- With beautiful beaches, warm sea and beautiful views, as well as the many tourist resorts

- From the city of Istanbul formed at the interface between western and eastern culture

- From the fact that Turkey is situated on two continents: Europe and Asia

- Unbelievable hospitality here and there elsewhere

- Building of Hagia Sophia

- Rafting on mountain rivers

- Picturesque Cappadocia and Pamukkale

- A delicious kebab served in various forms

- Eye of the prophet - fortunately medallion

- "Sultan revenge" - the universal complaints of tourists dopadającej

In Turkey, there are three main climatic zones:

1) as the Marmara Sea region (including Istanbul) and the coasts of the Mediterranean and Aegean seas. The climate is typically Mediterranean where their years of mild winters and hot, moving ever further south, temperatures are rising

2nd) The Black Sea region: the years there are warm and winters mild, but throughout the year there are relatively high rainfall.

3rd) The region of Central and Eastern Anatolia (including Ankara) years there are very hot and dry, while winters are expected to cool.

To explore the best time of year is spring and autumn, ie especially in May, early June and September and October. It is then sunny and moderately warm. Arat trip to the top in search of Noah's Ark is best to start at the beginning of June, or possibly in the autumn, but preferably in September, since October can be cold and snowy in November.

In the summer of Turkey is a dream country for amateur sunbathing. On the western and southern coasts (Izmir and Antalya) summer is dry and very hot, there are strong winds. In the north, for example,. in Istanbul, summer is hot and humid and stuffy.

Music: Suleyman Erguner, Bulent Ersoy, Ibrahim Tatlises, Ulvi Cemal Erkin, Ahmet Adnan Saygun, Sezen Aksu, Sultan, Tarkan

Literature: Orhan Pamuk for his book "Istanbul" received the Nobel Prize

99% are Muslims, the remaining 1% are mainly Catholics, Orthodox, Protestants and Jews.

Turkey is at the crossroads of East and West cultures, which significantly affects the morals in this country. On the one hand, women in long dresses, the scarf on his head and his face obscured, on the other young girls sipping a drink at the main streets of Istanbul and Ankara. Devout Muslim men and women are mainly rural inhabitants, while in large cities people are more liberal and more I cling to tradition and religion. In Turkey it is still a noticeable difference in gender, eg. through the traditional male dominance has already called in the family. women have the habit of her husband's power, but now women are entitled to have full rights: min. the right to divorce or the right to inheritance, is also prohibited bigamy. But the Turks still attach great importance to respect for their traditions, because they are unwelcome roznegliżowane tourism in the mosque, or even on the street. The Turks are famous for their large hospitality, but when they invite us to his home to remember to remove their shoes before entering. Women traveling alone, in principle, have no cause for concern, but may meet with the insistence of men, also better to avoid challenging clothes. It should also be remembered that a woman can not sit on the bus next to a stranger, because you answered it wrong. Turks, for every small favor expect tip, and you should always leave at least a symbolic sum of money porter or cleaning lady. Bargaining is very welcome, but only if there is no clearly marked price. Do not drink alcohol in the street or a specially show feelings. Do not Be amazed when you see men kissing on the cheek or relating to, this is normal - an ordinary gesture of greeting.

Kurdish

In larger cities, but especially in tourist resorts a lot of people speak English

Ok. 87% of the total population

Turks are very communicative, those working in the tourist resorts are familiar with many phrases in several languages, even in Polish, but it often serves only to raise the customer.

Visa requirements and costs of entering the country are varied depending on the nationality. However, each must have a passport valid for at least 6 months yet. You can buy a visa when entering the country.

You can bring in 200 cigarettes or 400 if it were bought in the Turkish duty-free shop, 50 cigars, 200g of smoking tobacco, or 500g if it was bought in Turkey, 0.75 liters of alcohol, wine or liquor 5l.

National tourist information offices are marked with a white letter "i".

The main tourist information office:

Tel.0312/2315572

Polish Consulate General in Istanbul

2000 Giz Plaza, Ayazaga Köyü Yolu No.7, Kat 5, Maslak Istanbul

tel. (00-90-212) 290 66 30, 290 1966 1931

Fax:. (00-90-212) 290-66-32

E-mail polconsul@superonline.com

www.polonyakons.org.tr

Polish Consulate in Mersin

Honorary Consul: John Taşçci (Turkish, English, German)

Ismet Inonu Bulvari uysal, apt.4 d.7., 33100 Mersin, Turkey

tel. (0.090324) 232 46 39 10 18.233

Fax:. (324) 231-45-31

Embassy of the Republic of Turkey

Ul. Malczewski 1932

02-622 Warsaw

Tel. (+48) 22 / 646432111

Fax 646377

Polish Embassy in Turkey

Atatürk Bulvari 241

Kavaklidere Post

Kutusu 20, 06650 Ankara

Tel. 0312/4675619, 4673365

Fax. 0312/4678963

There is no obligation meldunkowego.

