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Istanbul Resource Guide
Introduction & City Areas......................................................................................8
Airport Information.............................................................................................10
Baby Sitting & Maid Services...............................................................................11
Banking Services...................................................................................................12
Book Shops & Libraries........................................................................................14
Cinemas & Theatres.............................................................................................15
Embassies - Consulates.........................................................................................16
Expat & Support Groups......................................................................................17
Groceries & Supermarkets....................................................................................18
Holidays & Festivities...........................................................................................19
Hospital & Medical Services.................................................................................20
International Schools............................................................................................21
Internet Cafés.......................................................................................................22
Museums and Historical Sites...............................................................................23
Parks.....................................................................................................................25
Pharmacies...........................................................................................................26
Police Stations......................................................................................................27
Postal Services.......................................................................................................28
Public Transport...................................................................................................28
Pubs - Clubs.........................................................................................................30
Religious Associations...........................................................................................31
Restaurants...........................................................................................................32
Shopping..............................................................................................................33
Sport & Leisure....................................................................................................34
Useful Numbers...................................................................................................35
Utilities.................................................................................................................36
FAQ.....................................................................................................................38
Istanbul
Istanbul is Turkey’s most populous city, and its cultural and financial centre. It is located on
the Bosphorus Strait, and encompasses the natural harbour known as the Golden Horn, in the
northwest of the country.
City Overview
Istanbul is Turkey’s most populous city, and its cultural and financial centre. 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 and on the Asian (Anatolia) side of the Bosphorus, and is
thereby the only metropolis in the world which is situated on two continents.
The city has many architecturally significant entities. Throughout its long history, Istanbul has
acquired a reputation for being a cultural and ethnic melting pot. As a result, there are many
historical mosques, churches, synagogues, palaces, castles and towers to visit in the city.
Istanbul is one of the most important tourism spots of Turkey. There are thousands of hotels and
other tourist oriented industries in the city, catering to both vacationers and visiting professionals.
Istanbul is also one of the world’s most exciting conference destinations and is an increasingly
popular choice for the world’s leading international associations.
Istanbul Facts
Population: 12.573.836
National status: Republic
Currency: Lira turca ( TLY )
Time zone: UTC +2
Main airports:
Atatürk International Airport
Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
Istanbul’s conference appeal developed with three separate conference and exhibition areas: The Conference Valley (Istanbul Convention &
Exhibition Centre), Istanbul Hilton Convention & Exhibition Centre, the Military Museum Cultural Centre and the Cemal Reşit Rey
Concert Hall; The Airport & Exhibition District (150,000 m2 (1.6 m sq ft) of exhibition space around the CNR International Expo Centre);
and the Business & Financial District (with many distributed centres). These cluster areas feature a combination of accommodation, meeting
facilities, and exhibition space. They can be used individually, or collectively through transportation with
the Istanbul metro, and are linked together for accommodating events with 10,000 or more participants.
Cultural activity, tourism and commerce are expected to remain important in the life of the city. However, major challenges loom ahead, such
as demographic growth, traffic congestion, disorganized housing construction, the restoration of historic buildings and the planning of a 3rd
motorway through the Bosphorus.
Daily life in Istanbul is colourful and vibrant and continues to bustle side by side with many carefully protected Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman
monuments. Istanbul is often considered the capital of Turkey in terms of commerce, entertainment, culture, education, shopping, tourism and art.
More than half of the population lives and works on the European side. The large number of people living in the residential areas on the Anatolian
side use bridges and ferries to commute to work in a city that has been one of the most popular destinations for voyagers throughout history.
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City Areas
The main areas for foreigners in Istanbul are Etiler, Rumelihisarı,Bebek,Sariyer and Beyoglu-Cihangir
in İstanbul for foreigners.
ETILER: Etiler is a district on the European
side of Istanbul, and officially a quarter
within the borough of Besiktas, located
close to the business districts of Levent and
Maslak.
Etiler is famous for its upmarket cafés, pubs,
night clubs, restaurants, gyms, coiffeurs,
fashion shops and shopping malls, such as
Akmerkez and Mayadrom Uptown. It is
a favourite district among Istanbul’s elite.
Apartments have gardens and garages. The
quarter also has many villas and private
residences.
The quarter’s architecture style is modern.
The area is family friendly.
BEBEK: Bebek is one of the wealthiest
neighbourhoods of Istanbul. It is located on
the European shores of the Bosphorus and
is surrounded by other wealthy districts such
as Arnavutkoy,Etiler and Rumeli Hisarı.It
falls within the boundaries of Besiktas district
of Istanbul. The direct translation of the word
“Bebek” Turkish is “Baby”.
Bebek was a popular residential district under
the Ottoman rule. It’s population reflected
the multi-diverse society which is still visible
today in Bebek’s historic buildings.
Important and historic buildings or sites in
Bebek neighborhood are: Bebek mosque
from 18th-19th century, Yilanli Yali (snake
mansion) from 19th century, Kavafyan
Mansion from 18th century, Ayse Sultan
woods and kiosk, Ayios Haralambos
Greek Ortodox church from 19th century,
Kayalar Mescid (small mosque), Asiyan
Park and Tevfik Fikret museum, Asiyan
cemetary, Bebek Hotel from 1965, and a
small wooden ferry pier. Just passed Bebek
and Asiyan, you can visit the impressive
Rumeli Fortress.
The Bosphorus University is located on
the hills of Bebek and is one of the best
universities Turkey.
The university was established in 1971 after the
conversion from the Robert College, founded
in 1863 by an American missionary and named
after Christopher Robert. The Robert College
still operates today as a highly appreciated
highschool and is located between Arnavutkoy
and Kurucesme neighborhoods, overlooking
the Bosphorus.
The quarter has cafes and restaurants. The
inhabitants can go to the gym Bogazici
University and they can go shopping to
Akmerkez in Etiler. The area is family
friendly.
BEYOGLU - CIHANGIR: is a district located
on the European side of İstanbul, Turkey,
separated from the old city by the Golden
Horn.
The quarter is a major entertainment and
shopping district for people from all sorts of
ages and backgrounds in Istanbul. The main
thoroughfare running into the neighborhood
from Taksim Square, is the Istiklal Caddesi.
This historical and attractive thoroughfare
is a pedestrianised solid mile of shops, cafés,
patisseries, restaurants, pubs, winehouses
and clubs, as well as some of the city’s
best bookshops, theatres, cinemas and art
galleries. Much of İstiklâl has a 19th century
metropolitan character, and the avenue is lined
with elegant Neoclassical and Art Nouveau
buildings. A large restoration movement was
initiated in the 1990s, and many of these
historic buildings have been repaired and
restored, even though some of them are still
in various states of decay. The nostalgic tram
which runs on İstiklal Avenue, between Taksim
Square and Tünel, was also re-installed in the
early 1990s with the aim of reviving the historic
atmosphere of the district.
SARIYER: Sarıyer is the northern-most
district on the European side of Istanbul
,going right up to the Black Sea, an area
blessed with coastline and lush forest.
The Sarıyer district is a huge area comprised
of the villages on the European shores of the
Bosphorus from Rumelifeneri, down through
Tarabya, Yenikoy, Istinye , Emirgan to
Rumelihisarı, in other words most of the
Bosphorus. Sarıyer also administers the Black
Sea coast to the west of the mouth of the
Bosphorus including the village of Kilyos..
Her neighbours are Eyup to the northwest,
Besiktas to the south and Sisli to the west.
The Bosphorus communities of Sarıyer
include Emirgan which is another former
retreat from the city, with a rich green hillside
behind. Now some villas have been built in
the woods, but Emirgan is still green. There is
a lovely square in the centre, shaded by huge
plane tree, with a cafe in the middle.
Home to the Sakip Sabanci Museum. There
are big villa sites in Zekeriyaköy village of
Sariyer.
Sarıyer itself - is still a traditional rural,
working-class Turkish town, lacking in
infrastructure, it is relaxed, friendly and has a
high proportion of retired residents. You will
see them taking long walks along the seafront.
It has a small harbour where fishing is still
practiced and therefore a fish market and a
long line of famous fish restaurants. There are
also a variety of cafés, kebab houses and bars,
where many of İstanbul’s city residents come
to eat and drink at the weekends.
Cihangir is one of the main districts of Beyoglu
, in Istanbul. This distrcit has many narrow
streets, a park and street cafes . It is between
Taksim and Kabatas (Besiktas).
The quarter has historical apartments and
small flats with two bedrooms. The area is less
preferable for families it is mostly preferable
for single’s.
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Airport Information
Istanbul has two International Airports: Atatürk International Airport & Sabiha Gökçen International
Airport
Bus, taxi, subway and the Havas airport shuttle are available to and from the airport.The airport
shuttle, Havas airport shuttle, runs to four points in the city centre by bus. The transport means
are located close to the airport. The airport shuttles stop in the best known parts in the city .
Point one: Taksim- Atatürk Airport
The shuttle runs everyday between 04.00-01.00, every half an hour
Point two: Bakırköy-Atatürk Airport
The shuttle runs everyday between 04.00-24.00, every hour
Point three: Etiler- Atatürk Airport
The shuttle runs everyday between 05.00-22.00, every two hours
Point four: Kozyatağı (in the Anatolian side) –Atatürk Airport
The shuttle runs everyday between 04.00-24.00, every hour.
A taxi to the centre would cost $20 (tax included) and it would take around 25minutes to arrive
in the centre. Taxi fares are 50% more expensive between 06.00-24.00.
Taxis are yellow and they have “TAKSI” written on them.
Taksim- Atatürk Airport costs $7 and it takes 30-40 minutes.
Bakırköy-Atatürk Airpot costs $3 and it takes 15 minutes.
Airport Hotels
Istanbul International Airport Hotel
operated by BTA Catering Services, offers
85 rooms of luxuryb accommodation, as
well as hourly accommodation on the
airside.
All rooms are equipped with TV sets
showing flight details, music system,
internet access and minibar. 24-hour
room service is ideal for those who prefer
snacks while relaxing in their rooms. Its
proximity to the city centre as well as
its location in an International Airport
make it an ideal accommodation place
for all business travellers and tourists.
International Terminal 1 - Yesilkoy
34831 Istanbul
Tel: +90 212 465 40 30
www.istanbul-airporthotel.com
Etiler- Atatürk Airport costs $8 and it takes 45 minutes.
Kozyatağı (in the Anatolian side) – Atatürk Airport costs $17 and it takes 50-60 minutes.
RENT A CAR COMPANIES:
Intercity
Dudullu Organize Sanayi Bölgesi, 3
Cad. G-131 Sok. No:26 34775
Yukarı Dudullu / İstanbul
Tel : +90 216 6 4 5 70 00
Fax: +90 216 5 4 0 53 19
Email: [email protected]
Carport
Adres :Ali Dede Cad. Demirli Sit. No:7/A
Koşuyolu-Kadıköy-İstanbul
Tel :+90 216 326 24 42-43
Cell :+90 532 350 10 39
Fax :+90 216 326 24 01
Email :[email protected]
Mirza Group
Address: İzzettin Çalışlar Cad. 25/2
Bahçelievler/İst
Tel: +90 216 0212. 553 24 01 0212. 553 24 03
Rent-a-car Istanbul
Kucuk Ayasofya Mah. Kaleici Sokak No: 4
Sultanahmet 34410 ISTANBUL
Telephone: +90 (532) 733 02 90
[email protected]
Holiday Inn İstanbul Airport
North Hotel
Mahmutbey Mah Taşocağı Yolu Cad.
No:35
Bağcılar / İstanbul
Tel: +90 212 604 15 00
Fax: +90 212 445 01 73
www.hiistanbul-airportnorth.com
Avis
Aydınevler Mahallesi, Dumlupınar
Caddesi, No : 24/1
34854 Küçükyalı - Istanbul
Tel: +90 216 587 99 00
Fax: +90 216 489 19 40
e-mail :[email protected]
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Babysitting
Your Local Counsellor can assist you in sourcing candidates with references for you to interview.
Household help is readily affordable in Turkey and even those on a modest income often hire the services of a maid. Daily or weekly cleaning
of your house is sometimes done by the the doorman’s wife or by her relatives. Or you can get help from your neighbors. To ensure the safety
of yourself and your belongings, when hiring someone new, you would be well advised to use referrals from friends and colleagues. Maids are
paid on a daily basis, not hourly.
