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Istanbul card in Turkey
May 8, 2023
When traveling to Turkey, many people use public vehicles such as taxis and rental cars without knowing anything about the traffic situation. So, the best way to move in this city is by using Istanbul kart. You can easily use the metro, bus, tram, boat, cable car and TCDD at a cost of 7.5 TL for each trip. If you use your card more than once in one day, the cost of travel will be reduced by 5.5 lira. At the same time, the conditions of internal transportation lines in Istanbul are very advanced and modern. Types of Istanbul cards
• Basic card.
• Blue “Mavi” kart.
• Discount card (Indirimli kart).
• Free card (Ucretsiz kart).
An "anonymous" or basic card is a card that includes the status of tourists and does not require registration. With this card, you can temporarily use metro and bus lines in Istanbul. The “Mavi” Card, which is charged monthly and is granted to citizens and residents of Turkey. The “Indirimli” card is allowed to be used with a discount and is usually considered for students. The “free” card is available for people over the age of 65 years.
GET your “Istanbul card”
You can easily get the Istanbul card from the machines inside the metro stations or from some stores. The price of the card is “25 – 30” liras and the size of this card is the same as a bank or credit card.
Charging Istanbul card
To use this card again, you must recharge it, you can do that from metro machines, stores, and Istanbul card application.
Advantages of Istanbul Card
The main advantage of this card is the reduction of transportation costs in Turkey. Also, I shall mention general points which worth knowing:
• This card is a magnetic card, you should be careful when keeping it so that it does not get damaged. Once it's gone, the charged money is completely gone.
• Children under 6 years old can pass through the transportation gates with their parents for free.
• You don’t need to give any information like your name and passport number.
• The remaining amount on your card can be used for future trips.
• You can use free internet in transportations.
• You can get this card at Istanbul airports.
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