Travel & technology
Electric power
- Plug shape
- Voltage
- 230V, 50Hz
Phone dialing
- Code to call Turkey
- +90
Mobile phones
- GSM Band
- 900/1800
What every visitor should know about Turkey:
- Money
- The currency is the New Turkish lira (TRY). 1 TRY is worth about US$0.69, or €0.48.
- Crime
- CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 4.5 out of 5 (Very safe)
Areas of concern:
- Mugging
- Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
- Capital
- Ankara
- Tap water
- Not recommended. Water is usually drinkable in large cities, but quality is uneven.
Turkey facts and figures:
People
- Population
- 76,805,524
- Language
- Turkish (official), Kurdish, Dimli (or Zaza), Azeri, Kabardian
- Ethnicity
- Turkish 80%, Kurdish 20% (estimated)
Economy
- GDP
- US$12,900 (per capita)
- Income equality
- Moderate