Companies specializing in house cleaning are usually used after renovation or decoration and for furniture and carpet cleaning purposes.
Babysitting and Cleaning Agencies
ŞECE CONSULTANCY
Nispetiye Cad. Birlik Sok. Arıcan Plaza No:8 Kat:2 D:22
(Dünya Göz Hastanesi Girişi Karşısı) 1.Levent - İstanbul
Tel : +90 212 268 16 16 - 17
Cell : +90 532 464 64 04 - (0536) 241 52 68
[email protected]
www.se-ce.com.tr
BERKAY CONSULTANCY
Selahattin Pınar Cad. Kazım Erbil İş Hanı No:19 K: 4 D: 317
Mecidiyeköy - İstanbul
Tel : +90 212 212 52 26 – 27
Cell : +90 533 484 29 58 (Aydan Hn.)-(0533) 726 22 34 (Güldan Hn.)
[email protected]
www.berkaydanismanlik.com
ONDER CONSULTANCY
Büyükdere Cad. Ben Tek İş Merkezi. No:47 K:5 D:507
Mecidiyeköy - İstanbul
Tel : +90 212 356 42 07 - 213 18 86
Cell : +90 537 470 17 88
www.onderdanismanlik.com
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Banking
Turkey has a liberal, sophisticated banking system and many international banks are well represented
in the major metropolitan areas.
In order to open a bank account in Turkey you must first obtain a Tax number from the local Tax Office. You will need to present your passport
and your local address when applying for your Tax number. It is advisable to have a photocopy of your passport and a photocopy of your
Residence Permit in case you are asked for them. With your Tax number you may go to any bank and open an account. There is a nominal tax
fee for establishing an account. If a foreigner is a non-resident; they can not open an account. Foreigners are entitled to all kinds of account;
such as current account; sweeping account , time deposit.
Popular Banks
Yapı Kredi Bankası A.Ş.
Head Office: Yapı Kredi Plaza
Büyükdere cad. Levent/İstanbul
www.yapikredi.com.tr
Nisbetiye Cad. No: 23
Etiler/Istanbul
Tel: +90 212 2579922
Faks: +90 212 2579540
Suleyman Seba Str.No:73/A
Besiktas/İstanbul
Tel: +90 212 2600527
Fax: +90 212 3395812
Dereboyu Cad. No: 35/A
Ortakoy/Istanbul
Tel: +90 212 2604442
Faks: +90 212 2618775
Akmerkez No:129 Etiler
Besiktas/İstanbul
Tel: +90 212 2820867
Fax: +90 212 3395817
Akbank
www.akbank.com
Head Office: Sabancı Center 4.
Levent/Istanbul
Tel: +90 212 385 55 55
Nispetiye Cad.No:35 34337 Etiler Fax:+90 212 269 77 87
Besiktas/İstanbul
Tel: +90 212 2577647
Barbaros Bulvarı No:19
Fax: +90 212 3395814
Beşiktaş/Istanbul
Tel: +90 212 2582328
İstiklal Cad. No:285-287 34433
Fax: +90 212 2584032
Beyoglu/Istanbul
Tel: +90 212 2491224 / 2496103 Dolmabahçe Cad. Ak İş Hanı No:51
Fax: +90 212 3395220
Beşiktaş/Istanbul
Tel: +90 212 3275629
Emirgan Cad. No:120-124 34460 Fax: +90 212 2594403
Sariyer /İstanbul
Tel: +90 212 3232860
Nisbetiye Cad. Akmerkez No : 105
Fax: +90 212 2778662
Etiler/Istanbul
Tel: +90 212 2822526
Fax: +90 212 2822529
İş Bankası
www.isbank.com.tr
İstiklal Cad. No.219
Head Office: İş Kuleleri , Levent
Beyoğlu/Istanbul
Tel: +90 212 3160000
Tel:+90 212 2516384
Faks: +90 212 3160900
Fax0212 2514765
Cevdetpaşa Street . No: 314
İstikla Cad. No:219
Bebek/ Istanbul
Beyoğlu/Istanbul
Tel: +90 212 2652320
Tel:+90 212 3931750
Faks: +90 212 2575088
Fax: +90212 2442465
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Garanti Bankası
www.garanti.com.tr
Head office: Nispetiye Mah. Aytar
Street. No:2 Levent Beşiktaş İstanbul
Tel:+90 212 318 18 18
Fax: +90 212 318 18 88
Barbados Bulbari Akdogan Str.No:73/A
Besiktas/İstanbul
Tel: +90 212 2595030
FaX: +90 212 2595228
Kucuk Bebek Caddesi NO:8
Besiktas/İstanbul
Tel: +90 212 3591200
Fax: +90 212 2577709
Gonca Sk.No:7/BLevent
Besiktas/İstanbul
Tel: +90 212 3853900
Fax: +90 212 279540
HSBC
www.hsbc.com.tr
Head Office:HSBC Bank A.Ş.
Büyükdere Street No:122 / D
Esentepe / Şişli
İstanbul
Tel: +90 212 376 40 00
Fax: +90 212 267 47 94
Hamam Sok. Bebek Mah. No1
Bebek/İstanbul
Tel : +90 2122878037
Fax : +90 2122876112
Süleyman Seba Cad. No:1-3
Beşiktaş/İstanbul
Tel : +90 212236210
Fax : +90 2122362108
Barbaros Bulvarı No.13/A
Tel: +90 21 23274077
Fax : +90 21 23273648
Meşrutiyet Cad. No:27
Galatasaray/Beyoğlu
Tel: +90 21 22450408
Fax : +90 2122435959
Katip Çelebi Mah. İstiklal Cad.
No:65A Beyoğlu / İstanbul
Tel: +90 212 249 66 59 - 249 67 54
Fax: +90 212 293 90 08
Nispetiye Cad. No:21
Etiler/İstanbul
Tel : +90 2122577130
Fax : +90 2122573396
Nispetiye Cd. No:8 Etiler / İstanbul
Tel: +90 212 257 12 60-257 85 24257 22-257 18 58
Fax: +90 212 263 71 44-257 97 55
Çarşı Cad. No:20
Levent/İstanbul
Tel : +90 2122680500
Fax : +90 2122643280
Finansbank
Denizbank
Cevdetpaşa Cad.No:40/A Bebek
Tel: +90 212 257 55 30
Fax: +90 212 257 55 59
Levent Cad.No:17
Levent/Istanbul
Telefon : +90 2123254555
Fax : +90 2123254559
Cevdetpaşa Caddesi No:43 / E Bebek
Beşiktaş / İstanbul
Tel: +90 212 287 73 77 (3 Hat)
Fax : +90 212 287 44 97
Nispetiye Cad. No:4 34337
Tel: +90 21 22635831
Fax : +90 21 22635941
Adres Şehit Asım Cd.No:29 / 1
Beşiktaş / İstanbul
Tel: +90 212 259 85 40
Fax: +90 212 327 05 18 - 259 72 46
www.finansbank.com.tr
www.denizbank.com.tr
Head Office:Büyükdere Cad. No:129/ Head Office: Büyükdere Street. No:106
B Mecidiyeköy
Esentepe/İstanbul
Tel: +90 212 318 50 00
Tel : +90 2123550800
Fax: +90 212 318 56 68
Fax : +90 2122672724
Sinanpaşa Mah.Köyiçi Cad.No:8
Tel: +90 212 227 38 58
Fax: +90 212 258 65 25
Nispetiye Cad. No:61 Etiler
Tel: +90 212 287 69 50
Fax: +90 212 287 28 23
ING Bank
www.ingbank.com.tr
Head Office: Eski Büyükdere Cad.
Ayazağa Köyyolu No: 6
Maslak/İstanbul
Tel: +90 212 335 10 00
Fax: +90 212 286 61 00
Cevdet Pasa CadNo.3/A 34342
Tel : +90 21 22878840
Fax : +90 21 22878835
İstiklal Caddesi No:261
Galatasaray –Taksim
Tel: +90 212 243 70 73
Faks: +90 212 243 70 40
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Bookshops and Libraries
Books are available in many languages, most are in English.
Libraries
Bookshops
Boğaziçi University Librairy
Bebek – Istanbul
www.boun.edu.tr/
Tel: +90 212 257 50 16
Galeri Kayseri
Divanyolu Caddesi No:11 Sultanahmet
34122 Istanbul / TURKEY
www.galerikayseri.com
Tel: +90 212 516 33 66
Boğaziçi Üniversity
Bebek
Tel: +90 0 212 257 50 16
İTÜ Mustafa İnan Librairy
Maslak-Ayazağa
Tel: +90 0 212 285 35 96
İTÜ Constraction and Sea Sciences Faculty
Maslak-Ayazağa
+90 0216 295 10 64
İTÜ Business Faculty Librairy
Maçka
Tel: +90 0212 293 13 00
İTÜ Architecture Faculty Librairy
Taşkışla- Taksim
+90 0212 293 13 00
İTÜ Foreign Languages Librairy
Maçka
Tel: +90 0212 293 13 00
İstanbul University Center Librairy
Beyazıt
Tel: +90 0212 455 57 83
INTERNATIONAL LIBRARIES
German Culture Center Librariy
Beyoğlu
Tel: +90 212 249 20 09
Amerikan Librairy
Tepebaşı
Tel: +90 212 251 26 75
French Culture Center Library
Aksim
Tel: +90 212 393 81 11
Divanyolu Caddesi No:58 Sultanahmet
34122 Istanbul / TURKEY
0212 512 04 56
Homer Books
Yeni Çarşı Caddesi,
No: 12/A, 34433 Galatasaray - İstanbul / Turkey
www.homerbooks.com
Tel: +90 212 249 59 02
Pandora Kitabevi
İstiklal cad., Büyükparmakkapı sk. 8
34433 Beyoğlu -istanbul
www.pandora.com.tr
Tel: +90 212 243 35 03
Eren Kitabevi
Eren Yayıncılık Kitap Dağıtım Ltd. Şti
Tünel, Beyoğlu - İstanbul, Türkiye
www.eren.com.tr
Tel: +90 212 243 30 16
Robinson Crusoe
Istiklal cad. 195-A Beyoglu-İstanbul
Tel: +90 212 293 69 68
Remzi Kitabevi
Akmerkez İş Hanı, Nispetiye Cad. No:223 80600
Etiler/Istanbul
www.remzi.com.tr
Tel: +90 212 282 25 75
D&R Store
Nispetiye Cad. No:17 Etiler
www.dr.com.tr
Tel: +90 212 263 29 14
Italian Culture Center Library
Taksim
Tel: +90 212 293 98 48
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Cinemas & Theatres
All cinemas in the city show films in the original language with subtitle. All cinemas are multiscreen
especially AFMs , and Shopping Center cinemas.
THEATRES
CINEMAS
Akatlar AFM Mayadrom Mayadrom
Akatlar Shopping Center,
Akatlar/İstanbul
Tel: +90 0212 444 12 36
İstinye AFM Park İstinye
Bayırı Street.İstinye
Park Shopping Center
Tel: +90 0212 444 12 36
The theatres don’t show english language plays.
Only in “International Theatre Festival” foreign
language plays are showed. The festival time was
for this year “ 15 May- 4 june”.
Beyoğlu AFM Fitaş İstiklal
Street. Fitaş Passage Beyoğlu
Tel: +90 0212 444 12 36
İstinye AFM Park IMAX
İstinye Bayırı Street.
