal are subject to the concerned firms’ pricing policies.

General Aviation Terminal
Besyol - Florya / Istanbul
There are two separate lounges allocated for International and Domestic Lines at the General Aviation Terminal, where a variety of facilities are available for passenger comfort.
The General Aviation Terminal is located at the Apron A14, North West of Istanbul Ataturk Airport.
The Terminal is used to accommodate flights run by operations holding "General Aviation" or "Air Taxi" licenses for smaller aircraft.
Passengers are able to complete their passport, security and customs procedures in the fastest way and save precious time.
The waiting lounges are specially designed to create a relaxed atmosphere and to maximize passenger comfort before flights.
A wireless internet connection, TV’s and snack service are available in the lounges. In addition, there is a gift shop in the terminal.
Address: Besyol - Florya / Istanbul
Phone: +90 (212) 463 30 00 \ 4067 - 4068

The airport terminals have been operated by TAV (Tepe-Akfen-Ventures) since January 2000. TAV has invested US$600 million since 1998.
In 2005 TAV won the concession agreement to operate Atatürk for 15.5 years at a record breaking amount of $4 billion, which also represents the highest
figure for such a privatization project in Turkey, Eastern Europe, Middle East, Commonwealth of Independent States and North Africa.

Facilities

Restrooms / Toilets
There are numerous high quality facilities located throughout the airport
Baby changing facilities are available.

Disabled facilities / Medical Facilities
Disabled & Special Need Passengers
Special Needs Passengers
¦Accompanied Babies and Children
¦Unaccompanied Children
¦Pregnant Women
¦Sick or Disabled Passengers
Type of travel and required documentation for passengers under these classifications may differ for each airline. It is recommended that you obtain information from the related airline.
Disabled Passengers
Facilities provided at Istanbul Ataturk Airport to make your journey easier:
¦Allocated parking spaces in the Car Park Area,
¦Disabled Toilets
¦Private Rest Areas
Wheelchair service at the Domestic and International Terminals (please arrange with your airline company)

Portclinics are located on the Arrivals Floor of both the International and Domestic Terminal buildings and are open 24 hours a day to provide rapid health service to airport personnel,
passengers and guests.
Contact: +90 212 463 30 00 extension: 5555

Business facilities
Two separate fully equipped conference halls are available for guests.
Akfen Conference Hall: Capacity - 200 seating and 225 cocktail style (Total 225 sqm)
Fatih Ergokmen Conference Hall: Capacity - 50 seating, 95 cocktail style (Total 93 sqm)
For booking:
Phone: +90 212 463 30 00 -2235

TAV Passport is a special membership program by TAV Airports Holding which offers you speed, comfort and a wealth of privileges in your travels through their airports.
TAV Passport Offers
Easy Transportation
¦Free Car Park and Valet Services
¦Discounts on Limosine Services
¦Discounts on Car Rentals
Faster Check-in and Security Processing, More Time to Relax
¦Dedicated X-Rays at Terminal Entrances
¦Business Check-in
¦Dedicated Passport/Security Check
¦Free “primeclass” and World Lounge
¦Free Ring Service
¦Dedicated Check-out at Duty Free
Price Advantages
¦Opportunities at Duty Free Shopping
¦Discounts at Restaurants and Cafés
¦Special Advantages in Accommodations
¦Free Meeting Rooms
For Application And Detailed Information:
Phone: 444 25 75 - www.tavpassport

To avoid loss of time looking for a place to park when you arrive at the airport by your car, why not leave your car at one of the valet delivery points in front of the
domestic - international terminals and THY CIP Building taking advantage of the comfort and price offers.

Wireless internet connections are available at the Arrivals, Departures and General Aviation Terminals. This service is free at the lounges of the Arrivals and Departures Terminals.
Additional wireless access spots within the terminal are subject to the concerned firms’ pricing policies.

The VIP Lounge at Ataturk Airport is designed to serve the Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers, other local and foreign state officials and guests.
The VIP Lounge hosts around 200.000 guests every year.

The State Guest House provides accommodation to foreign officials and commissions visiting Turkey. Accommodation is only offered to state and government presidents,
members of parliament and commissions, chiefs of general staff, presidents of high level judicial bodies and their committees, ministers and undersecretaries,
armed forces commanding officers, vice presidents and chairmen, presidents and vice presidents of international enterprises, foreign governors and mayors
including the commissions accompanying them. In addition, other individuals who are approved by the Ministry may be offered accommodation at the State Guest Houses.
Contact: +90 212 465 30 00 / 1342

Baggage
You can leave your luggage/baggage at Atatürk International Airport in the Emanet Bagaj (left luggage/baggage check) office of the International terminal.
After you pass Customs and emerge from the secure area, turn right and walk toward the end of the terminal.
The left luggage/baggage check office is on the right-hand side. Your luggage must be locked when you give it in for safekeeping.

