| Visa for a US passport holder:
Visa required, please call the consulate |
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Average temperatures in Turkey:
January:
April:
July:
October:
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42F (6C)
54F (12C)
74F (23C)
61F (16C)
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| Health requirements:
Malaria Prophylaxis recommended |
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| Consulates: |
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Chicago:
360 N. Michigan Ave, Ste 1405, Chicago, IL 60601
tel: 312 263 0644
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New York:
821 United Nations Plaza, 5th floor, New York, NY 10017
tel: 212 949 0159
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Washington:
2525 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20008
tel: 202 612 6700
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Consolidator Airfares
Please call 1 800 283 1248 for a quote
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| - Population: | 66 million |
| - Area: | 780580 sq Km |
| - Government type: | parliamentary democracy |
| - Local name: | Turkiye Cumhuriyeti |
| - Highest point: | Mount Ararat 5,166 m |
| - Measures: | Metric |
| - Electricity: | 220 V, 50 Hz |
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Main cities & population:
Istanbul: |
8803400 |
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Gaziantep: |
853500 |
Ankara: |
3203300 |
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Konya: |
742600 |
Izmir: |
2232200 |
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Antalya: |
603100 |
Bursa: |
1194600 |
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Diyarbakir: |
545900 |
Adana: |
1130700 |
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Mersin: |
537800 |
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| Time difference New York-Istanbul: |
| +7 hours |
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| Latitude: 40.58N
Longitude: 28.49E |
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| Distance Ataturk airport-Istanbul:
15 miles (24 Km) |
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| Airport code: IST |
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| US Embassy in Istanbul:
Ataturk Bulvari 110 06100 Kavaklidere,
Ankara - (90 322) 454 2145 |
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Distance to Istanbul from:
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| - Atlanta: | 5775 | 9293 |
| - Boston: | 4830 | 7773 |
| - Chicago: | 5491 | 8836 |
| - Dallas: | 6294 | 10129 |
| - Los Angeles: | 6875 | 11064 |
| - New York: | 5016 | 8072 |
| - San Francisco: | 6729 | 10829 |
| - Washington: | 5241 | 8434 |
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Distance from Istanbul to:
| | miles | Km |
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| - Ankara (ESB): | 228 | 367 |
| - Bodrum (BJV): | 265 | 426 |
| - Izmir (IZM): | 206 | 332 |
| - Konya (KYA): | 288 | 463 |
| - Sivas (VAS): | 434 | 698 |
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Local airlines:
| - Birgenair Charter Group Inc. |
| - GTI Havayollari A.S. Airlines |
| - Istanbul Airlines A.S. |
| - SunExpress |
| - Turkish Airlines |
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Airlines serving Istanbul:
| - Air France |
| - KLM |
| - LOT Polish Airlines |
| - Lufthansa |
| - Swiss |
| - Turkish Airlines |
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