İstinye Park Shopping Center
Tel: +90 212 444 12 36
Istanbul Municipality Theatre
Darülbedayi Street , no: 3
Harbiye-Istanbul
Tel: +90 212 240 22 44
www.ibst.gov.tr
[email protected]
Beyoğlu Alkazar
İstiklal Street. No:179 Beyoglu
Tel: +90 0212 293 24 66
Beyoğlu Atlas
İstiklal Street. No:209
Atlas Passage Beyoglu
Tel: +90 0212 252 85 76
Beyoğlu CineMajestic
Istiklal Cad. Ayhan Işık Sok. No:10
Beyoğlu
Tel: +90 0212 244 97 07
Beyoğlu Emek
Yeşilçam Street. No:5 Beyoglu
Tel: +90 0212 293 84 39
Beyoğlu Pera
İstiklal Street. No:140/C Beyoglu
Tel: +90 0212 251 32 40
Beyoğlu Sinepop
Yeşilçam Street. No:22 Beyoglu
Tel: +90 212 251 11 76
Beyoğlu Yeşilçam İmam
Adnan Avenue. No:8
İstiklal Street Beyoglu
Tel: +90 0212 293 68 00
Etiler AFM Akmerkez Akmerkez Shopping
Center Etiler No: 416
Etiler / İstanbul
Tel: +90 0212 444 12 36
Etiler Alkent D-Point Cinecity
Tepecik Street Alkent Site, Etiler
Tel: +90 0212 352 16 66
İstinye Cine/Mall
İstinye Mah. Balabandere Cad.
Maxi Shopping Center,
Sariyer
Tel: +90 0212 323 58 80
Levent Cinebonus (Kanyon)
Büyükdere Street. No:185
Levent Kanyon Shopping Center
Tel: +90 0212 353 08 53
Maçka Cinebonus (G-mall) G-Mall
Kadırgalar Street No:3.Besiktas
Tel: +90 0212 232 44 40
Mecidiyeköy AFM Profilo Profilo
Shopping Center Cemal Sahir Street No:
26/28 Mecidiyeköy/İstanbul
Tel: +90 0212 444 12 36
Nişantaşı Movieplex Mim Plaza Vali
Konağı Cad. Hacı Mansur Avenue.
Nişantaşı
Tel: +90 0212 219 09 60
Ortaköy Feriye Eurimages
Çırağan Street. No:124, Ortaköy
Tel: +90 0212 236 28 64
Istanbul StateTheatre
Atatürk culture Center, 2. Floor,
Taksim-Istanbul
Tel : +90 212 292 39 00 / 111
Fax: +90 212 293 73 22
www.devtiyatro.gov.tr
[email protected]
Bogazici Theatre
Boğaziçi Ünversitesi,Demir Demirgil Salonu
Bebek-Istanbul
Tel: +90 212 287 02 32 /119
Fax: +90 212 257 35 68
[email protected]
Theatre İstanbul
Profilo Shopping Center,
Mecidiyeköy-Istanbul
Tel: +90 212 216 40 70
Fax: +90 212 216 38 73
[email protected]
5.Sokak Theatre
Address: İstanbul Art Center (ISM), 2.Kat, 120122 Beyoğlu-Istanbul
Tel: +90 212 235 76 48
Akbank Sanat Production Theatre
Istiklal Street, 16 Beyoğlu-Istanbul
Tel. +90 212 252 35 00 -01
Fax: +90 212 245 12 28
AKM Chamber Theatre
Address: Atatürk Culture Center Taksim-Istanbul
Tel: +90 212 245 66 70
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Aziz Nesin Stage
Atatürk Culture Center Taksim-Istanbul
Tel: +90 212 293 31 09
BKM - Beşiktaş Cultural Center
Has Fırın Street, No:75 Beşiktaş-Istanbul
Tel: +90 212 327 24 27
Enka Open Air Cinema
Enka Vakfı Sadi Gülçelik Spor Site, IstinyeIstanbul
Tel: +90 212 276 22 14 / 209
Fax: +90 212 276 22 98
Harbiye Muhsin Ertugrul Stage
Darül Bedayi Street
Harbiye-Istanbul
Tel: +90 212 240 77 20
Kenter Theatre
Halaskargazi Street, No:35
Harbiye-Istanbul
Tel: +90 212 247 36 34
Box office tel: +90 212 246 35 89
Kumpanya Theatre
Istanbul Art Center , Dernek Avenue, No:14
Tarlabaşı / Taksim/Istanbul
Tel: +90 212 235 54 57
Fax: +90 212 297 38 04
Sadri Alisik Theatre
Küçük Stage, Atlas Sineması Passage BeyoğluIstanbul
Tel: +90 212 292 39 20-21
Taksim Stage
Sıraselviler Street Taksim-Istanbul
Tel: +90 212 245 25 90
Theatre Ayna
Zeytinoğlu Street, No:8 Akatlar - EtilerIstanbul
Tel: +90 212 351 93 82
Yasemin Yalçin Theatre
Ortabahçe Street , No:24 Beşiktaş-Istanbul
Phone : +90 212 261 01 91
Embassies and Consulates
AUSTRALIA
The Ritz Carlton Hotel 2. Kat,
Askerocağı Street. No: 15
Elmadağ Şişli,
İstanbul
Tel: +90 212 243 13 33-36
AUSTRIA
Köybaşı Caddesi 46, 80870
Yeniköy /İstanbul
Tel. +90 212 363 84 10
BELGIUM
Sıraselviler Cad., No:39,
Taksim,İstanbul
Tel. +90 212) 243 33 00 - 01
Fax. (212) 243 5074
CANADA
Büyükdere Cad., Begün Han.No.
107/3, Gayretepe, İstanbul
Tel. +90 212 272 5174
Fax.(212) 272 3474
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DENMARK
Meygede Sok. No:2 80810 Bebek İstanbul
Tel. +90 212 359 19 00
Fax. (212) 359 19 02
ISRAEL
Yapı Kredi Plaza C Blok 7. Kat 80620 4.
Levent İstanbul
Tel: +90 212 317 65 00/(0212) 317 65 55
FINLAND
Yeni Çamlık Caddesi Ayaz Sokak No : 5
4.Levent, İstanbul
Tel. +90 0212 283 57 37, 283 57 38
Fax. (212) 249 24 75
ITALY
Tom Kaptan Sok. No 15, Beyoğlu
Tel. +90 212 243 1024
Fax. (212) 252 58 79
FRANCE
İstiklal Caddesi No:8 Taksim-İstanbul
Tel. +90 212) 334 87 30
Fax: (0212) 334 87 31
GERMANY
İnönü Cad., No 16 - 18 Gümüşsuyu-Taksim
Tel. +90 212 334 61 00
Fax. (212) 249 99 20 , 245 26 24
JAPAN
Tefken Tower Büyükdere Cad. No:209 Kat:
10 34394 4. Levent-İstanbul
Tel. +90 212 317 46 00
Fax (212) 317 46 04/05
NETHERLANDS
İstiklal Caddesi No:393 80072 Beyoğlu
Istanbul
Tel. +90 212 393 21 21, 393 21 10
Fax. (212) 292 50 31, 251 92 89
NORWAY
Bilezik Sokak No:2 Fındıklı 80040 Istanbul
Tel. +90 212 249 97 53, 252 06 00
Fax. +90 0212 249 44 34
RUSSIA
İstiklal Caddesi No: 443 Beyoğlu İstanbul
Tel. +90 212 292 51 01-02-03
Fax +90 212 293 23 58, 249 05 07
SPAIN
Karanfil Aralığı Sokağı No: 16, 1. Levent,
80620 İstanbul
Tel. +90 212 270 74 10,
270 74 14, 270 24 65
Fax +90 212 270 74 84
SWEDEN
İstiklal Caddesi no: 497 Beyoğlu,
80072 İstanbul
Tel. +90 212 334 06 00
Fax (0212) 252 41 14
SWITZERLAND
Büyükdere cad. 173, 1. Levent Plaza, A
Blok Kat 3, İstanbul
Tel. +90 212 283 12 82
Fax +90 212 283 12 98
U.S.A.
İstinye Mahallesi, Kaplıcalar Mevkii
İstinye, İstanbul
Tel. +90 212 335 90 00, 212 335 91 35
Expatriate and Support Groups
The number of foreigners residing in Turkey is steadily increasing. Naturally this rise is reflected in a
soaring number of expat communities.
The Cervantes Institute of Istanbul
Tarlabaşı Bulvarı,
Zambak Sok 25
34435 Taksim/İstanbul
Tel.: +90 212 292 65 36/38
Fax.: +90 212 292 65 37
[email protected]
estambul.cervantes.es
British Council
Posta Kutusu 34 Çankaya
İstanbul
Tel: +90 212 355 56 57
Fax +90 212 355 56 58
www.britishcouncil.org
French Institute of Istanbul
İstiklal Caddesi No. 4 - 34435 - Taksim
- İstanbul
Tel: +90 212 393 81 11
Fax: +90 212 244 44 95
[email protected]
www.infist.org
International Women of Istanbul
Korukent Yolu, Aydin Sitesi, Villa 30
1.Levent, Istanbul
Tel: +90 533 393 11 51
[email protected]
www.iwi-tr.org
Turkish-American & International
Women’s Cultural and Charitable Society
Cinnah Caddesi no 20
Kavaklidere 06690 - Ankara
Tel: +90 312 285 0358
www.taiwccs.org
A large number of online forums are available
to expats living in Turkey, and many of them
have turned into important crossroads for
expats wishing to meet up.
www.mymerhaba.com
www.expatsofturkey.com
www.expatsturkey.com
www.turkey.alloexpat.com
www.internations.org
German Goethe Institut
Yeniçarşı Cad. 32
34433 Beyoğlu – İstanbul
Türkiye
Tel: + 90 212 2492009
Fax: + 90 212 2525214
[email protected]
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Groceries and Supermarkets
For the most part, groceries are cheaper than most of Europe and USA. Most of the products are excellent
quality, fresh and there is a lot of choice.
Supermarkets are usually open from 7.30am until 7.30pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Wednesdays they close around 3pm
and are closed on Sundays. Starting from June to August it is common for most shops to have a siesta, however the supermarkets usually remain
open during this period.
Grocery Stores:
Carrefour, Champion, Makro Supermarket,
Migros, Dia
Bakeries:
Divan, Pelit, Venüs
Shopping Centers:
Akmerkez Shopping Center
Etiler (Makro is in the Akmerkez)
Akmerkez ALiveris Merkesi Nispetiye Caddesi
34337 - Istanbul
Tel: +90 2122820170
Fax: +90 2122820165
www.akmerkez.com.tr
[email protected]
Kanyon Shopping Center
(migros is in the Kanyon)
Byükdere Street No.185,Levent
www.kanyon.com.tr
Profilo Shopping Center
Cemal Sahir Street. No.24-28,
Mecidiyeköy,İstanbul
www.profiloalisverismerkezi.com.tr
Metrocity Shopping Center
(Migros is in the metrocity)
Büyükdere Street 1. Levent , İstanbul
www.metrocity.com.tr
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Holidays and Festivities
Mark national and regional public holidays on your calendar. Below you will find a complete list
together with a brief explanation of historical and religious events behind the dates.
Calendar
January 1: New Year’s Day
April 23: National Independence & Children’s Day
May 19: Atatürk Commemoration & Youth Day
August 30: Victory Day
October 28-29: Republic Day
September-October: Ramazan/Seker Bayram
(moveable dates)
December: Kurban Bayramı (moveable dates)
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Hospitals and Medical Services
All the hospitals in Turkey have english speaking doctors.
HOSPITALS
Germen Hospital
Siraselviler Cad. No: 119,
Taksim, Istanbul
Tel: +90 212 293 21 50
www.almanhastanesi.com.tr
American Hospital
Guzelbahce Sokak No 20,
Nisantasi, Istanbul
Tel: +90 212 311 20 00
www.amerikanhastanesi.com.tr
Austrian Hospital
Bereketzade Sokak 5/7,
Beyoglu, Istanbul
Tel: +90 212 243 25 90
Formun Altı
Formun Üstü
Tel: +90 212 287 03 04
ANIMAL’S PET CENTER
Tesfiye Cad. Nisantasi Pasaji No:170/14
Nisantasi, İstanbul
Tel: +90 212 232 05 26
GUZELBAHCE VETERINARY
Valikonagi Cd. Poyracik Sk. No:61/1
Nisantasi,ist
Tel: +90 212 246 56 07
Surp Agop Hospital
edikuyular Caddesi No 6,
Beyoglu, Istanbul
Tel: +90 212 232 72 46
French Lape Hospital
Büyükdere Caddesi No 22,
Sisli, Istanbul
Tel: +90 212 246 10 20
Memorial Hospital
Piyale Papa Bulvari,
Okmeydani, Istanbul
Tel: +90 212 444 78 88
DentaMed
Formun Üstü
Nispetiye Caddesi No : 71
Etiler-Beşiktaş, İstanbul
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International Schools
The international schools in Istanbul offer an international or country-specific curricula. Below you
will find their contact details.