The Lost luggage offices are authorized to deal with passengers’ damaged or missing luggage. Lost luggage offices are located at the baggage claim area.
You may find the contact numbers below:
HAVAS Lost Luggage Office: +90 212 463 30 00 extension: 1255
ÇELEBI Lost Luggage Office: +90 212 463 30 00 extension: 6506
THY Lost Luggage Office: +90 212 463 30 00 extension:7622

Luggage wrapping machines at the departure floors of the domestic and international terminals provide passengers with the opportunity to wrap their luggage
with strech film if they wish. The service is available 24/7. There are two luggage wrapping machines in the international terminal in front of counters B and D.
Another machine is located at the domestic terminal entrance.
Contact:
+90 212 463 30 00 / 4433 (International Terminal)
+90 212 463 30 00 / 4387 (Domestic Terminal

Food & beverage points at the Istanbul Ataturk Airport Domestic and International Terminal in full; various cafe, restaurant, pub and fast food alternatives

In the International Terminal there are; 9 souvenir shops, 3 banks, 10 ATMs, 9 change offices, 17 car rental companies, 1 jewellery, 2 icecream stands,
3 newspaper vendors, 2 newspaper distributor, 2 bootblacks, 2 Post offices, 9 lounges, café, florist, market, pharmacy, hairdresser, health unit, massage hall,
checkroom for baggage, meteorology, 3 telecommunication, 2 pay points, car-wash, photographer, car-park office, 2 concierge, 3 luggage wrapping machine,
3 mobile snack bar, duty free, toyshop, map stand, and a Duty Free shop.

Within the Domestic Terminal, there are; 6 souvenir shops, 10 ATMs, 9 car rental companies, 6 restaurants and a café, a hairdresser, a checkroom for baggage, a newspaper vendor,
a bootblack, 2 jewellery, a fresh corn stand, a candy stand, a tobacco shop, a post office (PTT), 2 toyshops, 2 lounges, 2 pay point, a luggage wrapping machine,
3 mobile snack stand and a telecommunication shop. Here also the DHMI and the Port Clinic health units present.

Gift shops are open 24 hours a day at Ataturk Airport, where a large variety of giftware is available for our guests and passengers.
Details of the stores at the International and Domestic Terminals of Ataturk Airport.

International Terminal Gift Stores
Company Name Location Phone Fax
Barok Kuyumculuk Departures/ Land Side +90 212 465 75 25 +90 212 465 75 26
Bulak Hediyelik Departures/ Land Side +90 212 465 56 45 +90 212 465 56 45
Edip Çizmeci - Tobacco Shop Departures/ Land Side +90 212 465 42 80 +90 212 465 43 80
Galaksi Hediyelik Departures/ Land Side +90 212 465 45 55 -
Gümüs Hediyelik Departures/ Land Side +90 212 465 45 15 -
HT Gida Departures/ Land Side +90 212 465 43 13 +90 212 465 44 05
Sahin Hediyelik Esya Departures/ Land Side +90 212 465 34 39 -
Simsek Hediyelik Departures/ Land Side +90 212 465 54 86 -
Topçu Hediyelik Departures/ Land Side +90 212 465 31 41 -

Domestic Terminal Giftware Stores
Company Name Location Phone Fax
Barok Kuyumculuk Departures/ Land Side +90 212 465 56 49 +90 212 465 56 48
Altinbas Kuyumculuk Departures/ Air Side +90 212 465 55 87 +90 212 465 55 86
Bulak Hediyelik Departures/ Land Side +90 212 465 56 93 +90 212 465 56 45
Flora Hediyelik Departures/ Air Side +90 212 465 45 35 +90 212 465 91 91
Sahin Hediyelik Esya Departures/ Land Side +90 212 465 58 22 -
Simsek Turizm Departures/ Land Side +90 212 465 31 27 -
Tobacco Shop Departures/ Air Side +90 212 465 81 15 -
Topçu Hediyelik Departures/ Land Side +90 212 465 31 40 -

Other services
There are Banks and Currency Exchange Offices available at Ataturk Airport in the International Terminal. Also 19 Cash Points are located in easy access areas
throughout the airport.

Wireless internet connections are available at the Arrivals, Departures and General Aviation Terminals. This service is free at the lounges of the Arrivals and Departures Terminals.
Additional wireless access spots within the terminal are subject to the concerned firms’ pricing policies.

Text 2811, get a short text back to your mobile with up-to-date details of arrival-departure times, delays and gate numbers for flights to and from Istanbul Ataturk,
Ankara Esenboga and Izmir Menderes Airports

There are two meeting points located on the Departures and Arrivals floors of the Road Transport Area

You can contact the Tourism Information over the phone number +90 212 465 3151.
You may consult the Tourism Information offices in the Arrival Store of the International Terminal regarding any information you might need..

