ATTENTION PLEASE

The inter-city code for Istanbul is 212 for the European side and 216 for the Asian side. To call a number on the other side of the Bosphorus, first dial(0), then the appropriate code. To call overseas, first dial(00), then the country code.

Emergencies
Car and Caravan Hire
Ferryboats
Inter-City Buses
Tourism Information Offices
Museums
Palaces
Cultural Centers
Libraries
Medical Facilities
Private Hospitals
State Hospitals

Emergencies

Ambulance 112

Police 155

Fire 110

Telephone Inquiries 118

Wake-up Calls 135

Car and Caravan Hire
Car and limousine hire is fairly expensive in Turkey. The big international firms all have offices in Istanbul and cars are usally in good condition. Weekly and weekend rates are available, and you can arrange to pick up and drop off the car in different locations. Caravans are an ideal way to get off the beaten track and explore Turkey's mountains and coastlines.

Anadolu Caravan: Tel: 0(212) 260 14 80 , 0(212) 258 00 41

Avis:
Center: 0(216) 474 18 00
Airport: Tel: 0(212) 663 06 46
Kadikoy :Tel: 0 (216) 355 36 65 - 350 48 78
Taksim: Tel: 0(212)241 78 96, 0(212) 241 29 17

Budget:
Airport: Tel: 0(212) 663 08 58
Taksim: Tel: 0(212) 253 92 00, 0(212) 253 96 53
Kadikoy: Tel: 0(216) 346 13 38
Inter Limousine service: Tel: 0(212) 246 03 93

If your car is towed away, don't panic. Just go to the nearest car park, listed below, pay your fine and drive away:

Taksim: Dolapdere Football Field Car Park
Besiktas:Barbaros Car Park
Bebek,Arnavutkoy and Ortakoy:Kurucesme Car Park
Levent and Etiler: Ulus Car Park
Sisli ,Osmanbey ,Nisantasi and Tesvikiye: Valikonagi Avenue Car Park
Mecidiyekoy and Gayrettepe: Sancak Helicopter Landing Car Park
Eminonu and Sirkeci: Bayraktar Car Park

Istanbul Fast Ferry Co.Inc.

Information Lines: Tel: 0(212) 516 12 12

For further information http://www.ido.com.tr

Inter-City Buses
Strong competition among bus companies guarantees excellent service and low prices for long-distance trips around Turkey. Seats are reserved and overnight trips are popular.

Kamil Koc: Tel: 0(212) 658 20 00
Pamukkale Tourism: Tel: 0(212) 658 22 22
Ulusoy Tourism: Tel: 0(212) 471 71 00
Varan Tourism: Tel: 0(212) 251 74 74

Tourism Information Offices
Information offices of the Ministry of Tourism distribute brochures and maps and their friendly staff are helpful in finding accommodation and answering questions.

Ataturk International Airport: Tel: 0(212) 663 63 63
Karakoy Sea Port: Tel: 0(212) 249 57 76
Sultanahmet Square: Tel: 0(212) 518 18 02
Hilton Hotel Arcade: Tel: 0(212) 233 05 92
Galatasaray: Tel: 0(212) 243 29 28
The Turkish Touring and Automobile Club: Tel: 0(212) 282 81 40

Tourism Police Tel: 0(212) 527 45 03

Museums
Istanbul has some of the most exciting and varied museums, ranging from the magnificent Haghia Sophia to the intimate Sadberk Hanim Museum.Entrance fees, where charged, are very reasonable.

Archaelogical Museums
Adr.: Sultanahmet Tel: 0(212) 520 77 40
On the steep cobblestoned road from Gulhane Park to Topkapi Palace, the two imposing neo-classical buildings of the museums are set in a charming courtyard. They house a superb collection of Greco-Roman and Near Eastern antiquities. A new wing has an excellent exhibition on the development of civilization. The tiled Pavilion in the courtyard of the Archaeological Museum and is one of the few buildings dating back to the Ottoman conquest of the city. Open 09.30-17.00. Closed Mondays.

Asiyan Museum
Adr. : Asiyan, Bebek Tel: 0(212) 263 69 86
The house of Tevfik Fikret, a celebrated 19th century Turkish poet. Open 09.00-17.00. Closed Mondays and Thursdays.