If, at the entrance of the car reported the entry of antiques or valuable electronic equipment is checked upon departure if the owner did not sell these things.

Exportation of antiques is prohibited (including the appearance of antique carpets. When buying antiques make sure that the seller left a special acknowledgment of purchase)

Standard of medical care in Turkey is not high, so choosing this country to obtain the full health insurance. In several major cities are excellent private hospitals, but also health care is at a lower level. For each treatment is paid in advance even for x-ray or ultrasound, so you should carry a cash. Most medicines can be purchased at pharmacies (eczane) without prescription.

It is important that we have bought insurance should cover the cost of transporting to the hospital in the country. Treatment is expensive in Turkey, and the agreement between the EU countries do not apply there.

Make sure that the insurance policy purchased by us covers all of Turkey, and not only its European part.

Ambulance (Public) 112

One of the main problems occurring in Turkey, which is most affected by the so-called tourists. "Sultan's Revenge" manifested severe abdominal pain and diarrhea. To avoid this you should drink only bottled water, refrain from eating raw vegetables, and thoroughly wash the fruit.

The degree of crime in Turkey is very low, and foreigners can feel safe here. In particular, care must be taken in urban areas affected by poverty and unemployment. When coming to Turkey should be kept simple precautions: Watch out for pickpockets, do not leave valuables on display or in a hotel room or on the seat in the car, do not walk alone through the empty streets.

Keep in mind that a person caught in possession of drugs bear a very severe penalty, up to several years in prison.

Recently subsided political violence associated with the PKK (Kurdistan Working Party) and the southeast of Turkey is now safer for tourists. However, before going to the Kurdish areas to better see the situation prevailing there.

Police 155

Turizm (the police to foreigners):

Istanbul-Tel. 0212/5274503

-Ankara tel.0312/3840606

Tel.0242/2470336-Antalya

The following countries have borders with Turkey:

-Bulgaria

-Greece

-Georgia

-Armenia

-Azerbaijan

-Iran

-Iraq

-Syria

(Istanbul) Atatürk International Airport (IST)

Aircraft Turkish Airlines (THY) fly to over 30 airports in Europe including Warsaw m.in.do (flight from Warsaw to Istanbul takes some 2.5 hours)

Most international airlines offer direct flights or connecting them to the International Airport. Istanbul Ataturk. (Direct flights to Ankara, Izmir, Bodrum, Antalya and Dalaman.)

To reach out to other cities in the east (eg. Adana and Trabzon) usually have to fly by in Istanbul.

To get the train to Turkey without connecting to go to Vienna, Athens and Munich, from where trains run Istanbul Express.

On the other cities must change to Istanbul Express in Sofia or Belgrade.

Every week, trains run to Istanbul, Moscow, Budapest and Bucharest.

Trains from Western Europe you to the Sirkeci station in Eminonu, in the center of old Constantinople. Trains from eastern Europe at the end of their run Haydarpaşa railway station on the Asian side of Istanbul.

In Turkey, the InterRail tickets are accepted (but EuroRail - NOT!)

Buses run to Turkey from major European cities, especially the German and Austrian. You can also get there from the Middle East, Central Asian countries and Russia. Eventually, buses arrive at Bus Station in Bayrampasa Esenler, and is located northwest of Istanbul.

Turkey can be reached by Bulgaria or Greece or to Italy and from there by ferry. Entering the law must show license and registration, and the parameters of the car is part of the passport holder. This means driving license in Turkey for a period of six months without being required to declare. You must return the same car, and if another one comes back it should carry a certificate that the previous was not sold in Turkey.

Turkey can also be reached by ferry from the Italian coast of the Aegean min. Ferries depart from Ancona, Brindisi, Bari and Venice and water runs to Izmir and Cesme. Cruise lasts from 30 to 60 hours. Ferry to Turkey can also be reached in Cyprus, Ukraine (Sevastopol, Odessa) and Greece.

