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COUNTRY INFORMATION - TURKEY

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Location Of Turkey
The Black Sea, Georgia and Armenia border Turkey to the north-east, Iran to the east, Iraq to the south-east, the Syrian Arab Republic and the Mediterranean to the south, the Aegean Sea to the west and Greece and Bulgaria to the north-west. Two east–west mountain ranges, the Black Sea Mountains in the north and the Taurus in the south, enclose the central Anatolian plateau, but converge in a vast mountainous region in the far east of the country.

Airports
Ankara international airport is 22 miles north-east of the city. Buses go from the city 1hr 30 minutes before domestic flights and 2 hrs 15 minutes before international flights.

Istanbul international airport is 15 miles west of the city and the travel time is around 30-50 minutes. A coach goes every 15 minutes to the THY terminal. There are taxi services to the city.

Izmir airport. A bus leaves from the city 1 hr 15 minutes before departure.

Sabiha Gökçen airport is 25 miles from the Istanbul, on the Asian side. There are shuttle bus services to the city and the travel time is around 30-45 minutes and to Atatürk International Airport the travel time is about 60-70 minutes. Taxis are available 24 hours a day.

Language
The official language is Turkish. A minority in the south-east also speaks Kurdish. French, German and English are widely spoken in cities and tourist areas.

Places To Go
Turkey is truly a land of contrasts. Here you can scale the icy heights of remote Mount Ararat in search of Noah’s Ark, cross the historic Euphrates and Tigris rivers, follow in the footsteps of St. Paul or simply relax on the golden Mediterranean sands of Patara beach. Vibrant Istanbul, straddling the blue waters of the Bosphorus separating Europe from Asia, beckons with its skyline pierced by countless minarets, chaotic bazaars and a history redolent with harem intrigue and despotic Sultans. There are nightclubs in most main centres, either Western or Oriental, with music and dancing. There are theatres for concerts in Izmir, Istanbul and Ankara, and most towns have cinemas. Turkish baths (hamam) are popular.

Ministry of Tourism
Ismet Inönü Bulvar 5
Bahçelievler
Ankara
Turkey
Tel: (312) 212 8360.
Fax: (312) 212 0255.
Email: info@kulturturizm.gov.tr
Website: www.turizm.gov.tr

Embassy of the Republic of Turkey
43 Belgrave Square
London
SW1X 8PA
UK
Tel: (020) 7393 0202 or 7235 6968 (press office).
Fax: (020) 7393 0066 or 7245 9547 (press office).
E-mail: turkish.emb@btclick.com
Website: www.turkishembassy-london.com
Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 09:00-17:00.
Not open to personal callers.

Turkish Consulate General
Rutland Lodge
Rutland Gardens
Knightsbridge
London
SW7 1BW
UK
Tel: (020) 7584 1078 or 7589 0360 or 7589 0949 or (09068) 347 348 (recorded visa information; calls cost 60p per minute).
Fax: (020) 7584 6235.
E-mail: trcons@globalnet.co.uk
Website: www.turkconsulate-london.com
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 09:30-12:30 (visas); 09:30-13:30 (general enquiries).

Turkish Tourist Office
1st Floor
170-173 Piccadilly
London
W1J 9EJ
UK
Tel: (020) 7629 7771 or (09001) 887 755 (brochure request line; calls cost 60p per minute). Fax: (020) 7491 0773.
E-mail: info@goturkey.co.uk
Website: www.goturkey.co.uk

British Embassy
Sehit Ersan Caddesi 46A
Cankaya
Ankara
Turkey
Tel: (312) 455 3344.
Fax: (312) 455 3356 (general) or 3353 (consular).
E-mail: britembinf@tnn.net (general) or britembcons@tnn.net (consular)
Website: www.britishembassy.org.tr
Consulates in: Antalya, Bodrum, Istanbul, Izmir and Marmaris

CIA World Factbook - Turkey

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