Ataturk Museum
Adr.:Halaskargazi Avenue 250, Sisli. Tel: 0(212) 240 63 19
Some of the personal effects of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder and first President of the Turkish Republic, displayed in a house where he lived briefly. Open 09.30-16.30. Closed Thursdays and Sundays.

Calligraphy Museum
Adr.: Beyazit Square, Tel: 0(212) 527 58 51
The Ottomans, always uneasy with human pictorial representation, found fuller artistic expression in calligraphy. This is the only museum of calligraphy in the world. Open 09.00-16.00. Closed Sundays and Mondays.

Carpet and Rug Museum
Adr.: Sultanahmet. Tel:0(212)518 13 30
Open 09.00-16.00. Closed Sundays and Mondays.

Divan Literature Museum
Adr.: Galip Dede Street 15, Tunel, Beyoglu. Tel:0(212)245 41 41
Also called the Galata Mevlevihane, this is where the mystic "Whirling Dervishes" perform "Sema" dances and Sufi music on the last Sunday of every month. A memorable experience not to be missed.

Haghia Sophia
Adr.:Sultanahmet. Tel:0(212)522 09 89
The Church of Holy Wisdom is undoubtedly one of the greatest buildings in the world. Built by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian circa AD 535, it was transformed into a mosque after the Ottoman conquest of the city in 1453. Now a museum, it is awesome in size, and contains beautifully preserved Byzantine mosaics. A must for any visitor to Istanbul. Open 09.30-17.00. Closed Mondays.

Rahmi M. Koc
Adr.: Sutluce. Tel:0(212) 250 89 38
A private collection of steam engines and machinery reflecting the Industrial Revolution, housed in a beautifully restored Byzantine building.

Kariye Museum (The Church of St.Saviour in Chora)
Adr.:Kariye Camii Street, Edirnekapi. Tel:0(212)631 92 41
A comparatively small Byzantine church decorated with extraordinary late 14th century frescoes and mosaics portraying the life and miracles of Christ. The most important and extensive series of Byzantine paintings in the city and among the most significant in the world. Open 09.30-16.30. Closed Tuesdays.

Marite Museum
Adr.:Besiktas. Tel: 0(212)261 00 40
Includes examples of the extraordinary caiques that used to row the Sultans to and from their palaces along the Bosphorus. Open 09.30-17.00. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

Military Museum
Adr.:Harbiye. Tel:0(212)223 27 20
Newly arranged displays of ancient cannons, weaponry, costumes and, best of all, some wonderful embroidered tents from ottoman campaigns. The Janissary Band occasionally performs in front of the museum. Open 09.00-17.00. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

Mosaic Museum
Adr.: Sultanahmet. Tel: 0(212)518 12 05
Houses the mosaics discovered in the grand Palace of Byzantium. Open 09.30-17.00. Closed Tuesdays.

Sadberk Hanim Museum
Adr.: Buyukdere Avenue 27-29, Sariyer. Tel:0(212) 242 38 13
Excellent archaeological and ethnographical collections displayed in two handsome old mansions on the Bosphorus. Open 10.30-18.00. Closed Wednesdays.

Topkapi Palace Museum
Adr.:Sultanahmet. Tel: 0(212)512 04 80
The legendary palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries. Low buildings set in a series of courtyards. Topkapi is quite unlike a Western palace. Be sure to see the Harem, the Treasury and the golden-roofed Baghdad Kiosk. Open 09.30-17.00. Closed Tuesdays.

The Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art
Adr.: Sultanahmet. Tel: 0(212)518 05 06
A delightful museum on the ancient Hippodrome, housed in the Ibrahim Pasha Palace, the home of Suleyman the Magnificent's Grand Vizier. Beautifully displayed Islamic objects and antique carpets. Open 10.00-17.00. Closed Mondays.

Palaces
Beylerbeyi Palace
Adr.: Beylerbeyi. Tel: 0(216)321 93 20
A restored summer palace of the late Ottoman sultans, built of white marble. Open 09.00-12.30 and 13.30-17.00. Closed Mondays and Thursdays.