In the case of travel by car you must have with each other;

-Driving

-Registration card

-Proof of ownership or power of attorney document as proof of authorization if the car belongs to someone else (notarized consent of the owner of the vehicle on its use, translated into Turkish by a sworn translator and legalized by the Embassy of Turkey in Warsaw)

-Green Card

-Insurance policy (please check also includes the Asian part of Turkey)

For the three months of residence, you can use a driving license issued in their country of residence, but translated into Turkish, but preferably before leaving to form a international driving license.

The main carrier in Turkey is Turkish Airlines (THY), which handles most expensive domestic routes. You can book tickets through local agencies through the Internet and pay before departure.

Formed recently more and more companies charterers small airplanes and helicopters.

Local, low cost is Onur Air, Sun Express. You can fly them cheaper than the THY, but the latter often organize some specials.

From Istanbul you can directly fly to;

-Ankara

-Adana

-Antalya

-Bodrum

-Bursa

-Dalaman

-Denizli

-Diyarbakir

-Erzurum

-Gaziantep

-Izmir

-Kayseri

-Konya

-Malacji

-Samsun

-Trabzon

-Wan

Larger city trains connect the Turkish State Railways (TCDD), but their network is limited to a line with Istanbul. The ticket costs, for example, some $ 15 first class from Ankara to Istanbul, but the journey may be long and not very comfortable. The best connections are between Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir.

Bus transportation is well developed in Turkey and is a favorite way to travel the inhabitants of this country. Buses run on time, possibly soon, and the journey is comfortable and above all, cheap. Buses leave from the main train stations in cities that are called "Otogar". There is a big competition among carriers, and they also differ in the prices. Best to choose large firms, they are more expensive, but it is air-conditioned buses are more comfortable. It should be remembered that a woman traveling alone get a seat next to a woman, and not next to a stranger.

Of course, also run buses marked IETT they are red and white with a blue stripe on the side. Tickets can be bought in kiosks, booths, street vendors or at the next stops. I do not recommend this mode of transport because I usually drive slowly, and at peak times is very crowded. Recently electronic card "Akbil 'on a load equivalent to the keel of tickets and always clears in a special machine on the front of the vehicle.

In Turkey traffic drives on the right, and the roads are generally good. Recently created several new toll roads, roads are few, but there are other three lanes, where the middle lane is for overtaking. Better to avoid driving at night because the roads are poorly lit. To the east of the country and in the mountains the roads are rather nieasfaltowe. Prohibits driving after drinking even the smallest amount of alcohol. Turks drive recklessly, abusing the horn, do not let pedestrians. In Turkey, you can easily rent a car, there are a lot of private companies that deal with this. Rent a car may be a person who has completed 21 years and at least one year driver's license. What is needed is also a credit card or a large sum of money, because it belongs to deposit funds.

Car and passenger ferries run between the Turkish ports, but the timetable changes each year, so just ask for details

travel agencies.

TML-Turkish Maritime Lines operate throughout the year, inter alia, between Istanbul and Izmir, as well as the ports of the Black Sea.

Ships, boats, buses, water taxi is quite a popular means of transport in Istanbul, divided by the Bosphorus and Golden Horn.

Another means of transport is very popular in Turkey are so-called "Dolmusy", a type of collective taxi service running on a specified route. The driver leaves the vehicle when it is full and stops at the place designated by the passenger. Prices for trips are different depending on what the city is run minibuses. To get enough to tap a coin on the window and the driver definitely will stop and hear what a strange knocking in spite of very loud music. They run in towns and niedługich distances beyond.

Taxis are bright yellow and has no problem finding them. The price should be fixed before departure, as they often lack taximeters. You should also know exactly the purpose of his journey, because drivers like to drive around. Prices can be negotiated.

Internet cafes are almost everywhere and are well equipped and very cheap. Wi-Fi only happens in the larger cities. It should be remembered that in the east of the country, women may be unwelcome in internet cafes, and the network works very slowly.

Post offices are marked with a yellow banner with black letters PTT. Usually open from Monday to Saturday. In places frequented by tourists are marked PTT kiosks where you can buy stamps and phone cards, and there make list. Stamps can not buy anywhere else, but at points PTT. Mailboxes are yellow with the word PTT.

As mentioned earlier should be borne in mind that single women can not sit next to strange men in public transport vehicles.

New Turkish Lira (YTL) 1 Turkish lira = 100 kuruszy

The traditional method of payment is cash, but more and more shops, restaurants and hotels accept most popular credit cards. Can easily withdraw money from ATMs which still comes. However, please note that we do not find in smaller towns. You can exchange traveler's checks, but banks, hotels do it reluctantly and often refer to a different location. When replacing the checks you need a passport.

