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Popular Packing Lists | Other Packing Lists Tips | All Tips (49) Even in summer, expect to wear long pants (or long skirts for women) and shirts with at least short sleeves. This is because mosques forbid shorts and short skirts and bare shoulders and you will likely be touring mosques during your stay in Istanbul. Also, most Turkish men do not wear shorts, so you will stick out much more as a tourist if you are wearing shorts.
Bring plenty of toilet paper, since public bathrooms often do not have (or run out of) toilet paper. Also bring wipes and hand cleaner. If you have fair skin, also bring sunscreen, since you will do a lot of walking outdoors in Istanbul.
In terms of medical supplies, bring something for diarrhea and food poisoning. We brought Immodium and did need it once in our 10-day visit.
Bring lots of memory card capacity, extra batteries, and a charger. You will probably take a ton of photos and videos in Istanbul, and will burn through memory and batteries more quickly than usual. Photo equipment is available for sale in Istanbul, but is much more expensive than in the USA.
Bring the following guide books:
The Istanbul book from the DK Eyewitness travel series. It has lots of photos and info about not only the main tourist sights, but also about numerous less well-known sights thrughout the city.
Rick Steve's Istanbul book. It contains well thought out self-guided tours through some of the main tourist sites.
Top 10 Istanbul. This book has numerous top 10 lists (Top 10 mosques, Top 10 museums, etc.) that help you make decisions about how to spend your time. Leave a Comment
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Forgot to take my winter underwear with me and it was kind of difficult to find
long underwear to wear right away. If you need some walk over Istikal Caddesi (st) in Taksim area and you will find some.
Take with you hat, gloves and a good jacket. Umbrellas are easy to find and they sell them almost everywhere for the rainy days.
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Women, always have some sort of scarf with you. It will be easier when trying to enter a mosque. Leave a Comment
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Bring with you extra luggage space. You often end up with having to buy an extra bag
As for any trip in the Med Sea
extra antibac and some hygienic stuff can be ok. But there are ok toilettes around also. Leave a Comment
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Try not to carry anything to heavy or you will regret it
Depening on which month you visit.
Good walking shoes and be prepared to walk some steep roads
Warm jumpers/jackets for winter
for summer just incase a lightish top for some cool evenings...it does happen
Most toiletries can be brought over there just as you would find at home but can be expensive.
Basic first aid
Mosquito Repellent
If you need anything to be re-charged then such equipments is a must
A digital camera these days will more than sufice but it is up to you if you want more. Be warned that some museums will either not allow you to take photo's or charge you for the ho0nour
Beach wear is always an idea you ever know where you may end up
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You will be walking around Istanbul, visiting many places. A sports bag to carry your personal items will be very helpful.
Istanbul has 4 seasons of weather. It can be very hot or very cold depending on the season. Check the weather report before you arrive and bring suitable clothes.
Everything can be found in stores, try to minimize what you bring.
Batteries are easily found so you don't need to carry a big stock with you.
There are not much camping/outdoor possibility. However, you can go to Prince islands for a swim if you come in summer time. Bring your swimming suit if you want to do so.
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