Credit card: Most of the international credit cards can be used at the larger hotels, restaurants, and shops. Cash point machines are found in most travel destinations

Vaccinations: None required, but if you go to the countryside then it can be a good idea to get vaccinated against, hepatitis A and B and even tuberculosis

Phone: GSM network works most of the time. It is expensive to call from hotels, cheapest is to buy a phone card and call from the machines available

Water: You should not drink tap water, buy the water that´s sold in bottles, avoid even ice in drinks

Electricity: Has 220 V 50 Hz, so no adapter is required

Language: Turkish

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Public toilets: Are marked Bay for men and Bayan for women, it normally cost a small penny to use them.

Photographing: Always remember to ask permission when you are going to take a photograph in a public place or of people. It is also strictly forbidden to take photos of military installations.

Pharmacies: Pharmacies are called “eczane” in Turkish, here are most non-prescription recipes and they do not cost very much. They are well trained, knowledgeable and many are also entitled to give injections, many cities have on-call pharmacy; “nohetci ezcane.”

Passport and visas: A valid passport is a must for everyone that travels to Turkey to have with them and the passports must be valid to cover your return date.

Disabled: Not many hotels in Turkey are adapted for the disabled, many hotels have stairs to the entrance and the lifts are often very narrow. The toilets inside the hotel rooms are usually also narrow and not suitable to fit a wheelchair in. It is best to talk to tour operators about hotels that are adapted for the disabled.

Luggage: 44 pound are allowed, including hand baggage, baggage exceeding 44 pound will be charged extra.

Food and beverages: The bacterial flora is not like it is in England, so by being extra careful and washing your hands an extra time you can reduce the risk of getting the tourist illness. Tap water cannot be drunk in Turkey, so buy bottled water. Remember to wash fruit and vegetables that you purchase CAREFULLY! A simple meal will cost about: 5.6 GBP, lunch around 6.65 GBP, a dinner around 12.3 GBP, a beer about 2.3 GBP and bottled water around 0.57 GBP/litre.

Here you can read more about Turkish delicacies

Tips: It is normal to give a 5 to 10 percent tip in restaurants but do not forget the hotel maid and excursion driver.

Money and Valuables: Remember never to leave money or valuables around in your hotel room. Store them instead in the safe deposit boxes that can be rented at your hotel. They will be either in the hotel room or down at the front desk, a small fee usually occurs.