İstanbul Kart / Public Transport Card in Istanbul

ISTANBULKART IS NON-REFUNDABLE, RECHARGEABLE DISCOUNT CARD PRICE:  6 TURKISH LIRAS + CREDIT (ANY AMOUNT THAT YOU WANT TO TOP UP)   WHERE TO BUY / WHERE TO LOAD NEWSPAPER KIOSKS NEAR TO TRAM STOPS OR MACHINES   COMPARISON ONE-WAY TICKET PRICE :       5 TL WITH İSTANBULKART:            2.60 TL   ADVANTAGES …

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Marmaray

What is Marmaray? Dream project came to an end. Marmaray was a Project of combining two continents under Marmara Sea. 150 years ago Sultan Abdulmecid dreamed about it. Sultan Abdulhamit made engineers to draw illustrations. And today this dream is true. Marmaray Project which started in 2004, finished in 2013. …

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How to Get to Sultanahmet from Ataturk Airport

1) TAXI COST = APPROXIMATELY 50 TURKISH LIRAS = 25 EUROS = 30 DOLLARS DURATION= 30 MINUTES THERE ARE METERS IN TAXIS. THEY DONT ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS. YOU CAN FIND TAXIS OUTSIDE IN THE FIRST LANE. 2) PUBLIC TRANSPORT (SUBWAY AND TRAM COMBINATION) COST = 6 TURKISH LIRAS = 3 …

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How to Get to Taksim (Beyoglu – Istiklal Street) from Ataturk Airport

1) TAXI COST = APPROXIMATELY 60 TURKISH LIRAS = 30 EUROS = 40 DOLLARS DURATION = 30 MINUTES THERE ARE METERS IN TAXIS. THEY DONT ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS. YOU CAN FIND TAXI OUTSIDE IN THE FIRST LANE. 2) HAVATAS SHUTTLE BUS COST = 10 TURKISH LIRAS = 5 EUROS = 7 DOLLARS …

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