Turkey is a vacationer location for all
travelers, and the travel industry in Turkey is popular for the presence of
brilliant sea shores and clinical spots, Turkey is situated in Europe lined
toward the north by the Dark Ocean and Georgia, toward the east by Armenia and
Iran, toward the south by Iraq, Syria and the Mediterranean Ocean with sea
borders with Cyprus and toward the west by the Aegean Ocean, Greece and
Bulgaria..
Turkey is a country of charm and beauty tourists
come from all over the world wanting to see the attractive landscapes and
wonderful beaches scattered throughout it, and Turkey has recently
been ranked among the best tourist destinations in the world.
Best
Tourism Times in Turkey
The best times to visit archaeological sites in
Turkey are spring (April and May) and autumn (September-October) where the
temperature is warm, not too hot, and these times are also good times to walk
through roads and other coastal areas.
Summer (June-August) can be a bit hot, but it's
a good time to enjoy the splendor of the beach. The country is witnessing a
drop in temperatures during the winter with snow falling on some cities, which
is preferred by many visitors.
Climate
in Turkey
The coastal areas of Turkey overlooking the
Aegean and Mediterranean Seas are characterized by a mild Mediterranean
climate, with hot and dry summers and mild to cold and humid winters. The
coastal areas of Turkey overlooking the Black Sea are characterized by a warm
and humid oceanic climate in summer, cold and humid in winter. The largest
amount of rainfall falls on the Turkish coast of the Black Sea and is the only
region in Turkey with high rainfall rates.
Tourist Visa to Turkey
Procedures
required to obtain a tourist visa:
• If you are under eighteen years of age or
over forty-five, you can obtain the visa electronically through the Turkish
Embassy website.
• If you are over eighteen years of age and less
than forty-five. You don't have a Schengen visa – Schengen is basically a
European agreement signed by twenty-seven European countries intended to
facilitate entry and exit for citizens of these countries.
Without
the need for a prior visa
• Also if you do not have a valid visa to the
United States or England. You must apply for a tourist visa from the embassy
and have a personal interview through the embassy office in your country.
The tourist visa is divided into two types:
• Individual tourist visa: Individual tourist
visa means: Entry once to the Republic of Turkey, which is valid for ninety
days and allows entry to Turkey for a month or less.
• Multiple tourist visas. It allows its holder
to enter Turkish territory for a year or two and the maximum period of stay in
the country is every time thirty days. We recommend using the individual visa
if you intend to make a residence permit for Turkey due to the difficulty of
obtaining residency on multiple visas.
Important Note: If you want to have a personal
interview at the Turkish Embassy, it is necessary to obtain an appointment in
advance from the embassy office and you can get it through an electronic form
that is filled out online.
Documents
required to obtain a visa
• Passport valid for 6 months.
• Bank statement for the last 6 months.
• Provide medical insurance to the EU region and
can be easily extracted from any tourism company or from the office of the
embassy itself, provided that it is written down the dates of return and
return.
• 2 personal photos with a white background size 4×6.
• A copy of the visa application form that you have filled out through the
Embassy's website.
• Initial flight booking and initial hotel reservation can be done within the
embassy office itself.
• HR letter from his work to be addressed to the Turkish Embassy and preferably
written in it the job, remuneration and date of appointment.
• In addition to a fee collected by the embassy to complete the procedures,
which is approximately $ 110 to be paid in dollars and not refunded when the
application is rejected.
• After completing the procedures, you must wait for a period determined by the
competent employee of the embassy office until your application for obtaining a
tourist visa for Turkey is accepted or rejected.
Tips before you travel to Turkey
• Do not convert currency in your country or airport as it is
often high and inappropriate, but you will find a lot of exchange offices
scattered throughout Turkey doing the service without additional fees.
• We encourage you to purchase a nearby SIM card and put it in your cell phone
to use inside the Turkish boundaries, since settling on neighborhood decisions
from your line will cost you high costs.
• It is useful to learn some Turkish words before traveling to Turkey you may
need to use them, as we recommend using a translation program on your mobile.
• At last, you really want to realize that the expense of venturing out to
Turkey relies for the most part upon your improvement of a decent itinerary,
beginning from flight appointments and finishing with personal expenses.
The best tourist cities in Turkey you can visit.
• Tourism in Istanbul.
• Tourism in Atalanta.
• Tourism in Trabzon.
• Tourism in Yalova.
• Tourism in Bursa.
• Tourism in Sapanca.
• Tourism in Marmaris.
• Tourism in Izmir.
Today we will talk
about tourism in Istanbul
Hagia Sophia Museum
The museum is one of the
most important museums and places of tourism in Istanbul Istanbul and the
shrines that are witnessing a high demand in Turkey is located in the European
section in the Sultan Ahmed area, contains several different sections including
the Istanbul Museum of the Antiquities of the Prophet, and each section is
characterized by different monuments and archaeological artifacts. It attracts
a lot of tourists to enjoy its stunning construction and exquisite decorations
whose history spans fascinating periods of the Turkish state. The museum sees
an annual increase in the number of tourists and visitors, especially from
Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
The museum was built on
a church 16 centuries ago, and was transformed into a mosque in the Ottoman era
after the conquest of Istanbul/Constantinople, 1453, by the Ottoman Sultan
Mehmed II nicknamed the Conqueror, and continued as a mosque after the
establishment of the Turkish Republic in the last century. Later it was
transformed into the Hagia Sophia Museum.
Visiting hours are from
Tuesday to Sunday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, while Monday from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm
and the prices of admission cards are 72 Turkish liras for adults and children
under the age of 8 years entry is free.