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS
British International School Istanbul
The school has many campuses which are located in
Levent, Etiler and Sariyer in Istanbul.
www.bis.k12.tr
Levent Campus
Fulyalı Sokak No:24 Levent
Tel: +90 212 270 78 01/ 270 51 45
Fax: 284 91 41
Etiler Campus
Dilhayat Sokak No:18 Etiler
Tel: +90 212 257 51 36 / 257 51 76
Fax: 257 53 33
Alkent Campus
Seher Yıldızı Sokak No:43 Alkent
Tel: +90 212 352 71 64 / 352 71 65
Fax: 352 71 66
Zekeriyaköy Secondary
Uskumruköy Mah. Kilyos Yolu Cad.
Demirciköy Sapağı SARIYER /İSTANBUL
Tel: +90 212 202 70 27 / 202 77 09
Fax: 202 77 96
Istanbul International Community School
The school is located in Rumelihisari.
www.iics-k12.com
Hisar Campus(ages 3-9)
Meydan Mah., Nafi Baba Sok. No: 1
Rumeli Hisari, Istanbul 34771 Turkey
Tel: +90 212 287 2772
Fax: +90 212 265 0580
Bosphorus International Preschool
The school is located in Emirgan which is close to
Rumelihisari and Sariyer.
www.bipschool.net
Sirin Street. NO: 45 Resitpasa-Emirgan-Istanbul
Tel: +90 212 277 84 44 (+90)(212) 277 56 52
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Internet Cafes
Beside the list of internet caffes, most hotels have access to Internet and Wi-Fi spots.
Adeks Cafe
Barbaros Bulvari, No:49/A Besiktas
Istanbul - Turkey
Tel. +90 212 227 57 78
Livan Internet Cafe
Sefir sok. No :33 Kaymakamlı,
Sariyer, Istanbul, Turkey
Tel: +90 212 271 24 59
Omayra Internet Cafe
İstiklal Street Aznavur Passage
3 floor-Taksim
Tel: +90 212 244 30 02
Yagmur Cafe
Asmalımescit Şeyh Bender Street No:18/2
Tünel – Beyoglu-Taksim
Tel: +90 212 292 30 20
Aysu İnternet Cafe
Kadıköy, Hızırbey Caddesi, 107
Fikirtepe, Turkey
Tel: +90 0216 414 0907
Fuar Internet Cafe
Ercan AkcamImrahor Ilyasbey Cad.
no.135/1, Istanbul, Turkey
Tel. +90 212 632 4717
Dost İnternet Cafe
Beş Telsiz Mh. 1. Yol Sk. 34020
Zeytinburnu İstanbul 34020, Turkey
Tel. +90 212 665 6871
Cosmic Internet
Istanbul-üsküdar
Tel:+90 216-4618924
Gloria Jeans
İstiklal Caddesi No:280
Tel:+90 212 245 80 10
Sierra Internet Cafe
Istiklal cad. mis sok. no:6/1 Taksim
Tel: +90 2125162282
[email protected]
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Tina Cafe
Ogretmenler Cad.No.69 Avcilar,
Istanbul,
34840, Turkey
[email protected]
www.tinasoft.com
Galaxy
Namik Kemal Cad. 13 Avcilar
Istanbul Turkey
Tel: +90 212695 08 81
[email protected]
galaxyintcafe.webjump.com
Livan Cafe
Sefir sok. No.33 Kaymakamlı,
Sariyer,Istanbul,34210
Tel: +90 2122182197
www.utkuunal.com.tr.tc
Aztek
387/17 D Blok Bagdat caddesi,
Saskinbakkal-Kadikoy, Istanbul
Tel: +90 216 3027613
[email protected]
Engin Internet Cafe
Sinanoba II. Kisim Atrium Carsisi
Buyuk Cekmece/Istanbul Turkey
Tel:+90 212)863 39 77
[email protected]
skyscraper.fortunecity.com
Ugurnethouse
Cı,nar mahallesi erguvanlar
sokakno:1/41
Tel: +90 216 51816 36
[email protected]
Akademi Internet Cafe
Moda Cad. 1 Moda Kadikoy
Istanbul 80310 Turkey
Tel: +90 216 330 43 82
[email protected]
Idea net
Istiklal cad. Bekar sk. no:20/6
istanbul/tr 80070 istanbul
Tel: +90 212 2928433 - 34 - 35
[email protected]
Backpackers Internet Cafe
Yeni Akbiyik Cad. No: 22
34400 Sultanahmet
Istanbul
Tel: +90 212 638 63 43 or
(0212) 638 63 44
[email protected]
Cafco Internet Cafe
Cafer Aga Mh. Sair Latifi Sk.
No:17 Moda Kadikoy, Istanbul
Tel: +90 216 449 19 93
Donkisot
Caferaga Mah. Arayici Basi Sok. No.20
Kadikoy, Istanbul 81300 Turkey
donkisot.webjump.com
Tel: +90 216330 57 47
Museums & Historical sites
The Ataturk Museum
This is the house where Ataturk lived and
worked before the War of Independence,
during his stay in Istanbul between 1918
and 1919.It was originally was built in 1908
and restored by the Municipality of Istanbul
in 1943, opening to the public in 1981. The
top floor of this building was reserved to
his mother Zubeyde Hanim and his sister
Makbule, meanwhile Ataturk used middle
floor for himself and lower floor for his loyal
officer.
On display are photographs of Ataturk from
his birth until his death, as well as some of his
clothes, personal belongings and paintings.
It’s located on Halaskargazi Street in, the
Sisli district.
Open daily between 09:30-16:00 except
Thursdays and Sundays.
Tel: +90 212 240 63 19
Address:halaskargazi street no:250 Şişliİstanbul
Modern Arts Museum
This museum, the first and the only modern
Arts Museum in Istanbul, opened it’s doors
in dec. 2004, thanks to the Eczacibasi family.
It is located at the renovated old docks in
Karaköy district facing Topkapi Palace, with
a rich library, exhibitions, photograph gallery,
sculpture courtyard, movie theater, cafe and
souvenir shop. One can find in this private
museum almost everything on modern
Turkish Arts.
Mondays.
Adres:Meclis-i Mebusan Cad. Liman
İşletmeleri
Sahası Antrepo No:4 Karaköy – İstanbul
Tel : +90 212 334 73 00
www.istanbulmodern.org
Santralistanbul Energy and Arts Museum
The building used to be an electric power
plant built by Hungarians in 1914 at the
tip of the Golden Horn, and known as
Silahtaraga Electric Plant. It produced energy
for Istanbul from the Ottoman period until
1983 when it was shut down because it wasn’t
effective anymore to compete with modern
technology.
The grounds were taken over by Istanbul
Bilgi University in 2004 and converted into a
university campus, restoring the power plant
as well.
Santralistanbul was opened as an electric
museum displaying industrial power machines
and for modern art exhibitions in September
2007. Entrance is free of charge and there are
local student guides to direct you inside the
museum.
Open daily between 10:00-22:00
except Mondays.
Tel: 0212 444 04 28
Address: Eski Silahtarağa Elektrik Santrali
Kazım Karabekir Street No:1
Eyüp-İstanbul
www.santralistanbul.com
Rahmi Koc Industrial Museum
This museum is located in the anchor casting
workshop at the docks on the Golden Horn
(Halic in Turkish), an area that symbolized
industrialization in the Ottoman Empire of
the 19th century. The anchor casting workshop
was built in the era of Ahmet II (1703-1730)
and the building’s foundations go back to a
12th century Byzantine construction. It was
restored under Selim III and used by the
Finance Ministry until 1951. After a fire in
1984, the building stood in ruins. In 1991, it
was bought by the Rahmi Koc Museum and
Cultural Foundation, restored and opened to
the public in 1994.
On the first floor, motors and steam engines
are displayed. On the second floor the are the
scientific instruments and communications
apparatuses. The entrance level is reserved for
the aircraft department, mint machinery for
printing paper money and coins, bicycles and
motorcycles, the naval department and ship
engines. In the open area, there is a coast guard
life-boat, a tram, a narrow gauge steam train,
and a vertical steam boiler. There is a submarine
in the water.
Mondays.
Address: Rahmi M Koç MuseumHasköy Cad.
No: 5 Hasköy- Istanbul
Tel: +90 212 369 66 00 -01-02
www.rmk-museum.org.tr
Sakip Sabanci Museum
The building today known as the Horse
Mansion on the Bosphorus was built in the
19th century and belonged to Sabanci family
for many years.
Just before the death of Sakip Sabanci the
mansion was converted into a museum
and opened to the public with its antique
furnishings and art collections. Today the
Museum’s collection of precious manuscripts
and extensive collection of 19th and 20th
century paintings are on permanent exhibition
in the rooms of the original house and gallery
annex. From time to time, it also hosts great
exhibitions of international artists such as Pablo
Picasso, Rodin etc.
Mondays.
Tel: +90 212 277 22 00
Address: Sakıp Sabancı Street- Emirgan
www.muze.sabanciuniv.edu
Miniaturk
Miniaturk is also named as the “Showcase of
Turkey”, where you can find many important
Turkish structures in miniature scale, models
of architectural masterpieces representing the
Anatolian and Ottoman civilizations.
Models of 105 historical and architectural
works, all made in the scale of 1/25, including
the Library of Celsus at Ephesus, the Malabadi
Bridge in Diyarbakir, Grand Mosque of Bursa,
the Tomb of Mevlana in Konya, Dome of
the Rock (Mescid-i Aksa), the Church of
St. Antoine in Istanbul, the Ottoman galley,
Savarona (Ataturk’s boat), the Underground
Cistern (Yerebatan), Stone houses of Mardin,
Fairy chimneys of Cappadocia, Ataturk’s
Mausoleum in Ankara, Aspendos theater in
Antalya, Hagia Sophia and the Maiden’s Tower
of Istanbul, can all be seen in one single place.
There is also a miniature railway network, a
motorway with moving vehicles, an airport
with moving airplanes, thousands of human
figures, and ships sailing across the Bosphorus.
These dynamic models make Miniaturk a
living park.
Built in 2003 on a 60,000-square-meter site in
the Golden Horn, it is the largest miniature city
in the world and has attracted lots of interest
and is located opposite the Pierre Loti Coffee
House in Eyup district, a favorite with tourists.
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Address : İmrahor Street Borsa Durağı Mevkii
Sütlüce Beyoğlu / İstanbul
Tel : +90 212 222 28 82
www.miniaturk.com.tr
Naval Museum
The museum was opened to public in 1960.
It displays the uniforms of the Turkish
sailors, models of Turkish naval vessels, and
paintings, engravings and maps related to
Turkish maritime history. Also the materials
and souvenirs from the vessels used in the first
years of the Ottoman Empire and the Republic,
pictures of some navy disasters and martyrs,
wartime weapons such as hand-bombs,
torpedoes, fire gun and sketches of several fleet
commanders are amongst the display. Sultans’
row-boats (Saltanat Kayigi in Turkish) are on
display on its lower floor. In the courtyard of
the museum, cannonballs of various sizes and
a part of German Battleship which sunk just
off the coast during the Second World War are
also displayed.
Yerebatan Sarayi (Cistern Basilica)
Byzantine cistern, from the 6th century, was
built by Justinian I and is located to the southwest of Hagia Sophia.
Open everyday except Sundays and National
Holidays.
Address: Beyazıt-İstanbul
www.kapalicarsi.org.tr
The water was brought from Belgrade Forest,
19 kilometers to the north of Istanbul, and it
had a capacity to store 100.000 tons of water.
It features fine brick vaulting supported by 336
various type of columns brought here from
different parts of the Empire. The Basilica
Cistern, or Underground (Yerebatan) Cistern
as locals call it, now houses a cafeteria and
hosts musical and theatrical performances and
a Biannual. There are also two Medusa friezes
brought from the Temple of Apollo in Didyma
(today’s Didim).
