Visitors may withdraw money in Turkish Lira as well as Euro and U.S. Dollar with their debit cards from the ATMs in Türkiye. The majority of ATMs offer English language or other language options for the convenience of foreigners.

Turkish Lira is the local currency of the Republic of Türkiye. Visitors can exchange their cash money for Turkish Lira at exchange offices and banks.

Foreigners may drive in Türkiye provided that they keep their passport, international driver’s license and the vehicle license with them all the time. Türkiye drives on the right side of the road and the advanced highway network allows easy access to different corners of the land.

European two-pin sockets are widely used in Türkiye as everywhere in continental Europe.

English is the most spoken foreign language everywhere in Türkiye. You should have no problem meeting people who can speak English and help you get around in all the big cities, shopping malls, restaurants and holiday resorts.

Many international GSM operators provide coverage in Türkiye in addition to local GSM operators such as Turkcell, Avea and Vodafone. You may ask your GSM operator to activate the international roaming function of your mobile phone before traveling to Türkiye or just obtain a new SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card from local operators in Türkiye.

All of the museums in Türkiye are closed on Monday and are open to visitation from 9:00 to 17.00 on the other days.

Pharmacies are open across the country every day from 09.00 – 19.00 except for Sunday. One pharmacy, however, is open 24/7 in each neighborhood by the time the others are closed.

In Türkiye, shopping centers are open every day offering a variety of trademarks and services from usually from 10.00 am until 22.00 pm.

In Türkiye, banks are in service of their customers from 09.00 to 17.00 on weekdays but are closed on weekends.

The time zone in Türkiye situated at the connecting point of Asia and Europe is GMT +3.