Useful links
General Sites
• The Council of Higher Education: www.yok.gov.tr/en
• Turkish National Agency: www.ua.gov.tr/?dil=EN
• The Council of Higher Education - Bologna Process Turkey: www.bologna.yok.gov.tr/?page=anasayfa&dil=en
• Ministry of Culture and Tourism: www.turizm.gov.tr/EN/ana-sayfa/2-0/20111130.html
• Istanbul's Official City Guide: www.istanbul.com
• Metropolitan Municipality of Istanbul: www.ibb.gov.tr/en-US
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs: www.mfa.gov.tr
• Police Department of Foreigners: www.yabancilar.iem.gov.tr/iletisim.html
• Turkish State Meteorological Services (for weather forecasts): www.meteor.gov.tr
• Turk Telekom (Yellow Pages style website): www.ttrehber.gov.tr
Practical Sites
• Ataturk Airport: www.ataturkairport.com/eng/index.php
• Sabiha Gokcen Airport: www.sgairport.com/havaalani/eng/start.asp
• Havas Shuttle Buses from/to Istanbul Airports: www.havas.net/en/otobus_istanbul.asap
• Istanbul Main Bus Station: www.otogaristanbul.com
• Turkish Railways (for train timetables): www.tcdd.gov.tr/tcdding/index.htm
• Istanbul Transportation System (for bus lines): www.iett.gov.tr/en/index.php
• Istanbul Seabus Company (for ferry timetables): www.ido.com.tr
• The Universal Money Converter: www.xe.com/ucc
Cultural Sites
• Erasmus Students Network Turkey:
www.esnturkiye.org/en
• Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Art:
www.iksv.org/english
• Biletix Ticket Master:
www.biletix.com/index.htm
• Istanbul's City Guide:
www.istanbulcityguide.com/default.aspx
• Hurriyet Daily News:
www.hurriyetdailynews.com
• Turkish Press (Summary of news from a range of newspapers):
www.turkishpress.com
Expat Sites
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www.mymerhaba.com (Excellent source of information of interest to expats in English and French)
•
www.exploreistanbul.com (Information about Istanbul's palaces, mosques, museums, historical places, churches, Bosphorus with high quality photos, as well as interactive map and videos)
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www.expatfocus.com (Information for expats living in Turkey, with several discussion forums)
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www.expatindex.com (Expatriate resource centre aimed at British people)
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www.expatinturkey.com (Forum for expats to exchange information, with a section for selling cars, electrical goods etc.)
Turkish Language Sites
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www.istudyturkish.tamu.edu/node/18 (Online Turkish classes by Texas University)
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www.turkishclass.com (Elementary Turkish lessons addressing grammar and vocabulary)
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www.onlineturkish.com (Online Turkish classes to learn Turkish language; includes listening exercises recorded by native speakers, online dictionary, pronunciation guide, vocabulary and etc.)
Hospitals
• Acıbadem Hospital:
www.acibadem.com.tr
• German Hospital:
www.almanhastanesi.com.tr
• American Hospital:
www.americanhospitalistanbul.com
• European Florence Nightingale Hospital:
www.florence.com.tr
• Austrian St. George Hospital:
www.sjh.com.tr
• Istanbul Surgery Hospital:
www.istanbulcerrahi.com
• Bayindir Hospital:
www.bayindirhastanesi.com.tr
• Cankaya Hospital:
www.cankayahastanesi.com.tr
• Medline:
www.medline.com.tr
• International SOS:
www.internationalsos.com
Banks
• Akbank:
www.akbank.com.tr
• Denizbank:
www.denizbank.com.tr
• Garanti Bank:
www.garanti.com.tr
• Isbank:
www.isbank.com.tr
