FACTS OF TURKEY

Flag of Turkey

Flag Description: Red color, crescent moon, and a star.
Capital Ankara
Largest city Istanbul
Official languages Turkish
Language Turkish,  English is widely understood in the main tourist areas.
Government Republic, 1923
Population 71.5  million (Estimate 2008)
Surface Area 783,562 km2
Highest Mountain Mt Ararat (Ağrı Dağı) 5137m
Currency TL ( 1 $ = 1,55TL ), ( 1Euro = 2,2TL ), ( 1 GBP =  2,45 TL)
Time zone (UTC+2) (Athina, Istanbul, Minsk)
Drives on the right
Internet TLD .com.tr
Calling code +90   (Istanbul (212) – Ankara (312))
Outgoing Code 00(+)
Electricity 220 volts AC, 50Hz.
İstanbul’s Most Expensive city ranking around the world 18th

Tourist Office

Turkish Tourist Office: +90  0 212 573 4136 (Istanbul)

Emergency

Police : 155 
Ambulance: 112 
Fire : 110
Tourism Call: 170 (in Turkey)

Embassies

Turkish Embassy, Washington DC, United States:

• 2525 Massachusetts Avenue,
  N.W Washington, D.C. 20008
• Phone:+1 202 612 67 00 / +1 202 612 67 01
• Fax:+1 202 612 67 44
• E-Mail: contact@turkishembassy.org

Turkish Embassy, London, United Kingdom:

• Address: Rutland Lodge, Rutland Gardens, Knightsbridge, LONDON SW7 1BW
  Tel:020 7589 0949 Fax:020 7591 6911
  E-Mail: turkishconsulate@btconnect.com

Turkish Embassy, Ottawa, Canada:

• Address:
  197 Wurtemburg Street
  Ottawa ON, K1N 8L9
  Tel: (613) 789-4044 Fax:(613) 789-3442
  E-mail : turkishottawa@mfa.gov.tr

Turkish Embassy, Canberra, Australia:

• Postal address: 6 Moonah Place,  Yarralumla A.C.T.  2600 Australia
• Telephone:+61 2 62 34 00 00 Fax:+61 2 62 73 44 02
• e-Mail: turkembs@bigpond.net.au
• Working Hours: Monday – Friday 09.00 -12.30 13.30 -16.30

Turkish Embassy, Pretoria, South Africa:

• Postal Address: PO Box 56014 Arcadia 0007 Pretoria South Africa
  Physical Address: 1067 Church Street Hatfield 0028 Pretoria South AfricaChancery
  Tel: 27 12 342-6055/6
  Fax: 27 12 342-6052
  E-mail: pretbe@global.co.za
  Commercial Office:
  Tel: 27 12 342-6051
  Fax: 27 12 342-6058
  E-mail: dtpre@global.co.za
  Visa
  Tel: 27 12 342-6053/4
  Fax: 27 12 342-6052

Turkish Embassy, Dublin, Ireland:

• Turkish Embassy The Office of Economic and Commercial Counsellorll , Clyde Road , Balisbridge , Dublin 4
• Tel: (353-1)  6681837
• Fax: (353-1) 6681791

United States Consulate General, Istanbul

British Embassy, Ankara +90 (0)252 3130021.

Canadian Embassy, Ankara

+90 (0)312 409 2700

Australian Embassy, Ankara

•  Commonwealth Health Hotline: 1802007 (toll free outside Australia +61 8 840 288 33)

South African Embassy, Ankara:

Irish Embassy, Ankara:

+90 (0)312 446 6172.

New Zealand Embassy, Ankara:

+90 (0)312 467 9054/6/8

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