Misir Carsisi (The Egyptian Spice Bazaar)
Built in the 17th century next to the Golden
Horn, the Spice Bazaar is the second largest
covered bazaar in Istanbul. Originally housing
shops selling medicine and spices, the Spice
Bazaar continues to fulfill its original function.
This distinguished example of Ottoman
architecture continues to sparkle with life
even today.Open everyday except Sundays and
National Holidays.
Address: Sultanahmet
Tel: +90 212522 12 59
Address:
Behind the “Yeni Camii” in Eminönü.
Kapalicarsi (Grand Bazaar)
Built in the 15th century as a complex of
3,000 shops selling raw materials to be used
Open daily between 09:00-17:00 except in clothes manufacturing, the Covered Bazaar
Monday and Tuesdays.
fulfills a viable commercial function to this day.
Address: Hayrettin İskelesi Sok. Beşiktaş/ The Bazaar’s fine shops and exotic atmosphere,
İstanbul
mingling the ancient and new, make it a
Tel: +90 212 327 43 45
“must-see” in Istanbul. It’s divided into many
sections such as leather, rugs, souvenirs, copper,
Aviation Museum
antiques, textile etc. There are 18 gates and 60
The museum stands within the Air Command streets inside.
Headquarters of Istanbul and has both indoor
and outdoor exhibition sections; jet-motor and
hovercrafts, cargo planes, helicopters, some
aviation arms, pictures, emblems, medallions
and belongings of Turkish air pilots are
displayed. The Museum also features movie
theater, conference room and a cafeteria.
Monday and Tuesdays.
Tel: : +90 212 663 24 90
Address:Hava Kuvvetleri Müzesi Komutanlığı
Yeşilköy / İSTANBUL
www.hho.edu.tr/muze
Aya Sofya (Haghia Sophia) Museum
The ancient Byzantine church, was built by
Justinian I between 532-537 AD after the
NikaRiot . It was later converted to a mosque
with the addition of minarets in mid-15th
century. The remarkable structure with its 56m
high immense dome is a museum today in
which you can see both Christian and Islamic
art. There are good examples of the Byzantine
mosaics as well. For about 1000 years this was
the largest church in the world, and glory of
the Byzantine Empire.
Mondays.
Address:Sultanahmet Square
Tel: +90 212528 45 00
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Parks
Islands, Yıldız Park, Emirgan Grove, Gülhane Park, Bosporus, Strait, Belgrad Forest, Atatürk Forest,
Çamlıca, Taşdelen, Beykoz Meadow, Karakulak, Polonezköy , Kilyos, Piyerloti coffee House are the
reccomended, recreational areas to be seen.
Yıldız Park: The garden is divided into two parts, the outer garden contains the Cadir and Malta
pavilions and the Yildiz porcelain factory and open to public. There are many flowering shrubs and
trees including bay, magnolia grandiflora, Judas trees, robinia pseudacacia, silver limes and red- and
white-flowered varieties of horse chestnuts. Also, the garden is richly wooded with yew, cypress, oak,
pine, cedar and ash. Inside the outer garden, there are two attractive artificial lakes.
Emirgan Park: The pavilions are in fashionable English style and are open to the public as restaurants
and a concert hall. A large collection of shrubs and trees have been planted in the park. There are
conifers, deciduous and evergreens in the park.
Polonezköy: Is a small village at the Asian side of Istanbu, about 30 km away from the historic city centre, within the boundaries of the Beykoz
district. It was founded in 1842 by polish settlers who arrived in Istanbul during the invasion of Poland in 1842. There are about 500 polish
residents in the village. Nowdays it brings together both modern life and tradition with its beauty, butter, honey and cherries. The traditional
Polonezkoy Cherry Festival is organized every year in June with dancers and visitors cominf from Poland. Coming here is like a pit stop of
your busy, crowded and boring metrolpolitan life that purifies you with joy. Both seasons you may taste Polonezkoy’s charming nature making
it ideal for your various activities like weekend holiday, daily trips, picnics, dinner at famous restaurants, weddings, meeting, parties etc..
Piyerloti : Piyerloti Cafe named after the famous French novelist and marine attachè of the same
name is the best place from which to view the Golden Horn. If you want to enjoy a lovely view of
the entire Historical Peninsula from a birds eye perspective while drinking a frothy cup of Turkish
codee, a small clear glass of tea, or smoking a traditional narghile ( water pipe or hookah), you won’t
find a more suitable spot than Piyerlotti. The cafe consists of a stone terrace decorated in traditional
Turkish motifs and sits facing the Golden Horn on the hills of Eyup. Postcards, gifts, and books
are sold in another section of the cafe.
Furthermore, behind the cafe, there is a separate complex of the other cafes, restaurants, and hotels
designed in the style of old Istanbul houses.
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Pharmacies
Pharmacies (Eczane in Turkish) are open from 09:00 - 19:00 on weekdays and Saturdays.
They are closed on Sundays but there is always one open 24 hours in every neighbourhood. Every pharmacy will have a display in its window
(which is posted each evening, on Sunday, and on statutory and religious holidays) listing the name and location of the guard pharmacy (Nöbetçi
Eczane).
Such a system ensures that during crucial moments you will always be able to find one open pharmacy in your neighbourhood. You can find
the address and phone number of the guard pharmacy in your area from the web address: http://eczane.tr.net
The sign of pharmacies is “E” which is the first letter of “Eczane”.
Aykut Pharmacy
Siraselviler Caddesi No:135
Taksim/Beyoglu
Tel: +90 2122431785 - Fax:02122931382
Itir Pharmacy
Taksim Meydani No.27
Taksim/Beyoglu
Tel: +90 02122444325
Azim Pharmacy
Feridiye Caddesi No:87
Taksim/Beyoglu
Tel: +90 02122389753
Özgecan Pharmacy
Þehit Muhtar Caddesi No:26/1-A
Taksim/Beyoglu
Tel: +90 02122560980 - Fax:0212238065
Canevi Pharmacy
Kocatepe Mahallesi Taksim Caddesi No:41
Taksim/Beyoglu
Tel: +90 02122388867 - Fax:02122388867
Saðlik Pharmacy
Siraselviler Caddesi No:141/A
Taksim/Beyoglu
Tel: +90 02122431776 - Fax:02122431777
Cansever Pharmacy
Taksim/Beyoglu
Tel: +90 02122452252 - Fax:02122442239
Pule Pharmacy
Selviler Cd.n.143
Taksim/Beyoglu
Tel: +90 02122924025 -
Gürkan Pharmacy
Taksim/Beyoglu
Tel: +90 02122521887 - Fax:02122452104
Taksim Can Pharmacy
Taksim/Beyoglu
Tel: +90 02122520327 - Fax:02122527737
Hayat Pharmacy
Hocazade Sokak No:2
Taksim/Beyoglu
Tel: +90 02122521087 - Fax:02122498475
Yeni Tarlabasi Pharmacy
Tarlabasi Caddesi No:96 Taksim/Beyoglu
Tel: +90 02122501356 - Fax:02122357711
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Yildiz Pharmacy
Receppasa Caddesi No:17/1 Taksim/Beyoglu
Tel: +90 02122562071 - Fax:02122506736
Police Stations
These are the Istanbul Police Stations.
Arnavutköy Police Station
Arnavutköy
Tel: +90 263 60 07
Beşiktaş Police Station
Beşiktaş
Tel: +90 327 52 77
Levent Police Station
Levent
Tel: +90 264 18 00
Santral
Center
Tel: +90 327 52 74
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Postal Services
Major post offices in tourist areas are open 8.00 to 24.00, Monday to Saturday and 9.00 to 19.00 on
Sundays. Small post offices have the same hours as government offices.
Postane is the post office in Turkish. To buy stamps, send your mail, fax or parcel, or to send and receive or change your money, don’t forget
this word. Turkish post and telephone offices are easily recognizable by their PTT and Türk Telekom signs.
Other PTT services
It is possible to exchange money at some PTT branches at the current international exchange rate. International postal orders and travelers checks
can also be exchanged. An express postal service Acele Posta Servisi APS operates from Turkey to 72 other countries for letters, documents and
small packages. Moreover for the philatelists PTT sometimes print stamps on special days and events.
Package Pickup
Although letters, magazines and small parcels are delivered to your home or office door by a postman, sometimes you have to visit Paket Posta
(Small Package Post) directorate in Topkapı to pick up a small packet sent to you. Tipping your postman may save you from such a dreadful
trip there. If you are not found at the address given a small yellow slip will arrive with your regular mail. Then you should go to Paket Posta
office with this slip and your passport. Another person with a written authorization and a copy of your passport can also pick up the packet on
your behalf. The most difficult part is finding its address. There is a small customs charge and a late charge for packages not picked up within
the time specified.
İstanbul Posta Müdürlüğü ( Central Post)
Davutpaşa Caddesi No. 99, Cevizlibağ
(near Topkapı and just across Ülker Factory
Public Transportation
Public transportation in Istanbul varies greatly. Municipality busses, public busses, inner city and
general ships, car ferries, the tunnel, metro and suburban train systems all vary in price and have either
tokens or ticket fares to pay.
If your decision lies with living in Istanbul, it is essential that you obtain an “Akbil”, meaning smart ticket. An Akbil comes in different colours
and has a refillable battery on the end of a plastic key. It is possible to buy your Akbil at major bus stops for about 6 YTL and have it filled to
the amount you desire. There are Akbil filling stations around all major bus stops, ports and Tünel. Your Akbil is valid on all busses, ships, sea
busses, metro and tunnel systems.
It gets you various discounts, ranging from 10-25%, on all transport listed above.
Taxi (Taksi)
Taxis are numerous in all Turkish cities and are recognizable by their yellow colour and word “taksi” on top of the car.
All taxis have the letter T in their license plates. The fare shown on the meter reads according to distance travelled. Be sure that the meter is on
day rate “gündüz”, from 06:00 till midnight, that starts at 2 YTL, and 1.30 YTL per kilometre. Night rate “gece” is from midnight till 06:00
and starts at 3 YTL, and 1.95 YTL per kilometer. Please note that the passenger pays the crossing fee of the Bosphorus bridges whether travelling
to the European or Asian side.
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Dolmus (Dolmuş)
Dolmus is a special service found only in
Turkey. This is a collective taxi, which follows
specific routes. It may be a car or a minibus.
Each passenger pays according to distance
travelled and can get off at specific or requested
stops. In order to get off, the passenger need
only say, “inecek var” meaning “someone to
get off here” and the dolmus stops. This is a
very practical means of transportation and
much cheaper than a taxi. You pay the fee to
the driver. Prices differ depending on distance
travelled. They usually have a sign in the lower
or upper right-hand corner of their windshield
that specifies the direction to which they will
be travelling.
The relatively cheap prices are set by the
municipality and displayed somewhere visible
within the vehicle.
Bus (Otobüs)
There are two types of bus lines in Istanbul.
- The first is run by the municipality, Belediye
Otobüsü. The busses are red, green or covered
with colourful advertisements. On these buses
you can use your Akbil, special discount cards
or tickets that you can buy around any major
bus stop.
- The second type of bus is privately run, Halk
Otobüsü. These busses are orange or blue and
again, allow you to use your Akbil, special
discount cards or, in this case, money. Tickets
are not welcome on these buses but the price
is the same.
Tünel tokens are .90 YTL and can be
bought at any of the Tünel entrances, you
can also use your Akbil. It is a common joke
for foreigners to wait for the non-existent
second stop of the Tünel Coach since
the ride seems to promise more than the
short trip up or down. www.mymerhaba.
com strongly suggests that you take your
time one day and walk down (not up!)
the famous Yüksek Kaldırım Street (High
Pavement Street) that ties Karaköy to
Beyoğlu;
it is an unforgettable experience. Tünel is
open every day from
07.00 to 21.00 (Sundays from 07:30 to
21:00).
Tramway (Tramvay)
The Istiklal Street (or Pera as it was once
known), between Taksim and Tünel, is
closed to traffic, making the old trams
the only form of transportation. You may
acquire a tram ticket before you board or
ask the conductor “nicely” to let you buy
one where you embark. You may use your
Akbil but keep in mind that there is almost
no difference between the amount of time it
takes to walk briskly or take a tram.
