Turkey-Information for tourists - AveTravels

Turkey, even called Asia Minor, attracts tourists blagoustroennami Mediterranean beaches, a high level of service, guests at relatively low prices. Like any other country in the world, Turkey is rich in its traditions and circumstances. In order to provide you with basic information on the traditions and culture of Turkey, we have prepared a short list of the main features of this country.

Geography : The Turkish Republic covers an area of 780,576 sq. km. km. In the north, bordering on the Black Sea, on the south by the Mediterranean, on the west Aegean and Marmara. Three Turkish coast of the Mediterranean clearly divided into two large region. West Coast to Marmaris with numerous bays and poluostrowami the Aegean Sea. Southern coast starts from Antalya. "The Turkish Riviera," it is the locality because of long sandy beaches. The Turkish coast can be found in all types of water, from the vast sandy beaches to small rocky coves.

Visa : Citizens of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus to produce a visa to Turkey is not required because it can be purchased directly at the border or at the airport on the Turkish route. The visa fee for priletu for EU citizens is 20 euros, for the citizens of the United States 100 USD, for the citizens of the rest of the 20 USD.

Currency : Turkish Lira. In a message notes (pounds) value 1,000,000 500,000 250,000 lire and coins in 5000, 10000, 25,000, 50,000, 100,000 and 250,000 lire. The present Turkish lira to the dollar is about 1.4 million lira to the United States dollar. Almost everywhere are payable in United States dollars. Most shops and hotels can pay by credit card.

Climate : Subtropical-type hot summers (air temperature is kept from 23 C to +33 C) and cold winters (+13 C to +15 C). In Turkey best to go in spring or fall, from April to June and from September to October.

Language : The official language of Turkey is Turkish, which belongs to the Turkic group of languages. The Latin alphabet. Recently, there has been a proliferation of English, German and Russian languages.

Religion : 90% of the population professing Islam, and with Muslim custom.

Time : In Turkey-east zone. Temporary differences with Ukraine not.