Sultan Ahmed Area
Sultan Square Ahmed has
a lot of famous tourist attractions and the most famous tourism fields in
Istanbul such as Hagia Sophia, the giant column and the famous German fountain
in addition to a lot of huge and luxurious hotels that offer a lot of services
to their guests. For lovers to enjoy life and feel the pulse of the poet, there
are plenty of restaurants, cafes and shops where you can buy souvenirs.
Also one of the places
of tourism that cannot be missed is the Mosque of Hagia Sophia, which is one of
the most important places of tourism in Sultan Street Ahmed, where you can
spend the best time in it between enjoying the view of its designs in the form
of a church, its stones made of bricks, in addition to the original mosaic
paintings, and the remains of the ruins of the Ottomans so a group of
historians consider it the eighth wonder of the world, and do not forget also
the historical bath of Hagia Sophia if you are a fan of Turkish baths.
If you are lucky enough
to go to Turkey in Ramadan, you will find some shops displaying Ramadan
artworks in this square in front of the Islamic Museum, and there are small
domes on these shops to make you feel that you have returned to the time of the
Ottoman era. Now this square is the lifeblood of Istanbul and not just the most
famous metro station. This square can be easily reached using the M2 metro line
and disembark at Taksim Station. It is one of the most famous streets of
Istanbul.
Taksim Square
Taksim Square is one of
the most important squares in Turkey and the best places of tourism in Istanbul
and contains a very large number of restaurants and cafes that offer many
delicious dishes to all its visitors and the prices are suitable for the
quality of the product being offered. It is the center of the modern city and
one of its most important tourist attractions is the monument of the Republic
and marks the fifth anniversary of the proclamation of the state of Turkey.
This square is one of the best tourist destinations for visitors as it is
located in the.
heart of the city and is close to
restaurants, cafes, hotels and transportation.
Taksim is famous for its bustling nightlife, shopping malls and restaurants and
branches off from Taksim Square which houses the Monument of the Republic.
Antique trams dot the length of Istiklal Street, the city's main pedestrian
street and replete with 19th-century buildings, with an international chain of
shops, cinemas and cafes. The numerous side streets are teeming with antique
shops and rooftop restaurants overlooking the Bosporus.
You can buy gifts and souvenirs from the large shops and bazaars located in the
markets of Taksim Turkey, while Taksim restaurants are one of the best
restaurants in Istanbul, and to enjoy a unique atmosphere spread street arts in
the square of musicians and performers.
Vialand Istanbul
It is considered the largest amusement park in Istanbul, the
city of Vialand was recently renamed to become Esfanbol, one of the strangest
and most beautiful amusement parks, located in the city of Istanbul, with an area
of 600 thousand m2 consisting of entertaining
and fun entertainment sections, electronic children's games, electric cars and
water slides, and for young people a game of roller coaster.
It has the largest cinema hall with the most powerful adventure and suspense
movies, a center for shows and entertainment, concerts and theater shows,
breaks with the tastiest refreshments and various types of food
It has the largest shopping mall, many and varied brands, children's and
women's clothing, men's clothing, bouquets of the finest international perfume
brands, leather and accessories, and stores of Turkish heritage such as
clothing, food and musical instruments.
Istanbul Aquarium
It is considered the largest aquatic zoo in the Middle East, it
is a park with a large area and size and has a large number of sea creatures
and aquatic life and therefore has an advanced arrangement at the level of the
world, and it is one of the recreational places that give you a sense of
pleasure and excitement Located near the seaside in the area of Florya going to
Siri of creatures what delights him
You can watch water shows and scenes of marine fish, as they contain 15,000
marine organisms that will include birds, amphibians, reptiles and 1500 species
of fish. Its marine life is halved into basins as a basin for marine life found
in the Mediterranean Sea and a basin for marine life in the Red Sea. The
visitor to the aquarium enjoys watching amphibians also from frogs, crocodiles
and snakes. An educational trip for children to get acquainted with seabed
creatures.
Snow Amusement Parks in Istanbul
One of the attractive and exotic entertainment centers, which
annually attract more than one million tourists and have provided the highest
levels of tourist entertainment services for different age groups, is an
atmosphere of coolness and enjoyment seven days a week.
There is a souvenir shop, a lounge and a café, photos of the city's snowy
landmarks can also be bought and souvenirs can be taken with clothes for
residents of the icy areas that are distributed to visitors.
Chocolate Museum
An integrated museum of black and white chocolate inside the four-story high
Plate Chocolate Factory carved by Turkish artists is designed to be the most
delicious Istanbul museum to taste hot chocolate from the chocolate waterfall
that included the models of animals and birds of different suspension bridge,
Sultan Selim Mosque, located inside the Plate Chocolate Factory in the Esenyurt
district north of Istanbul.
You can buy the most beautiful souvenirs including models of Istanbul landmarks
made of chocolate or get some of the products of the chocolate factory in
Istanbul. The opening times of the Istanbul Chocolate Museum are from Monday to
Saturday from 10:00 am to 17:00 pm. Entrance prices Entrance price from the age
of 6 years to above 20 TL. For children from 0 to 5 years old, admission is
free.
The Chocolate Museum in Istanbul can be reached from Taksim in several ways
including the metro: by taking the Yenikapi metro and then bus number 146T, or
by bus by bus ride number 76D, from Taksim station to Yeşiltepe station near
the museum. Or bus number 76E from Taksim station to Yeshel Tepee station near
the museum, or bus number 79T from Taksim station to H Alani and then take bus
number 146 directly to the museum.
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