Another tramway line is between Kabataş
and Zeytinburnu. This 14 km line provides
fast and comfortable transport. This line was
extended to Bağcılar with its ZeytinburnuBağcılar and makes connection to the light
rail (Hafif Metro) system at Zeytinburnu
On some of the more lengthy destinations the and Aksaray stations.
double-decker buses can pleasantly surprise
you. These buses require 3 tickets if passing over Funicular
the Bosphorus bridge and 2 for other regular Taksım – Kabataş funicular railway system
destinations. The green coloured double- links Zeytinburnu-Kabataş tram and
deckers are privately owned thus require cash the Kabataş ferry docks to Taksim-4
payment and not tickets. However your Akbil Levent metro. Sea busses and ferries sail
from Kabataş to Kadıköy, Üsküdar and
is valid on these buses, as well.
Princes’ Islands. Busses run from Kabataş
to Mecidiyeköy and the Bosphrorus. The
Metro (Metro, Hafif Metro)
It is quite unfortunate that Istanbul, a city tram provides transportation from Kabataş
with a population of 10 million is home to to Eminönü and Aksaray. You can use
one of the most inadequate metro lines. There your Akbil, special discount cards or can
are three lines presently; one stretching from purchase tokens.
Kabataş to Eminönü and to Zeytinburnu via
Aksaray and another line from Aksaray to
Atatürk International Airport via Yenibosna,
passing through Otogar. The last line is a real
under ground system and connects Taksim to
4 Levent via Sisli. Your Akbil is valid here. It is
possible to obtain a discount metro card from
any of the metro stations.
Ship (Vapur)
The ships in Istanbul travel from one side of
the Bosphorus to the other or to distant points
on the same side. Please bear in mind that
prices for tokens vary for the Princes’ Islands
ships or Bosphorus cruises.
Motorboat (Motor)
These are small to medium sized boats
that travel between short distances such
as Kadıköy-Eminönü-Kadıköy, BeşiktaşÜsküdar-Beşiktaş, Karaköy-Üsküdar-Karaköy.
They are reminiscent of the Dolmuş at sea
and payment is made to the captain’s assistant
after you board. They can be found next to
ship ports.
Ferry Car (Araba Vapuru)
The car ferries that travel between Sirkeci and
Harem (every day) can be a breath of fresh air
for the driver tired of rush hour traffic. Tickets
can be purchased before boarding. There are a
number of car ferries that leave
Istanbul and travel to other city ports.
Sea Bus (Deniz Otobüsü)
The fastest way to travel in the city. It is ideal if
you need to bridge distant destinations such as
Bostancı-Bakırköy, or Kadıköy-Sarıyer. There
are, again, many that go to other city ports and
to the Islands. You can purchase tokens at the
sea bus ports or use your Akbil for discount.
Suburban Train (Banliyö Treni)
There are suburban trains travelling from
Sirkeci on the European side and from
Haydarpaşa on the Anatolian side. They can
be an alternative when traffic is an issue but
it is best to remember that since these trains
are the most affordable way to travel longer
distances, they can be extremely crowded,
dirty and not very preferable. Tickets can be
bought at the station. Monthly discount cards
are also available. You can also use your Akbil
on these trains.
Tunnel (Tünel)
It is the easiest way to get from Karaköy to
Beyoğlu, instead of climbing the steep streets.
The coaches were pulled by horses when it was
first opened to the public in 1875 but today it
is pulled by electricity. The
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Pubs & Clubs
The following pubs and clubs are popular with expatriates.
Pubs & Bars
Babylon
Open everyday 22.00 - 04.00 Live
performances of different ethnic,
rock, jazz bands.
Seyhbender Street. no: 3
Asmalimescit / Taksim
Tel: +90 212 292 73 68
Hayal Kahvesi
Live performances of local bands Rock, Pop,
Jazz is played and delicious food is served.
Buyukparmakkapi Sok no:19 Taksim
Tel:+90212 244 25 58
Dogzstar
Tosboĸa Sokkak 22,Galatasaray, Beyoĸlu
Tel: +90 212 244 1081
Dulcinea
Meşelik Sokak 20, Beyoĸlu
Tel: +90 212 245 1071
Lucca
Cevdetpaşa Caddesi 51/B, Bebek
Tel: +90 212 257 1255
Nu Club
Meşrutiyet Caddesi 145-147, Beyoĸlu
Tel: +90 212 245 5810
Roxy
Open everyday 22.00 - 04.00 Underground,
Pop, Rock Expect a cover charge.
Siraselviler Cad. Aslanyatagi Sok Taksim
Tel:0 2 12 245 65 39
Kucuk Beyoglu
Taksim siraselviler mah. 16/5 Taksim
Tel: +90 212 415 20 13
www.kucukbeyoglu.com.tr
Pulp Live Music Bar
İstiklal caddesi, İmam Adnan Sokak
yeşilçam sineması üstü kat 4 - 5
Tel: +90 212 2492605
www.pulptayiz.biz
Sortie
Sortie Beyoglu
Muallin Naci Cad No. 141
Kurucesme - Istanbul
Tel: +90 212 327 8585
www.sortie.com.tr
Anjelique
Salhane Sokak 10/2,
off Muallim Naci Caddesi, Ortaköy
Tel: +90212 287 5641
Crystal
Muallim Naci Caddesi 65, Ortaköy
Tel. +90212 229 7152
www.clubcrystal.org
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Religious Associations
The organisations listed below hold services in the English language.
ARMENIAN CHURCHES
CATHOLIC CHURCHES
Surp Yerrortutyun Church
Sahne Sok, Balık Pazarı,
Galatasaray, Beyoğlu
Tel: +90 212 244 13 82
St Anthony of Padua
This red brick neo-Gothic church was
originally founded by an Italian Franciscan
about 200 years ago and was rebuilt in 1912.
The architect was Giulio Mongeri, an Italian
born in Istanbul. It is directed by Italian priests
and is the largest functioning Roman Catholic
sanctuary in Istanbul.
Surp Harutyun Chapel
Meşelik Sokak 34, Beyoğlu
Tel: +90 212 249 82 96
Surp Yerrortutyun
Armenian Protestant Church
Emin Camii Sokak, Aynalıçeşme, Beyoğlu
Surp Hisus Pirgiç
Armenian Catholic Church
Necati Bey Caddesi, Kuyu Sokak 3-5,
Galatasaray
Surp Asdvadzazdin Armenian Church
İlhan Sok. No. 20, Beşiktaş
Tel: +90 212 261 85 17
Surp Asdvadzadzin Armenian Church
Cibinlik Sokak 5, Ortaköy
Tel: +90 212 260 79 21, 260 30 16
Surp Santuht Armenian Church
Durmuş Dede Sokak 8, Rumelihisarı
Tel: +90 212 257 72 01
Surp Yerits Mangants Armenian Church
Aktar Apti Sokak 2/1, Boyacıköy, Emirgan
Tel: +90 212 277 55 60
ORTHODOX CHURCHES
Sunday mass is in English and begins at
10:00, Saturday mass is in Italian and begins
at 19:00 and Tuesday’s mass is in Turkish and
begins at 11:00.
Istiklal Caddesi,Galatasaray, Beyoğlu
Tel. +90 212 244 09 35
St Louis of the French
It is the chapel of the former French embassy
and is situated in a beautiful garden in
Beyoğlu with a view of the Bosphorus. It is
the oldest established Latin Church (1581)
in Istanbul. Sunday mass 11:00. Nuri Ziya
Sokak, Beyoğlu
Church of St Peter and Paul
This church was built in combination with the
Dominican convent by the Genoese colony
in the 1400s. It is one of the three surviving
Medieval Latin churches in Galata and now
serves the local Maltese community. Mass,
everyday at 07:30, Sunday at 11:00 in Italian.
Galata Kulesi Sokak 44, Kuledibi, Beyoğlu
Tel: +90 212 249 23 85
Church of Aya Triada
This is a large, high domed, old Greek
Orthodox house of worship in the very
center of the city. Sunday liturgy at 10:00,
in Greek.
Meşelik Sokak, 11/1, Taksim
Tel: +90 212 244 13 58
Cathedral of St. Esprit
French cathedral in association with Notre
Dame de Sion High School and is known
for its great organ. Mass, everyday at 18:00,
Sunday 09:00 and 11:15 in French, Sunday
at 10:00 in English. Located just across the
Radyoevi (Radio House) Cumhuriyet Caddesi
205, Harbiye
Tel: +90 212 248 09 10
Beşiktaş Protestant Church
Sunday communion at 11:00, prayer 19:00
on Tuesday, tea and chat at 16:30 on
Saturday
Şair Nedim Caddesi, Hacı Halit Bey Sokak,
No. 19 Beşiktaş
Tel: +90 212 258 32 10
Santa Maria Draperis
One of the oldest churches of Istanbul.
Morning mass, everyday at 08:00. Afternoon
mass, between April and September, Saturday
and Sunday at 18:30 and between October
and March, Saturday and Sunday at17:00.
All year long, Sunday mass is at 09:00 and
11:30. İstiklal Caddesi 431, Beyoğlu
Tel: +90 212 244 02 43
SYNAGOGUES
Aşkenazi Synagogue
The only remaining, active synagogue of
Askenaz Jews in Istanbul. It was built by
Austrian originated, Askenaz. It exhibits
a different view than the more traditional
Sefare and Romaniot synagogues with its
European style façade, Polish influenced
Ehal (a cupboard in which copy of the Old
Testament hand written on parchments are
saved) and Teva (pray pulpit).
Banker Sokak 10, Karaköy
Tel: +90 212 243 69 09
Etz Ahayim Synagogue
Ortaköy is considered to be a typical Jewish
settlement. After the Bedesten fire in 1618,
and with its synagogue, church and mosque in
a small triangular area, it became an example
of how people of three religions were able to
live in harmony and tranquility. The name Etz
Ahayim means “Life Tree”. The Synagogue
was ruined by fire in 1941 and the only thing
saved was a cupboard (Ehal) in which a copy
of the Old Testament, hand written on
parchments was kept.Muallim Naci Sokak
40/1, Ortaköy
Tel: +90 212 260 18 96
MOSQUES
Ortaköy Camii
(Ortaköy or Büyük Mecidiye Mosque)
A superb setting on a point extending into the
Bosphorus. It is situated in Ortaköy Square,
which is a very attractive place for the people
of Istanbul and visitors, especially on the
weekends.
Yeni Cami (New Mosque)
Built between 1597 and 1663, the Yeni
(New) Mosque hovers over the harbour at
Eminönü, greeting the incoming ferryboats
and welcoming tourists to the old city. It is
considered a late example of classical Ottoman
architecture; this is one of the most familiar
landmarks in the city not only for its
architecture.
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Restaurants
Turkish Cuisine is always a pleasant surprise for the visitor. The variety and simplicity of the recipes
and the quality of the ingredients are guarantees of delicious meals.