In Turkey, you will find a place for themselves lovers of great art galleries and cinemas and supermarkets with the exclusive shops, but also such who want a taste of the real atmosphere of a Turkish bazaar. The latter may choose np.na Grand bazaar in Istanbul and pobuszować among the infinite number of shops and stalls with local products. Weekly market attracts gourmet food.

- "Eye of the prophet" - the lucky medallion, sold in various forms

- Cup of tea in tulip-shaped

- Hookah - water pipe

-Leather

- Kurdish headscarf looks like arafatka

- Salwar (Szalwar) - the traditional men's trousers, popular recently in Poland, particularly among women

-Ceramics

-Forged metal products

-For those with affluent portfolios beautiful hand-made carpets

Bottle of rakii

- Halvah

Coming to Turkey's best to bring U.S. dollars or euros and replace on the spot, since the exchange of money, even at the airport is sometimes cheaper than abroad.

Remember to ban the export of antiques, souvenirs such as carpets are dutiable according to their values and age, minerals can be exported only with special permission.

Street Fair begins and ends ok.8.00 ok.16.00

Grand Bazaar and the spice bazaar in Istanbul are open 8.30-19.00, closed on Sundays.

Exchange offices are functioning better than banks and offer a better rate. There are a lot and are open from Mon-Sat. From 8.30/9.00-19.00. Do not charge a commission.

Today in Turkey, more and more hotels, particularly in tourist resorts. Hotels are classified from one to five stars, and everyone will find something for everyone, even the most demanding may stay at the Hilton or Intercontinentalu. Most hotels are, of course, in places frequented by tourists, but of course can be found in some less popular places.

Well stay in hotels because it offers teachers a decent standard, price, peace and security. In southeastern Turkey, there is no good hotel base due to low popularity among tourists in the region.

In Turkey there are not many hotels, as is clear from this that cheap hotels are really cheap. You can find quite a few hostels in Istanbul, particularly in the Sultanahmet district.

Occur most frequently in seaside resorts, and in the most exclusive shops, restaurants. Usually cost as much as a cheap hotel.

Note however that Turkey can be broken down in the tent all over the place, but should be left to later in the same state in which they had found.

Pensiyon that is something between the hotel and guesthouse. Offer a friendly family atmosphere, but kitchen and bathroom is usually shared with other pensjonariuszami.

The most expensive hotels are often much greater than the amount of $ 150 per night for a double room. The cheaper hotels, you can find accommodation for $ 5 in small mieścinach, and major cities for $ 20-30 for a double room. The farther east the prices are falling more and more.

Please note that couples who are not married can not get permission for accommodation in the same room. Rather, it should not happen to us in the better hotels in tourist resorts.

Excellent and varied cuisine includes influences from different cultures.

Rich in meat (lamb, mutton, chicken - no pork), and huge quantities of fruits and vegetables.

most popular are:

-Soczewicowa (mercimek)

A tomato (domates)

-Chicken (tavuk)

-From tripe (kellepaça).

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Turkey offers a huge cross section of restaurants and places to eat something, and from the local McDonald's restaurants. You can choose the color: fish restaurants, teahouses, kebab bar, restaurants specializing in meat dishes, as well as restaurants with food from other countries.

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In Turkey, gives tips on every step for any small favor: the cleaning in hotels, porter, restaurant. The restaurant leaves a 10-15%, but when it happens that the service is included in the bill is niewięcej than 5%. For some favor in smaller dollar or a little less. The taxi drivers do not give a tip, this is the only exception.

Alcohol can legally buy and consume after the age of 18 years.

Istanbul - in all respects, and each version.

, Topkapi Palace,

-Elegant street Istiklal Caddesi,

- Fish delights in Kumkapi

-Grand Bazaar

-Hagia Sophia

-Blue Mosque

Cappadocia, Pamukkale, Ephesus, Konya

Mardin - a town in the middle of the great plateau. Picturesque sites look like illustrations to the Bible.

Urfa - that is where he was born and lived Abraham. The entire city is cut into narrow tubules, which pływają sacred fish - carp.

Diyarbakir - the city the Kurds. The old, gloomy, surrounded by a huge Byzantine wall, all the buildings are built there in black and white stone.

Hasankeyf - Lost City of the River Tigris. There you can admire the castle, the fortress and the city carved in the rock. Unfortunately, the Turkish authorities would flood the whole area, creating a large barrier. That is why we hurry. (FJ)

Safranbolu - the city's name refers to the saffron, which is collected here is supposedly the best in the world.

