I have been in a foreign country as a tourist many times and I can understand what you may feel. You may have a lot of questions about the life in here and may be looking for solutions. Here is the destination of your solutions. Please don't hesitate to contact us. 


HERE YOU CAN FIND SOME USEFUL INFORMATION FOR YOUR TRIP:


SPEAK BASIC TURKISH

OFFICIAL WEB SITE OF THE CITY (İBB)

CITY MAP


ACCESS INTERNET WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS


SOLUTIONS FOR MOBILE PHONE PROBLEMS


A WIDE SOURCE: WIKI TRAVEL TIPS

TROUBLE WITH USING YOUR MOBILE PHONE HERE?

1) Turkey has some restrictions for people bringing mobile phone from abroad. Every Turkish citizen has right to bring one mobile phone from abroad in each 2 years period. There is a database controlled by the government and Turkish citizens can register their phones there with IMEI numbers (displays when you push #06#). This is because, some people try to bring hundreds of mobile phones in their luggages and sell them illegally in Turkey. I find this restriction ridiculous. Anyway, due to this restriction you can use your mobile phone for about 10 days after you entered Turkey. If you stay longer, you will need to get your telephone's simlock broken. Do this before arriving Turkey, this may be a time consuming process during your lovely trip. Another option is to buy a cheap Turkish mobile phone from any mobile phone shop (like Vodafone, Turkcell, Avea or something). Ask your local phone shop for simlock breaking.


2) Like everywhere, if you use your local gsm operator in a foreign country you pay much more. So, it is more wisely to buy a local operator from a shop. You can buy Turkcell (the best quality), Vodafone or Avea. It doesn't make a big differance. Each has some spesific tariffs.

OVERCOME THE INTERNET RESTRICTIONS IN TURKEY

 In Turkey, some web sites (like youtube, some services of google, etc.) are banned by the courts. Due to these restrictions you may not enter them. We prepared a host file for you to go beyond the barriers. Nobody can limit your internet access, so that is why we are here :)


Step 1: Download this FILE (When the download site opened ignore all big texts and go directly to the bottom of the page: just above Download 2shared toolbar) After download finished, copy the file by right clicking.


Step 2: Go to C/Windows/System32/Drivers/Etc


Step 3: Paste your host file here, that is it! You are free again to access everywhere!..

BASIC TURKISH EXPRESSIONS

Hi: Merhaba

How are you: Nasılsın? or Naaber? (non-formal)

Good: İyi

Bad: Kötü (to pronounce "ö" please hear it)

I am going: Gidiyorum

Yes/No: Evet/Hayır

Not: Değil
There is not: Yok ("Yok", also means no)

There is: Var

I, me: Ben

You: Sen (singular and non-formal), Siz (plural and formal)

He, She, It: O

How much?: Kaç para?

Where?: Nerede?

Come: Gel

Go: Git

Numbers: Sayılar

1 bir - 2 iki - 3 üç - 4 dört - 5 beş - 6 altı - 7 yedi - 8 sekiz - 9 dokuz - 10 on - 11 on bir - 12 on iki - 13 on üç - 14 on dört - 15 on beş - 16 on altı - 17 on yedi - 18 on sekiz - 19 on dokuz - 20 yirmi - 30 otuz - 40 kırk - 50 elli - 60 altmış - 70 yetmiş - 80 seksen - 90 doksan - 100 yüz - 1000 bin - 2000 iki bin - 100.000 yüz bin - 1.000.000 milyon