EXCLUSIVE
RESTAURANTS
Paper Moon
Nispetiye Cad. Akmerkez Residence Alt
Katı Etiler Istanbul
Tel : +90 212 282 16 16
Set& Biges
Çalıkuşu Sok. No:1 Levent
Tel : +90 212 280 31 53
Biet
Address: Aytar Street Murat Dağlı Palas
No:18 1. Levent-Istanbul
Tel : +90 212 278 32 26
SEAFOOD RESTAURANTS
Bebek Balikci
Cevdet Paşa Caddesi No:123 Bebek
Tel : +90 212 263 34 47
Cinar Restaurant
İskele Meydanı No:42 Ortaköy
Tel : +90 212 261 58 18
Vogue
Süleyman Seba Cad. Beşiktaş Plaza A
Blok No.13
Tel : +90 212 227 44 04
Daphne
Köybaşı Street No:224, Yeniköy-Istanbul
Tel : +90 212 262 75 55
Karadabalik
Nispetiye Caddesi No:47/2 Etiler - Istanbul
Tel : +90 212 287 34 48
Anjelique
Muallim Naci cad. Salhane Sk. No. 10
Ortaköy Istanbul
Tel : +90 212 327 28 44 – 45
Refik
Asmalımescit Avenue. Sofyalı Street. No.710-12 Tünel
Beyoglu-Istanbul
Tel : +90 212 243 28 34 - 0212 245 78 79
Asmalimescit Balikcisi
Asmalımescit Avenue. Sofyalı Street. No:5-A
Tünel, Beyoğlu
Tel : +90 212 251 39 39
Yakup2
Asmalımescit Sokak No.35-37 Tünel /
Beyoglu-Istanbul
Tel : +90 212 249 29 25
Fridays
Address : Nispetiye Caddesi No: 79
Etiler Istanbul
Tel : 0 212 257 70 78
360
İstiklal Cad. Mısır Apt. No.8 Beyoğlu
Istanbul
Tel : +90 212 251 10 42
Da Mario
Dilhayat Sok. No. 7 Etiler Istanbul
Tel : +90 212 265 51 86
Reina
Muallim Naci Caddesi. No. 44 Ortaköy
Istanbul
Tel : +90 212 259 59 19
LOCAL/REGIONAL
RESTAURANTS
Zeytinli Restaurant
Asmalımescit Street. No:33 Tünel
Beyoglu- Istanbul
Tel : +90 212 245 34 69
0212 245 34 71
Kosebasi Levent
Çamlık Avenue No:15/3 LeventIstanbul
Tel : +90 212 270 24 33
Namli Kebap
Nispetiye Street No:11
Levent-Istanbul
Tel : +90 212 264 10 49
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MOST POPULAR
Kallavi
Address : Kurabiye Street No.16
Beyoglu Istanbul
Tel : +90 212 245 12 13 - 243 90 99
Lebiderya
Address : Kumbaracı Yokuşu,
Kumbaracı İş Hanı, No: 115/7 Tünel
Tel : +90 212 293 49 89
Aytar Caddesi Levent Business Centre
No:3/12, Levent-Istanbul
Tel : +90 212 270 90 77 - 282 70 70
360
İstiklal Caddesi Mısır Apt. K:8 No:32/309Beyoglu-Istanbul
Tel : +90 212 251 10 42
INTERNATIONAL
RESTAURANTS
The House Cafe-Hillside
Nispetiye Caddesi Ahular Sokak No:6
Etiler Istanbul
Tel : +90 212 351 47 16 / 0212 351 37 16
Midpoint
Address : Abdi İpekçi Street No: 59
– Nisantasi-Istanbul
Tel : +90 212 219 94 01
Cafe Loggia
Etiler Uçaksavar Sit. No:1, Etiler
Tel : +90 212 358 26 26
Friends&Friends
Seher Yıldızı Avenue. No:6 Etiler
Tel : +90 212 265 02 32
Kitchenette
Address :Kanyon Shopping Centre, Levent
Tel : +90212 353 06 86
Shopping
GRAND BAZAAR AND EGYPTIAN
BAZAAR
Grand Bazaar and Egyptian Bazaar
are real live markets filled daily (except
Sunday) with both Turks and tourists.In the
Grand Bazaar, walk north along Yaglikcilar
Caddesi “Street of the HandkerchiefSellers” the main north-south street in the
bazaar. Eventually you will exit the bazaar at
the Örücüler Kapisi (door, gate). Continue
walking north along the short, narrow
street until the end, where you jog right-left
to continue walking north and downhill on
Çarsi Caddesi “Market Street”, a broader
street choked with both vehicular and
pedestrian traffic.
Çarsi Caddesi is filled with shoppers, porters
carrying huge loads, cars and trucks trying to
deliver goods to the shops, which sell beads,
firearms, luggage, mosque decorations,
apparel—anything
and
everything.
Longmarket Street
(Uzunçarsi Caddesi)Continue straight
on downhill (north) on Çarsi Caddesi
to its narrower continuation, Uzunçarsi
Caddesi (oo-ZOON-char-shuh jah-dehsee, “Longmarket Street”), lined with shops
selling turned wood, kitchen items, new
and used clothing, toys, backgammon sets,
and everything imaginable.
Follow Uzunçarsi Caddesi all the way
to the bottom of the hill, where it comes
right to the exquisite little Rüstem Pasha
Mosque(Rüstem Pasa Cami-serifi, 1561),
which few tourists see. It was built by
Süleyman the Magnificent’s grand vezir/
best friend/son-in-law Rüstem Pasha. The
coloured tiles inside are the most beautiful
in Istanbul. Don’t miss it!You may not
recognize the mosque as such, but in fact it
is that building right at the northern end of
Uzunçarsi Caddesi. Look a bit to the left to
find the doorway leading to the stairs up to
the mosque. If you can’t find it, ask anyone
“REWS-tehm pah-shuh?” and they’ll point
the way to you.
After visiting the mosque, come down the
steps, through the door and turn left/east (if
you were coming down Uzuncarsi Caddesi
you’d turn right/east) and walk along Hasircilar
Caddesi (“Street of the Mat-makers”), with
shops selling coffee, tea, hardware, paper,
dried fruits and nuts, spices, etc.
Egyptian (Spice) Bazaar
Soon you’ll come to the Egyptian Bazaar (Misir
Çarsisi, also called the Spice Market). Inside,
the jewellery and tourist shops are taking over,
but there are still lots of shops selling dried
fruits, nuts, teas, spices and natural remedies.
Outside, in the surrounding streets, it’s still a
great food market for the locals.
Over by the New Mosque (Yeni Cami,
yeh-NEE jah-mee) are shops selling seeds,
gardening supplies, caged birds, etc., and
there’s always a lively street market, even on
Sunday.
Have a look inside the Yeni Cami, right by the
southern end of Galata Bridge, a great imperial
mosque founded by Valide Sultan Safiye, the
queen mother of Sultan Mehmet III in 1597,
and completed by another queen mother,
Turhan Hatice, six sultans later (1663).
The Yeni Cami and Egyptian Bazaar are in
Eminönü, with the Galata Bridge leading
north across the Golden Horn to Beyoglu.
Ferryboats go from the Eminönü docks to
Asia and up the Bosphorus. The tram line
takes you back to Sultanahmet, or across the
Galata Bridge to Karaköy and the Tünel to
take you uphill to Istiklal Caddesi; or you
can continue on the tram along the European
shore of the Bosphorus to Kabatas.
SHOPPING CENTERS
Akmerkez Shopping Centre
Etiler
www.akmerkez.com.tr
Kanyon Shopping Centre
Büyükdere Street No.185,Levent
www.kanyon.com.tr
Profilo Shopping Centre
Cemal Sahir Street. No.24-28,
Mecidiyeköy,İstanbul
www.profiloalisverismerkezi.com.tr
Metrocity Shopping Center
Büyükdere Street 1. Levent , İstanbul
www.metrocity.com.tr
Astoria Shopping Center
Mecidiyekoy
www.astoria.com.tr
Istinye Park Shopping Center
Istinye
www.istinyepark.com.tr
Istiklal Street
Istiklal Street is the meeting place for the
lovers and friends in Taksim. The district
starts with the statute of Ataturk in Taksim
Square. The prominent landmark of Taksim
Square is the Marmara Hotel, a tall building
which is another meeting place for the
people. Istiklal Street is a pedestrian street
which is approximately 3-4 km. long. The
cobber stone street reminds one of the old
days. There are cosy cafés, restaurants, shops,
bookstores, movie theatres and music stores
on this street.
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Sport & Leisure
POPULAR SPORTING
CENTRES
DANCING CLASSES
SWIMMING CLUBS
Istanbul Dance Center
Hillside Club
Serdar
Ekrem
Street
No:5
Kat:
2
Galata
Address: Tepecik Street, Alkent Site, Hillside
Hillside Club
Beyoğlu
/
Istanbul
City Club – Etiler-Istanbul
Tepecik Street, Alkent Site, Hillside City
Tel
:
+90
212
292
13
10
Tel : +90 212 352 23 33
Club – Etiler-Istanbul
www.istanbuldansmerkezi.com
www.hillside.com.tr
Tel : +90 0212 352 23 33
www.hillside.com.tr
Istanbul Dance Academia
Mayadrom Sport Center
Meşrutiyet
Street.
Kardeşler
İş
Merkezi
No:6
Tel :+90 212 352 32 00
Mayadrom Sport Center
Galatasaray/
Taksim
www.mayadromsports.com
Tel : +90 0212 352 32 00
Tel
:
+90
212
292
42
40
www.mayadromsports.com
www.istanbuldansakademisi.org
Kanyon Mars Athletic Club
Kanyon Shopping Centre- Levent
Kanyon Mars Athletic Club
Dance
Istanbul
Tel : +90 212 353 09 99
Kanyon Shopping Centre- Levent
Address
Office::Türkali
Avenue.Harem
Ağası
Tel : +90212 353 09 99
Street.No:10/1 Beşiktaş
Enka Sport Club
Adres
Studio
:
Hamalbaşı
Street.Sinepera
Address: Sadi Gulcelik Spor Site
Enka Sport Club
Binası
12/A
Taksim
Istinye - Istanbul
Tel
:
+90212
258
22
96
Tel : +90 212 276 22 97
Istinye - Istanbul
www.dansistanbul.com
Tel : +90 212 276 22 97
TENNIS CLUB
Etiler Art Center Ballet and Dance School
Polcenter Ecza Street. No:38 Levent-Istanbul
Tel : +90 212 2847456
Hillside Club
Tepecik Street, Alkent Site, Hillside City
HORSE RIDING CLUB
Club – Etiler-Istanbul
Tel : +90 0212 352 23 33
Horse Riding
www.hillside.com.tr
SIEC - S Uluslararası Binicilik Merkezi İstinye
Yokuşu, Tepeüstü
Enka Sport Club
Sokak No:1İstinye Istanbul
Tel : +90 212 323 21 00
Istinye - Istanbul
www.sbinicilik.com
Tel : +90 212 276 22 97
Istanbul Tennis Club
Poligon Avenue. Aydınlar Street. No:3/A-1
Sariyer / Istanbul
Tel : +90 212 276 22 97
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Istanbul Binisilik
Turgut Özal Bulvarı No:227 Taşdelen
Istanbul (anatolian side)
Tel : +90 0216 484 47 80
www.istanbulbinicilik.com
Useful numbers
Police : 155
Fire Help: 110
Ambulance: 112
Telephone malfunction: 121
Traffic Police: 154
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Utilities numbers
UTILITIES
ELECTRICITY
BEDAŞ Boğazici Electricity
Distribution Corporation
Abdülhakhamit Street No:79 34437
Beyoglu/ISTANBUL/Turkey
Tel:+ 90 212 361 86 00 ( 20 line)
Fax:+90 212 361 86 86
www.bedas.gov.tr
WATER
ISKI Istanbul Water and Sewerage
Administration
ISKI Kagıthane Instillation Alibey Street
Nurtepe Road 34406
Kagıthane / Istanbul/Turkey
Tel : +90 212 321 00 00
Fax: +90 212 321 10 30
www.iski.gov.tr
GAS
IGDAS Natural Gas
Address: Cumhuriyet mah. Necip Fazıl Cad.
NO:3 Sultançiftliği
G.O.P/ISTANBUL/TURKEY
Tel: +90 212 476 32 32
Fax: +90 212 476 27 46
www.igdas.com.tr
IGDAS Natural Gas
Emergency telephone number:
+90 212 444 36 36
Turkish Telecommunication Corporation
Emergency telephone number:
+90 212 444 1 444
SATTELITE/TV PROVIDERS
Digiturk
Call Centre: +90 212 473 73 73
www.digiturk.gen.tr
D-Smart
Call Centre: +90 212 478 03 03
www.dsmart.com.tr
CABLE TV PROVIDERS
Call Centre : +90 212 444 1 444
www.turktelekom.com.tr
TELEPHONE
Address: Turgut Özal Boulevard 06103
Aydınlıkevler ANKARA/ TURKEY
Tel: +90 212 444 1 444
www.turktelekom.com.tr
Emergency Telephone Numbers
BEDAŞ Boğazici Electricity Distribution
Corporation :
Each area of the city has different malfunction
emergency numbers.