There are total of 6 mosques at Ataturk Airport; 2 at the Road Transport Area, 2 in remote areas of the International Terminal
and 2 at the departures floor of the Domestic Terminal; all open for service 24 hours.

Country Information
Istanbul, historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople is the largest city in Turkey and 2nd largest city proper in the world with a population of 13 million,
also making it the largest metropolitan city proper in Europe and the second largest metropolitan area in Europe by population. Istanbul is also a megacity, as well as the cultural,
economic, and financial centre of Turkey. The city covers 39 districts of the Istanbul province. It is located on the Bosphorus Strait and encompasses the natural harbour
known as the Golden Horn, in the northwest of the country. It extends both on the European (Thrace) and on the Asian (Anatolia) sides of the Bosphorus,
and is thereby the only metropolis in the world that is situated on two continents. Istanbul is a designated alpha world city.

Turkey is a transcontinental Eurasian country. Asian Turkey (made up largely of Anatolia), which includes 97% of the country, is separated from European Turkey by the Bosphorus,
the Sea of Marmara, and the Dardanelles (which together form a water link between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea). European Turkey (eastern Thrace or Rumelia in the Balkan peninsula)
comprises 3% of the country.[70]
The territory of Turkey is more than 1,600 kilometres (1,000 mi) long and 800 km (500 mi) wide and is the world's 37th-largest country in terms of area. The country is encircled by seas
on three sides: the Aegean Sea to the west, the Black Sea to the north and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Turkey also contains the Sea of Marmara in the northwest.
Ölüdeniz Beach near Fethiye on the Turkish Riviera.The European section of Turkey, Eastern Thrace, forms the borders of Turkey with Greece and Bulgaria. The Asian part of the country,
Anatolia, consists of a high central plateau with narrow coastal plains, between the Köroglu and Pontic mountain ranges to the north and the Taurus Mountains to the south.
Eastern Turkey has a more mountainous landscape and is home to the sources of rivers such as the Euphrates, Tigris and Aras, and contains Lake Van and Mount Ararat,
Turkey's highest point at 5,165 metres (16,946 ft). Lake Tuz, Turkey's third-largest lake, is a macroscopically visible feature in the middle of the
country that ironically happens to look like a turkey.
Turkey is divided into seven census regions: Marmara, Aegean, Black Sea, Central Anatolia, Eastern Anatolia, Southeastern Anatolia and the Mediterranean.
The uneven north Anatolian terrain running along the Black Sea resembles a long, narrow belt. This region comprises approximately one-sixth of Turkey's total land area.
As a general trend, the inland Anatolian plateau becomes increasingly rugged as it progresses eastward.
Mount Ararat (Agri Dagi) is the highest peak in Turkey at 5,165 m (16,946 ft).Turkey's varied landscapes are the product of complex earth movements that have
shaped the region over thousands of years and still manifest themselves in fairly frequent earthquakes and occasional volcanic eruptions. The Bosporus and the Dardanelles owe
their existence to the fault lines running through Turkey that led to the creation of the Black Sea. There is an earthquake fault line across the north
of the country from west to east, which caused a major earthquake in 1999.

The coastal areas of Turkey bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea have a temperate Mediterranean climate, with hot, dry summers and mild to cool, wet winters. The coastal areas
of Turkey bordering the Black Sea have a temperate Oceanic climate with warm, wet summers and cool to cold, wet winters. The Turkish Black Sea coast receives the greatest amount
of precipitation and is the only region of Turkey that receives high precipitation throughout the year. The eastern part of that coast averages 2,500 millimeters
annually which is the highest precipitation in the country.
The coastal areas of Turkey bordering the Sea of Marmara (including Istanbul), which connects the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea, have a transitional climate between
a temperate Mediterranean climate and a temperate Oceanic climate with warm to hot, moderately dry summers and cool to cold, wet winters. Snow does occur on the
coastal areas of the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea almost every winter, but it usually lies no more than a few days. Snow on the other hand is rare
in the coastal areas of the Aegean Sea and very rare in the coastal areas of the Mediterranean Sea.
Conditions can be much harsher in the more arid interior. Mountains close to the coast prevent Mediterranean influences from extending inland, giving the central Anatolian
plateau of the interior of Turkey a continental climate with sharply contrasting seasons.

Emergency Numbers
Ambulance (public): 112
Police: 155
Fire: 110
Emergency: 115
Tourism Police
Istanbul, tel: (0212) 527 4503
Ankara, tel: (0312) 384 0606

Speed Limits
The speed limit for driving in Turkey is 90 km/h on the highways and 50km/h in towns.

Side of the road
The law in Turkey states that driving should take place on the right of the road and that right of way always belongs to traffic coming from the right.

Alcohol mg/ml
0.5 mg per ml