Communications

Telephones

To call Turkey, you have to dial +90 before the area code.

For example: If the telephone number is (212) 222 22 22
you dial +90 (212) 222 22 22

Public telephones have three different systems : Phone cards, tokens and credit cards. Phone cards and tokens are sold at Turkish Telecom offices. Tokens are called "jeton" in Turkish. Phone cards are in 3 different capacity. All over Turkey, phone numbers consist of two sections; area code (3 digits) and the number itself (7 digits). During weekdays from 18:00 to 06:00 and on weekends calls are cheaper.



Post Offices

All post offices in Turkey bear the yellow "PTT " or "Telekom" sign. Larger and central offices are open from 08:00-24:00.



Internet

In most of the cities in Turkey, there are several internet cafes, especially in touristic areas.

 

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