Istanbul Practicalities

Topics on this Page:

	Telephone Area Codes			Opening Hours			Tourist Information Offices
	Hospitals			Dental Care			Major Post Offices
	Foreign Banks			Credit Card Hotlines			Courier Services
	Religious Services

Telephone Area Codes

European Istanbul - 212

Asian Istanbul 216

Opening Hours

General guidelines

• Banks 09:00 – 12:00 and 13:30 – 18:00 Mo – Fri, closed Sat, Sun
• Businesses 09:00 – 18:00 Mo – Fri, closed Sat, Sun
• Municipal Offices 09:00 – 12:00 and 13:30 – 16:00 Mo – Fri, closed Sat, Sun
• Museums 08:30 – 17:30 Tue – Sun, closed Mondays
• Post Offices 08:00 – 20:00 Mo – Sat, 09:00 – 19:00 Sundays
• Shops 10:00 – 20:00 Mo – Sat (although hours vary considerably)

Tourist Information Offices

Atatürk International Airport
Arrivals Hall
Phone: (212) 573 4136

Galatasaray Square
Mesrutiyet Cad. 57
Galatasaray
Phone: (212) 245 68 75

Istanbul Hilton Cumhurriyet Cad., Harbiye
Phone: (212) 233 05 92

Karaköy Seaport
Kemankes Cad., Karaköy
Phone: (212) 249 57 76

Sirkeci Train Station
Istasyon Cad. 24/2, Sirkeci
Phone: (212) 511 58 88

Sultanahmet Square
Sultanahmet
Phone: (212) 518 18 02

Hospitals

American Hospital
Güzelbahce Sokak
Nisantasi
Phone: (212) 231 40 50

Florence Nightingale Hospital
Abide-i Hürriyet Caddesi, 290
Caglayan / Sisli
Phone: (212) 224 49 50

German Hospital
Siraselviler Caddesi, 119
Taksim
Phone: (212) 293 21 50

Dental Care

German Hospital Dental Clinic
Siraselviler Caddesi, 119
Taksim
Phone: (212) 293 7979

Major Post Offices

Sirkeci (Open 24-hours for telephone, post and telegrams)
Büyük Posthane
Büyük Posthane Caddesi,
Sirkeci
(212) 513 3407

Sirkeci post office is also the Poste Restante for Istanbul. Mail should be addressed to:

name
Post Restante
Büyük Posthane
Büyük Posthane Caddesi,
Sirkeci
Istanbul
Turkey

Other major post offices include:

Beyoglu
Yenicarsi Caddesi, Galatasaray
Beyoglu
(212) 252 0140

Taksim
Cumhuriyet Caddesi 2
Taksim
(212) 294 4085

Foreign Banks

American Express Bank
Swiss Otel Suit Tower 2711, Besiktas, 80680, Istanbul
Tel:(212)259 10 08-09 Fax:(212)261 70 14

Bank of Tokyo
Büyükdere Cad. 100-102, Maya akar Ctr. B Blok Kat 20/79, Istanbul
Tel:(212)288 56 45 Fax:(212)288 56 46

Bankers Trust Company
Yapi Kredi Plaza B-11, Levent, 80620, Istanbul
Tel:(212)280 16 20 Fax:(212)280 16 28

Banque Internationale de Commerce
Kore Sehitleri Cad. 9, Esentepe, 80504, Istanbul
Tel:(212)272 94 27 Fax:(212)274 45 37

BNP Banque Nationale de Paris
Inönü Cad. Vakif Is Hani 2/12, Taksim, 80090, Istanbul
Tel:(212)251 74 47 Fax:(212)251 74 49

CBI-TDB Union Bancaire Privée
Swiss Otel Suit Tower 2911, Besiktas, 80680, Istanbul
Tel:(212)259 29 10 Fax:(212)259 47 16

Commerz Bank A.G.
Büyükdere Cad. Yapi Krdei Plaza B Blok 19 Kat 7, Levent, 80620, Istanbul
Tel:(212)279 42 48 Fax:(212)279 41 76

Deutsche Bank A.G.
Mete Cad. 34/2 Taksim, 80090, Istanbul
Tel:(212)293 74 81/245 01 79 Fax:(212)249 53 55

Dresdner Bank
Inönü Cad. 70 Kat 5/12 Gümüssuyu, 80030, Istanbul
Tel:(212)252 66 84/249 03 92 Fax:(212)252 66 83

Generale de Bank
Büyükdere Cad. Yapi Kredi Plaza C Blok Kat 15 4. Levent 80620 Istanbul
Tel:(212)280 98 79 Fax:(212)281 14 73

ING BANK Internationale Nederlanden Bank
Bronz Sok. 1/19, Macka, 80200, Istanbul
Tel:(212)231 90 31 Fax:(212)247 10 74

Sovran Bank (Central Bank)
Setüstü 79/7, Kabatas, 80040, Istanbul
Tel:(212)243 41 55 Fax:(212)245 20 91

Sumitomo Bank Limited
Büyükdere Cad. Yapi Kredi Plaza B Blok Kat 7, Levent 80620, Istanbul
Tel:(212)280 08 30 Fax:(212)280 08 45

The Bank of New York
Büyükdere Cad. 108 Enka Han Kat 4, Esentepe, 80280, Istanbul
Tel:(212)275 76 15 Fax:(212)272 54 51

Chase Manhattan Bank
11th floor, A Blok, Emirhan Cad. 145, Dikilitas, Istanbul
Tel:(212) 275 9526

Credit Card Hotlines

American Express
(212) 329 3000

Diner’s Club Card
(216) 444 0555

Master Card
(212) 287 6120

Visa International
(212) 290 2230

Courier Services

Aktif Dagitim (Within Istanbul only)
Perpa Ticarat Merkezi 1742K 11
Okmeydan
(212) 222 7272

UPS (International and national deliveries)
A Blok, Ambarlar Cad. 6
Zeytinburnu
(212) 547 1220

Religious Services

St. Antoine (Catholic Church)
Istiklal Cad. 325
Beyoglu
(212) 244 09 35

Aya Triada (Orthodox Church)
Meselik Sok. 11/1
Taksim
(212) 244 13 58

German Protestant Church
Emin Cami Sok. 40
Aynalicesme / Beyoglu
(212) 250 30 40

Union Chruch of Istanbul (Anglican Church)
Postacilar Sok.
Beyoglu
(212) 293 05 09

Armenian Patriarchate (Armenian Church)
Sarapnel Sok. 20
Kumkapi
(212) 517 09 70

Ashkenazi Synagogue
Banker Sok.
Karaköy
(212) 243 5166

Bet Israel Synagogue (Sephardic)
Efe Sok.
Sisli
(212) 243 5166

Uc Horon (Gregorian Armenian)
Balik Payari
Beyoglu
(212) 244 1382