Dolmabahce Palace
Adr.:Besiktas. Tel: 0(212)258 55 44
The 19th century robocco residence of the Ottoman sultans and the place where Ataturk died in 1938. Beautifully situated, with a 600 metre frontage on the Bosphorus, an impressive ballroom and ornate Victorian furniture embodying the Turkish assimilation of European culture. Visitors are admitted in groups, led by the museum's guides. Open 09.00-16.00. Closed Mondays.

Cultural Centers
The cultural centers in Istanbul often maintain lending libraries, offer language classes and sponsor concerts and films.

British Council
Adr.: Beyoglu. Tel: 0(212) 243 76 82

Casa d'Italia
Adr.: Tepebasi. Tel: 0(212) 244 98 48

French Cultural Center
Adr.: Taksim. Tel: 0(212) 243 43 87 - 245 38 35

German Cultural Center
Adr.: Galatasaray. Tel: 0(212) 251 54 04

Spanish Cultural Office
Adr.: Beyoglu. Tel: 0(212)225 21 53 .

USIS(US Information Service)
Adr.: American Consulate, Tepebasi. Tel: 0(212) 251 36 02

Libraries
American Library
Adr.: Mesrutiyet Avenue 108, Tepebasi. Tel: 0(212) 251 26 75
Open 11.00-16.00. Closed Wednesdays and Weekends.

Ataturk Library
Adr.: Mete Avenue 45, Taksim. Tel: 0(212) 249 09 45
Has a good collection of periodicals. Open 08.30-17.30.

Beyazit Library
Adr.: Imaret Street 18-20, Beyazit. Tel: 0(212) 522 37 51
Open Monday-Saturday, 08.30-21.00.

British Council Library
Adr.: Istiklal Avenue 251-253, Beyoglu.Tel: 0(212) 249 05 74
Open Monday-Friday, 09.45-17.45; Saturday, 10.45-14.15

Celik Gulersoy Library
Adr.: Sogukcesme Street, Sultanahmet. Tel: 0(212) 512 57 30.
A collection of books on Istanbul. Open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 10.00-12.00 ; 13.30-16.30.

Suleymaniye Library
Adr.: Ayse Kadin Hamam Street 35, Beyazit. Tel: 0(212)520 64 60
Has the richest reference collection on Ottoman history and culture.

Medical Facilities
Istanbul has good medical facilities and plenty of excellent doctors, many of whom are trained abroad. State hospitals are better equipped and cheaper than private hospitals, which in general are less crowded and give better service. Hospitals expect you to pay immediately for services, so have some cash or a credit card available.

Private Hospitals
American Hospital
Adr.: Guzelbahce Street, Nisantasi. Tel: 0(212) 231 40 50 (Also has Emergency Service).

European Hospital
Adr.: Cahit Yalcin Street 1, Mecidiyekoy. Tel: 0(212) 288 24 51.

Florence Nightingale Hospital
Adr.: Abide Hurriyet Avenue 290, Caglayan, Sisli. Tel: 0(212) 224 49 50.

German Hospital
Adr.: Siraselviler Avenue 119, Taksim. Tel: 0(212) 293 21 50 (Also has Emergency Service).

Intermed Medical Center
Adr.: Tesvikiye Avenue, Bayar Apt. 143, Nisantasi. Tel: 0(212) 225 06 60.

International Hospital
Adr.: Yesilyurt. Tel: 0(212) 663 30 00.

Italian Hospital
Adr.: Tophane. Tel: 0(212) 249 97 51.

State Hospitals
Capa Hospital
Adr.: Millet Avenue, Capa. Tel: 0(212) 534 00 00 (Also has Emergency Service).

Cerrahpasa Hospital
Adr.: Kocamustafapasa Avenue, Cerrahpasa. Tel: 0(212) 588 48 00 (Also has Emergency Service)

Air Ambulance Tel: 0(212) 592 88 27 , 0(212) 592 89 60

Night Ambulance Tel: 0(212) 240 39 14

International Hospital Ambulance Tel: 0(212) 663 30 00

InternationalSOS Assistance Tel: 0(212) 230 96 38

Tesvikiye Ambulance Tel: 0(212) 231 37 71 , 0(212)247 20 06

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