Neither - ruined and abandoned years ago, the capital of a medieval Armenian kingdom

Buyuk Ada - the largest of the islands Ducal, which can be reached by ferry from Istanbul.

Antakya, Antioch or Syrian - one of the oldest cities in Turkey, founded in the third century BC. with a rich history, but now much neglected.

Trabzon - one hundred had founded in the eighteenth century BC. by the Greek merchants, over the years lay on the route of the Silk Route.

Cruise passenger ferry (no travel!) On the Bosphorus

A visit to the hammam tzw.hammamie

Rafting on mountain rivers

Balloon flight

Start by Istanbul, the cradle of civilization, first the Byzantine and later Ottoman. Maisto here so special that it creates an original combination of Eastern and zaczoodu, Europe and Asia. Sights in Istanbul:

, Topkapi Palace,

-St Spohia

-Blue Mosque

Other:

- Ancient Pergamon

- Ephesus - the best preserved ancient city in the eastern Mediterranean

- Bodrum - the most fashionable seaside holiday village

- Kaleici - walking and shopping in the old quarter of Antalya

- Konya - the spiritual home of dancing dervish brotherhoods

- Archaeological treasures and works of art at the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara

- Nemrut Dagi - huge stone statues of over two thousand. m

- Troy - the most famous excavations

- Turkey, lashed by desert winds and the myth is still alive

- Sardis - the capital of King Croesus, a city in which money was invented, and picturesque ruins away from the busy routes

- Hattusas - the ruins of a vast, walled with a length of 6 km, the former Hittite capital

- Neither - the ruins of the medieval Armenian capital, with many old churches and castles

Worth to see a cabaret in Turkey because it is a kind of native Turkish entertainment, often forming part of family events. Can only be a daunting price. After dinner + show, one person typically pays $ 1950 to 1990.

Worth seeing performances by whirling dervishes in Konya to the traditional Turkish Sufi music.

Janczarską music can be heard at concerts for tourists in the parks and squares, eg. before the Military Museum in Istanbul.

Worth a visit Turkish opera and theater, eg. Ankara State Opera and Theatre.

Cappadocia is a town hidden in the forms of rock

Pamukale - Water tarsy created in the limestone rocks

Hasankeyf on the Tigris from the sand cliffs, green hills and the river Tigris.

Halfeti (around Nizipu) River Euphrates. Areas flooded by the dam Bet. Protrude from the artificial lake flooded parts of buildings and a mosque.

Lake Van - the huge and volcanic

Goksu Delta - a unique wetland in the delta plains of the river, a haven for pelicans and curly-views Ararat - covered with clouds and snow-capped highest mountain in Turkey

Ararat - covered with clouds and snow-capped highest mountain in Turkey

Kaçkar Mountains - carved by a glacier advance Kaçkar is one of the most diverse and popular sites attract lovers of high-altitude trekking.

-10.11 Across the country, the death anniversary of Ataturk

-29.10 - In the entire country of Republic Day

-30.08 - Victory Day in Antalya

-23.04-Independence Day and Children's Day

-19.05 - Ataturk's Birthday Day

Christmas-related Muslim calendar, for example,. Ramadan

-International Film Festival in Istanbul (Spring)

Word-of Fuji Music Weekends (usually winter)

-Festival of Opera and Ballet at Aspendos

-Arts Festival Eskisehir (half of October)

-The International Short Film Festival in Antalya Golden Orange (October)

-Tulip Festival in Stambule9 second half of April)

-Tulip Festival in Bursa.

Kafkasor-Festival - every year in June near Artvinu Folklore is a great event

Wrestling-traditional occupations in Erdine (second week of June and again in July)

- Stock Camel Festival in Denizli, Aydin and Selcuku

-International Festival of Tea and tourism in Rize (June)

Moualny-Festival in Konya (10.12-17.12 dancing whirling dervish)

In Turkey, more and more clubs can be found especially in tourist resorts and in major cities. The Sea of Marmara and Thrace, there are virtually no. The fee for entry is very high, but often involves a few drinks. It is worth to know before entering a fee.

Are you sure you should take measures against mosquitoes because they are a nuisance throughout Turkey.

Women should take longer skirts or trousers and shirts with sleeves and some scarves, especially if the plan in May to visit a mosque.

It should always carry some small money for any tips, which shall be payable in Turkey very often.