Talk:Istanbul - Revision history

Adamroyce: /* Is the Havas bus still running from Sabiha airport? */

2013-04-23T04:58:36Z

‎Is the Havas bus still running from Sabiha airport?

Adamroyce: /* Is the Havas bus still running from Sabiha airport? */ new section

2013-04-23T04:54:51Z

‎Is the Havas bus still running from Sabiha airport?: new section

108.12.170.28: /* Language and the Hijab */ new section

2013-01-09T07:15:05Z

‎Language and the Hijab: new section

Vidimian: /* Shoebrush scam */

2012-01-03T09:16:04Z

‎Shoebrush scam

Vidimian: /* Shoebrush scam */

2012-01-03T09:08:47Z

‎Shoebrush scam

85.97.56.217: New section: Shoebrush scam

2012-01-02T21:32:09Z

New section: Shoebrush scam

85.99.254.211: /* Water Quality */ I think it's fine.

2011-08-27T18:05:36Z

‎Water Quality: I think it's fine.

88.247.133.240: /* Hospitals and Clinics / Medical Info */

2011-05-23T11:11:27Z

‎Hospitals and Clinics / Medical Info

Vidimian: /* Districtification suggestion */ move to bottom of the section, indent, unsigned, reply

2010-11-03T14:46:39Z

‎Districtification suggestion: move to bottom of the section, indent, unsigned, reply

78.185.13.206: /* Districtification suggestion */

2010-11-02T20:55:12Z

‎Districtification suggestion

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	It says "We were forced to suspend our transportation services between İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport - Taksim - İstanbul Atatürk Airport because of the reasons that occours in the public annoucement." Does anybody else know if this is true? Am I misreading this announcement? Thanks!		It says "We were forced to suspend our transportation services between İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport - Taksim - İstanbul Atatürk Airport because of the reasons that occours in the public annoucement." Does anybody else know if this is true? Am I misreading this announcement? Thanks!
	[[User:Adamroyce\|Adamroyce]] ([[User talk:Adamroyce\|talk]]) 00:54, 23 April 2013 (EDT)		[[User:Adamroyce\|Adamroyce]] ([[User talk:Adamroyce\|talk]]) 00:54, 23 April 2013 (EDT)
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		+	Never mind, I see that the current company is called Havatas, and it appears to be running. http://havatas.com/en/coach.aspx?i=2
		+	[[User:Adamroyce\|Adamroyce]] ([[User talk:Adamroyce\|talk]]) 00:58, 23 April 2013 (EDT)

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	And also, as a female I have heard from some people I know who travel that often when traveling to Islamic countries they will wear a Hijab for both protection for themselves and to not blatantly stand out as a tourist. Will it be odd for me, an English-speaking woman, to walk around the city ''not'' wearing one? Would you recommend I wear one, just because?		And also, as a female I have heard from some people I know who travel that often when traveling to Islamic countries they will wear a Hijab for both protection for themselves and to not blatantly stand out as a tourist. Will it be odd for me, an English-speaking woman, to walk around the city ''not'' wearing one? Would you recommend I wear one, just because?
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		+	== Is the Havas bus still running from Sabiha airport? ==
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		+	The following public announcement makes it look like the Havas bus may not be running from Sabiha airport to Taksim Square or to Kozyatagi:
		+	http://www.havas.com.tr/en/OurServices/BusServicesAndCarParkingFacilities/ServicePoints/Pages/IstanbulSabihaGokcenAirport.aspx
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		+	It says "We were forced to suspend our transportation services between İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport - Taksim - İstanbul Atatürk Airport because of the reasons that occours in the public annoucement." Does anybody else know if this is true? Am I misreading this announcement? Thanks!
		+	[[User:Adamroyce\|Adamroyce]] ([[User talk:Adamroyce\|talk]]) 00:54, 23 April 2013 (EDT)

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	::Found it. That section was started [http://wikitravel.org/wiki/en/index.php?title=Istanbul&diff=prev&oldid=950031 here, in Sept 2008], by [[User:Taksim]] (who has been inactive since then, though). – [[User:Vidimian\|Vidimian]] 04:16, 3 January 2012 (EST)		::Found it. That section was started [http://wikitravel.org/wiki/en/index.php?title=Istanbul&diff=prev&oldid=950031 here, in Sept 2008], by [[User:Taksim]] (who has been inactive since then, though). – [[User:Vidimian\|Vidimian]] 04:16, 3 January 2012 (EST)
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		+	== Language and the Hijab ==
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		+	I have two main questions for you Wikiers -
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		+	How much Turkish is it recommended to know before I travel to Istanbul? I understand its good to know numbers and common phrases, but do some districts have a higher percent of people/vendors that speak English than others?
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		+	And also, as a female I have heard from some people I know who travel that often when traveling to Islamic countries they will wear a Hijab for both protection for themselves and to not blatantly stand out as a tourist. Will it be odd for me, an English-speaking woman, to walk around the city ''not'' wearing one? Would you recommend I wear one, just because?

