Practical Information

Travel & Accommodation & Meals

The arrangements on travel will be organised by partners themselves; the travel cost will be reimbursed by ITU regarding the ERASMUS IP funding scheme.

Accommodation and lunch will be centrally organised by the host institution - ITU; no individual bookings will be necessary for partners.

**Students will be accommodated in ITU Gumussuyu student dormitories

**Staff will be accommodated in ITU Macka guesthouse

Lunch will be centrally organised by the host institution - ITU; no individual bookings will be necessary for partners.

 

IMPORTANT INFO:

All the materials about travel including ticket copies, boarding passes, copies of passport pages showing arrival stamps must be submitted to organisation committee upon arrival to Istanbul. The copy of passport page with the departure stamp should be emailed to organisation committee upon arrival to home country.

Visa arrangements will be done by participants and staff.

 

Practical Information

Passport and Visas: Tourists are required to carry a valid passport. For some countries a visa is required. Consultation with the nearest Turkish Consulate or Turkish Embassy is advised. Visas can be obtained online or upon arrival.

Language: Turkish is the official language. But most people speak English, German or French as a second language.

Currency and Exchange: The monetary unit is Turkish Lira (TL). It is available in notes (lira) and coins (kuruş). Exchange rates are published every day. There is no limit on the amount of foreign currency that you can bring into Turkey. All major credit cards are accepted by most shops and restaurants.

Transportation: From the city centre, airport buses (HAVATAS) depart to Istanbul Atatürk International Airport every 30 minutes from 05.00-23.00. The ride takes approximately 40 minutes. All taxis are metered in Istanbul and they are yellow. See: http://havatas.com/ and havatas route uploaded in Dropbox.

Banks, Post Offices and Telephones: Official banks are generally open 09.00-17.00 Monday to Friday, including a lunch break from 12.00-13.30. There are fixed postage rates. Post offices are open 08.30-17.00 from Monday to Friday. The central office is also open 09.00-12.00 on Sunday. There are ATMs in Taskisla building.

Time Zone: Turkey is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.

Climate: All four seasons are experienced in Turkey. Climate is typically Mediterranean with dry summers and rain during the fall and autumn. A Mediterranean climate with its hot summer and mild winter prevail in Istanbul. July and August are the hottest months of the year. In July the average monthly temperature is a high of 28 C and a low of 19 C [~before global warming!!]

Electricity: The electric current in Turkey is 220 volts.