Beyoglu emergency: +90 212 361 86 00
Sariyer emergency: +90 212 286 16 91
ISKI Istanbul Water and Sewerage
Administration:
Emergency telephone number: 185
36
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
HOUSING
1. What can I expect to find in an unfurnished, a semi-furnished or a furnished
property? ........................................................................................................40
2. What sort of flexibility will I have to negotiate rent or furnishings? ........40
3. How many properties will I be shown? ....................................................40
4. How can i secure a property i choose? .............................................................40
5. What costs are involved in renting a property? ................................................40
6. What expenses should i expect to pay? ............................................................40
7. What is the process flow to rent a property? ....................................................41
8. What chance to i have of receiving my full deposit back when i leave the
property?.........................................................................................................41
9. What responsability do i have as a tenant towards maintenance of the property?41
10. Can i make alterations to the property? ...........................................................41
11. What if i need to terminate the lease early?.......................................................41
UTILITIES & TELEPHONE
12. What utility expenses will I have to pay? .........................................................42
13. How are these accounts charged? ....................................................................42
14. Will I be able to get Satellite TV? ....................................................................42
15. What documents do I need to install a Telephone Line? .................................42
16. How long will I have to wait for my telephone? ..............................................42
17. How will I be billed? .......................................................................................42
18. What about internet connection?.....................................................................42
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
DRIVING
19. Is my licence valid in Turkey? ....................................................................43
20. For how long can i drive my own car in Turkey?..............................................43
21. Can i buy a car in Tureky?................................................................................43
WORK PERMIT
22. What documentation is required for workers coming to Turkey? ....................43
23. Shall i be present for the application ? .............................................................43
24. What about my family?.....................................................................................43
ABOUT EMC Network
25. Why should I choose EMC Network?...........................................................44
26. Does EMC Network receive/sollicit/take/third party commissions?..................44
FOR CORPORATE
27. How does EMC Network assist with Immigration? ..........................................45
28. How can determine a realistic Housing Budget for Transferees?.......................45
29. Can the contract be signed in the name of a foreign company? .......................45
30. Is it necessary to be present to apply for documents?........................................45
31. How can we guarantee all Transferees will receive the same standard
of service? (staff relocating to main cities versus more rural areas?) .......45
32. How does EMC Network handle Group Moves? ............................................45
33. What ongoing support is provided for Transferees and their families? .46
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Housing FAQ
1. What can I expect to find in an unfurnished, a semi-furnished or a furnished property?
An unfurnished property will include kitchen stove and furnishings, bathroom fixtures and furnishings.
Furnished properties are quite common, and can include anything from the basics such as kitchen furniture, table, chairs, beds, and bathroom
furniture to everything you could possibly require in a property. Soft furnishings are frequently included. A fully furnished property of suitable
expatriate level frequently includes dishwasher, washing machine and tumble dryer, smaller/supplementary furniture, decorations, garden
equipment, cable TV, ADSL or ISDN phone lines, alarm systems.
Your Relocation Coordinator will confirm whether or not the property has these facilities
2. What sort of flexibility will I have to negotiate rent or furnishings?
It is always worth trying to offer a slightly lower figure than the asking price or request to have other furniture installed or work done on
the property. Generally, if the requests of a prospective tenant are high and costly, the landlord will agree to do the works requested with an
increase in the rent. It is not likely that a landlord will agree to undertake work on the property, install extra furniture and lower the price.
3. How many properties will I be shown?
This depends on the Relocation Package you have; Our Basic Package includes 8 properties, Standard and Executive Packages include 15
properties. You will be told at the outset how many properties you will be shown or how much time you have available to do the house
hunting. The properties provided will be as close to your ‘Needs Analysis’ description as possible according to what is available on the market
at the time.
4. How can I secure a property that I choose?
There is no pre-contract required, although at times a real estate agent will accept a holding deposit ( approx 5% ).
A contract is agreed upon and signed by both parties , relevant payments are to be made. A contract does not have to be drawn up by a
lawyer.
5. What costs are involved in renting a property?
Real Estate Agency fees are 12% annual rent ( paid by tenant ) - Security deposit: usually 1month rental value - Rent is usually paid
monthly.
6. What other expenses should I expect to pay?
The expenses of usage or the utility fees (such as: gas, electricity, water, sewage, telephone) are almost always to be paid in addition to the
rental fee. Exceptions may occur in those residences in apartment buildings (apartment), where the utility fees, such as garbage disposal,
cleaning, security, swimming pool and garage usage, heating are part of the condominium fee.
Most apartment buildings will also have a superintendent referred to as “Super”. He takes care of maintenance, garbage disposal and, twice
a day, will inquire if you need minor errands, such as milk, bread, etc.
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7. What is the process flow to rent a property?
Once a property is selected, EMC Network will negotiate on your behalf. When an agreement has been reached, a legally valid contract is
prepared. An appointment is arranged for the tenant (or company representative) and landlord to sign the contract. The contract is read
through and the EMC Network’s Local Counsellor will translate as necessary.
8. What chance do I have of receiving my full deposit back when I leave the property?
Provided that the property and any furnishings are returned in the state in which they were initially rented (EMC Network will ensure a thorough
inventory is taken of the property and furnishings upon entry) and the correct notice period is served to the landlord, EMC Network will be
able to negotiate a full deposit return when you vacate the property.
9. What responsibility do I have as a tenant towards maintenance of the property?
In Turkey the tenant is responsible for general maintenance , it must be clearly specified in the contract the level of responsibility that falls
upon the tenant/landlord.
10.Can I make any alterations to the property?
Only with written permission from the landlord.
Small changes (e.g. hanging of towel rails in the bathroom) may be made but the property is to be handed back in exactly the same state it was
consigned. Therefore, any holes made in the walls must be filled and painted over before leaving the property, unless a different agreement
is made with the landlord.
In case alterations have been made to improve the property without the written permission of the landlord, the landlord has the right not to
reimburse any expenses the tenant has had in relation to the work. In cases where the landlord does not approve the changes made, he/she
has the right to require the tenant to put the property back into its original condition.
11. What if I need to terminate the lease early?
EMC Network will ensure a diplomatic break clause is inserted into the contract for the protection of the tenant. In the contract it is often
possible to include a notice period even as short as 1 month.
The Deposit shall be returned to the Lessee upon return of the premises and cost settlement, usually within 15 days from the date the
Agreement is terminated or it will be used as the payment for the last months of lease with the mutual agreement of both parties.
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Utilities & Telephone FAQ
12. What utility expenses will I have to pay?
Utility payments are not included in the rent. Tenants are responsible to pay for electricity, gas and water according to consumption.
13. How are these accounts charged?
Bills are send directly to the given mailing address into name of the tenant .Electricity and Gas bills are sent monthly.Water bills are sent
bimonthly.
14. Will I be able to get Satellite TV?
Yes. Most city areas, especially in the bigger cities of Turkey, are linked to cable or satellite TV. There are many service providers to choose
from.
15. What documents do I need to install a Telephone Line?
Telephone lines are already available in most properties. In cases where there is no line, an installation fee and a security deposit must be paid.
16. How long will I have to wait for my telephone?
Normally it will be installed within 3 – 7 days after the signed application is submitted. The individual or a representative over 18 must be at
the property address for connection at the pre-arranged time. Please note that many technicians do not speak English.
17. How will I be billed?
Bills will arrive monthly.
18. What about Internet connection?
There are a number of possibilities: you can have the connection through the normal phone line, with the ISDN, ADSL line or through a
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Driving FAQ
19. Is my licence valid in Turkey?
A foreigner can drive with their own license in Turkey but it must be accompanied by a legalised translation into Turkish.
20. For how long can I drive my own car in Turkey?
There is no limit but there are specific requirements to be met, an Alien Vehicles Temporary Entrance Carnet (Y.T.G.G.K.) must be obtained
from the Turkey Touring and Automobile Association.
21. Can I buy a car in Turkey?
Yes.
WORK PERMIT
22. What documentation is required for workers coming to Turkey?
A Work Permit, a Work Visa and a Residence Permit.
23. Shall I be present for application?
EMC Network can apply for the Work Permit on behalf of the employer with a POA. However application has to be done also by the
transferee in person at a Turkish Embassy abroad.
We accompany the transferee to the Police and assist with the registration for the Residence Permit.
24. What about my Family?
Dependant family members can apply for Entry Visa and Residency Permit on the basis of being accompanying family members; they do
not have the right to work in the country. If they want to work, they’ll require a Work Permit in their own right.
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ABOUT EMC
25. Why should I choose EMC Network?
- ISO certified company (ISO 9001:2000).
- Extensive rapidly growing client list.
- Exclusive partner/representative of many Global Relocation Service Providers.
- Exclusive representative of many International Law and Immigration Firms.
- Founded and managed by expatriates with first hand relocation experience.
- Quality control guarantee: Head Office directs all relocations and immigrations in every destination.
- All staff required to attend on-going training sessions and workshops to keep updated as to global mobility needs.
- No language barriers - Assistance provided in all major European languages and many others.
- Corporate consultation with EMC Network’ Representatives at location of choice.
- EMC Network own ‘Resource Guides’ providing a wealth of everyday information for expatlife in destination city.
- Comprehensive FAQs for each country serviced.
- Red Alert List to prepare for the specific challenges of each destination.
- Extra ‘Safety’ section in Resource Guides for countries posing specific security threats.
- 24-hour Emergency Helpline for Transferees throughout the duration of the relocation.
- Complimentary 3-month Helpline.
26. Does EMC Network receive/take/solicit/third party commissions?
As a member of EuRA (European Relocation Association) we abide by their charter and do not accept third party commissions from Real
Estate Agents, International Schools, Removal Companies or others. This ensures the Transferee a completely unbiased choice of what is
available on the market in every category.
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For corporate FAQ
27. How does EMC Network assist with Immigration?
EMC Network will prepare all the necessary paperwork, email it to the company and direct as to how the various documents are to be printed out and signed.
We will send one of our Local Counsellors with Power of Attorney to act on behalf of the individual and company.
When the Transferee has to be present to apply for a document, he will be accompanied by our Local Counsellor.
28. How can we determine a realistic Housing Budget for Transferees?
During EMC Network’ initial teleconference with the client we go through an in-depth ‘Needs Analysis’ which can include Housing Budget variables for the Destination City.
EMC Network will work with the Company to ensure the workforce locate properties of a suitable standard within the parameters set by corporate policy.
29. Can the contract be signed in the name of a foreign Company?
Yes, lease contracts can be signed in the name of foreign companies – the Transferee who will occupy the property will be
named on the lease agreement.
30. Is it necessary for the Transferee to be present to apply for documents?
At times, yes; you will be advised when we can apply with Power of Attorney and for instances where this is not possible the
Transferee and family will be accompanied by one of our Local Counsellors.
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31. How can we guarantee all Transferees will receive the same standard of service?
(staff relocating to main cities versus more rural areas?)
All Local Counsellors are really ‘local’ to the area where they assist Transferees. They are selected for their good knowledge of
their city area. All Local Counsellors are trained by EMC Network to follow our set pattern of delivering services using an inhouse ‘Training and Operations Manual’. All Local Counsellors are closely directed by Office Coordinators, ensuring a consistent
standard of service is delivered.
32. How does EMC Network handle Group Moves?
All relocations are handled by the same system of centralization. When required, we arrange for a member of our office team
to go to the location of a group move to be an in-house Coordinator, working from the Client Company’s premises as a point
of reference for HR, Transferees and their families. In main centres we have several Local Counsellors.
33. What ongoing support is provided for Transferees and their families?
EMC Network aim to equip your workforce to settle into their new environment as soon as possible.
Upon arrival they are presented with a local Information Pack. They are given access to our on-line City Specific Resource Guides
that provide general local information as well as specific local information once a suitable property has been located.
We have a 24-hour Emergency Helpline throughout the duration of the relocation.
We provide a 90-day complimentary phone line that can be extended throughout the duration of the assignment.
Our aim is to teach the Transferee how to live in his new city and to equip him to be as independent as possible.
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EMC Network
Milano
Via T. da Cazzaniga 9/6
20121 Milano, Italy
Roma
Via Camerata Picena 385
00138 Roma, Italy
Chiasso
Corso San Gottardo 14
6830 Chiasso - Canton Ticino (Lugano), Switzerland

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