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	:I don't know who wrote that section (it's there for years as far as I can remember), but it's good to hear that Wikitravel was useful during your trip. – [[User:Vidimian\|Vidimian]] 04:08, 3 January 2012 (EST)		:I don't know who wrote that section (it's there for years as far as I can remember), but it's good to hear that Wikitravel was useful during your trip. – [[User:Vidimian\|Vidimian]] 04:08, 3 January 2012 (EST)
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		+	::Found it. That section was started [http://wikitravel.org/wiki/en/index.php?title=Istanbul&diff=prev&oldid=950031 here, in Sept 2008], by [[User:Taksim]] (who has been inactive since then, though). – [[User:Vidimian\|Vidimian]] 04:16, 3 January 2012 (EST)

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	== Shoebrush scam ==		== Shoebrush scam ==

−	Thanks to someone who posted information about the scam. I was almost tricked into it today near Sirkeci train station, so I modified the entry a little bit.	+	Thanks to someone who posted information about the scam. I was almost tricked into it today near Sirkeci train station, so I modified the entry a little bit. <small>—The [[Wikitravel:Using_talk_pages#Talk_page_formatting\|preceding]] comment was added by [[User:85.97.56.217\|85.97.56.217]] ([[User_talk:85.97.56.217\|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/85.97.56.217\|contribs]]) {{{2\|}}}</small>
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		+	:I don't know who wrote that section (it's there for years as far as I can remember), but it's good to hear that Wikitravel was useful during your trip. – [[User:Vidimian\|Vidimian]] 04:08, 3 January 2012 (EST)

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	Patso consists of only french fries. artiz is the one consists of hotdog and french flies. of course it's not sold as artiz, i saw patsosis, patso sosis and similar ones (sosis=sausage)[[User:Ozanbaba\|Ozanbaba]] 13:32, 17 June 2010 (EDT)		Patso consists of only french fries. artiz is the one consists of hotdog and french flies. of course it's not sold as artiz, i saw patsosis, patso sosis and similar ones (sosis=sausage)[[User:Ozanbaba\|Ozanbaba]] 13:32, 17 June 2010 (EDT)
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		+	== Shoebrush scam ==
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		+	Thanks to someone who posted information about the scam. I was almost tricked into it today near Sirkeci train station, so I modified the entry a little bit.

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 :I was in Turkey August 2007. We often drank tap water in the better hotels (and no, I don't see what that has to do with the municipal water supply!). Out of a group of 34 only one "suffered" and I am not sure it was tap water that did it. We made a conscientious effort to buy bottled water, but it just wasn't always possible. [[User:Student7|Student7]] 22:03, 13 September 2007 (EDT)
 Living in Istanbul I can say that the water is safe to drink, it however is so over chlorinated as to be unpleasent. Most people here continue to drink bottled water, myself included, because no matter how safe the city government says it is it still just tastes bad. Those who do not posses the mean to buy botled water can fill up their own containers from the corners faucets provided by the city government these are supplied by a seperate source or at least that's what they say.  -Amy
 i don't drink the tab water but i drink faucets. Amy is right tab water does not taste well, but it got less chlorinated over the years. by the way most of the water source of the faucets are indeed different. they are usually underground water sources. (in kadıköy, mostly kayışdağı is the main source.) [[User:Ozanbaba|Ozanbaba]] 13:23, 17 June 2010 (EDT)
 == Rail Travel ==

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 == Hospitals and Clinics / Medical Info ==
 I was wondering if anyone could add any info about hospitals, clinics, and medical centers for travelers, that are free or low-cost.  Something specific: any info out there for STD testing, at a facility that doesn't charge an arm-and-a-leg.  Are there any municipal health services that offer free testing and/or treatments?  Where should foreigners even search for this information?  {{unsigned|78.181.61.145}}
 == Visa ==

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 Any opinions? --[[User:Vidimian|Vidimian]] 09:55, 3 October 2008 (EDT)
 [[Image:Istanbul districts map.png|thumb|550px|Districts map draft]]
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 I’m taking the “districts discussion” notice off the page and plunging forward. I’ll write as much as I can do on some districts, and leave some others with only an introductory paragraph for now. I’ll also start with sorting sleep listings first.--[[User:Vidimian|Vidimian]] 08:19, 28 October 2008 (EDT)
 == Deletion- negative review ==

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	Any opinions? --[[User:Vidimian\|Vidimian]] 09:55, 3 October 2008 (EDT)		Any opinions? --[[User:Vidimian\|Vidimian]] 09:55, 3 October 2008 (EDT)
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		+	'''Please note that these district names will confuse locals and travellers alike when talking about istanbul. Galata is in Beyoğlu... not the other way around!'''

	[[Image:Istanbul districts map.png\|thumb\|550px\|Districts map draft]]		[[Image:Istanbul districts map.png\|thumb\|550px\|Districts map draft]]