Travel guides for Türkiye
How to get around, where to stay, what to eat and when to go, written for travellers and checked against the sources on each page.
- Practical informationDo you need a visa for Türkiye? e-Visa rules, 90 days in 180 and passport validityWhether you need a visa for Türkiye depends on your passport and your purpose of travel. This guide sets out the ministry's rules for US, UK, Gulf, Russian and Indian citizens, the e-Visa process and the passport validity requirement.
- Neighbourhoods and townsAlanya Castle: opening hours, ticket price and what to seeAlanya Castle is open every day from 08:00 to 17:00, with tickets at €12 as of November 2026. Here is how big the fortress is and what to expect inside the walls.
- Day tripsPamukkale from Antalya: Hierapolis Hours, Tickets and the Aphrodisias OptionPlanning Pamukkale from Antalya? Here are the official Hierapolis opening hours, the €30 ticket, the pool area status, and the Aphrodisias add-on with its own hours and fees.
- Day tripsKaş Day Trip to Myra, St. Nicholas Museum and Patara: Hours and TicketsThe three great Lycian sites near Kaş — Myra's rock tombs, the St. Nicholas Museum in Demre and Patara — are all open every day. Here are the official hours and ticket prices.
- Seasons and eventsAntalya in Winter: Perge, Side and Phaselis Hours and What Is ClosedPerge, Phaselis and the Side Museum are open every day as of November 2026; the Antalya Museum is closed, and the ministry's two pages disagree on the Side Theatre. Here are the hours, ticket prices and closures as the ministry lists them.
- Getting aroundIstanbulkart for visitors: card fees, geç prices and the help lineWhat the official İstanbulkart fee schedule lists for the İstanbulkart, İstanbulkart Plus and the BİRgeç, İKİgeç and ÜÇgeç products, which cards are applied for online only, and where to get help.
- Food and cultureIstanbul Museum Hours and Entry Fees: Hagia Sophia Museum, Archaeological Museums, Galata TowerPlanning a Sultanahmet and Galata day? Here are the current opening hours, box-office closing times and ticket prices for three of Istanbul's major ministry museums, plus how to fit them into one or two days.
- Getting aroundSabiha Gökçen to the city centre: metro, Marmaray and the night bus explainedSabiha Gökçen sits 50 km from Taksim on the Asian side, but the M4 metro now runs straight from the terminal. Here is how to reach Kadıköy, Taksim and Sultanahmet, including the E-10 night bus for 3 a.m. landings.