Info |
Temperatures |
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İstanbul |
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Average
Day Temperature |
Average
Sea Temperature |
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C |
F |
C |
F |
January |
8 |
46 |
8 |
46 |
February |
9 |
48 |
8 |
46 |
March |
11 |
52 |
7 |
45 |
April |
16 |
61 |
10 |
50 |
May |
21 |
70 |
14 |
57 |
June |
25 |
77 |
19 |
66 |
July |
28 |
82 |
21 |
70 |
August |
28 |
82 |
23 |
73 |
September |
24 |
75 |
21 |
70 |
October |
20 |
68 |
19 |
66 |
November |
15 |
59 |
15 |
59 |
December |
11 |
52 |
11 |
52 |
Source: website |
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Transportation |
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After
coming to İstanbul by plane, you can travel by bus, dolmuş, taxi or
a car which you can easily rent. Dolmuş
video is a public
transportation minibus which is cheaper than taxi. You can stand on the
pavement of a street and wait for a dolmuş to come by and pick you up. They
come in each 10 or 15 minutes and fee is around 2 TL per person. |
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You may
also travel with a group of tourists by booking a trip from Tour
Operators or Cruise
Operators. |
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Airports:
There are 2 airports in İstanbul. Atatürk Airport (IST) is in
Bakırköy district and Sabiha Gökçen Airport (SAW) is in
Pendik district. |
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Some
distances by dolmuş or by bus from: |
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Topkapı
Sarayı |
Spice
Bazaar (Mısır Çarşısı) |
2.5 km / 5
minutes |
Grand
Bazaar (Kapalı Çarşı) |
2.5 km / 5
minutes |
Basilica
Cistern (Yerebatan Sarnıcı) |
3 km / 6
minutes |
Sultanahmet
Mosque (Sultanahmet Cami) |
3.5 km /
10 minutes |
Taksim
Square (Taksim Meydanı) |
6 km / 25
minutes |
Maiden’s
Tower (Kız Kulesi) |
17 km / 30
minutes |
Atatürk
Airport (Atatürk Havaalanı) |
20.5 km /
30 minutes |
Note:
Length of roads and rough traveling times are taken from google maps website which are calculated by taking
account of average traffic conditions of the road. |
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Transportation by Sea
& Bridges |
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İstanbul
Bosphorus (Boğaz) website, website, video, video, video
Cruises
Sultan’s Boat (Sultan Kayığı)
website
Turyol Bosphorus Cruises website, website
Şehir Hatları
Traditional Bosphorus Cruises website,
photos
Bosphorus Bridge (Boğaziçi Köprüsü) website, website
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge website
Marmaray website
Golden Horn (Haliç) website, website, website, video, video
Galata Bridge website,
website,
website, website
Atatürk Bridge website |
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Alternative Transportation
from Airport to Hotel |
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More about transportation in İstanbul |
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Hotels |
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İstanbul has a range of amenities to meet
the requirements of tourists from all income levels. |
İstanbul website, website, website, website, website, website, website, website, website, website, website, website, website Beşiktaş
Çırağan Palace Kempinski
Hotel website
Sarıyer
Kilyos
Dalia Beach Club photos |
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Restaurants
& Cafes |
İstanbul
website, website,
website,
website, website,
website, website, website, website,
website,
website
Fatih
Rüstem Paşa
Hamdi Restaurant website |
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will be developed soon. Please use site map to
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