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taxis: Taxis in Istanbul
  • By Muwahhid on July 6, 2007
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  • Salam,

    I found out that if you tell the taxi driver beforehand to switch the taximeter on and make a hint that you are acquainted with the city and know the road to where you are going, he does not dare to cheat. Usuall, the taxi drivers at the airport do not cheat.

    I had to pay 25 YTL from the airport to Sirkeci, which is quite reasonable.

    Make sure that the taxi driver does not switch on the night (gece) rate during daylight (gündüz).


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    taxis: Taxi drivers
  • By toumpiotis on January 3, 2008
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  • Some taxi drivers want extra money when go into the Otogar, thats wrong dont give them nothing more than what the counter show.

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    taxis: The lost taxi driver
  • By midnight_mike on May 18, 2007
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  • Taxi drivers have all sorts of schemes to make you pay extra money for your ride. Usually, this involves taking a longer route or circling a neighborhood looking for your destination. After a couple taxi drivers got lost trying to find our hotel, we decided to just tell them to drop us off at the Blue Mosque. This was only two blocks away from our hotel, but it was much easier for us to walk that distance than to explain to the taxi driver the directions. And it saved us at least a dollar or two each time took a taxi.


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    taxis: Taxi's can be an unwanted thrill
  • Updated By Snipernurse on June 22, 2008
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  • Taxi's generally go by the meter, ensure the meter is on. The taxi that drove myself from Istanbul airport to the sultanahmet area drove like an absolute maniac, seriously, it was insane, be aware the same may happen to you


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    taxis: Stay on guard with taxi drivers!
  • By Viktor_lv on December 30, 2006
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  • Taxis are easily the single greatest annoyance in this otherwise wonderful city. Apart from drivers who stink with sweat so you can’t breathe and drivers who don’t know the way even with a map held to their nose, you also run a reasonable chance of being cheated. The scam works like this: as you are holding a 50 lira bill in your hand preparing to pay, the taxi driver would snatch it rapidly from you and “return” it in less than a second saying "this is only 5 lira, you need to pay more". And there is nothing you can do to prove you are right. My suggestion is that you try to use small bills only, stay on guard even with the friendliest of drivers, and be careful and attentive when paying. As we experienced this scam twice during the three days we spent in Istanbul, this must be a pretty common thing to happen.


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    taxis: No meters in Istanbul taxis
  • Updated By kmbruening on March 3, 2005
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  • Taxis in Istanbul do not use meters. This can create an big problem when you reach your destination and your driver demands an exhorbinant amount. Our technique developed through trial and error into two parts. First, ask other travellers, your concierge, someone in-the-know, to estimate a reasonable fare to your destination. Then flag down a taxi and negotiate the fare before you go anywhere. If they won't agree, get a different taxi. There are PLENTY out there.

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    taxis: Taxi rip-offs
  • By mcockle on February 25, 2004
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  • Yes - I can confirm that GECE-night
    GUNDUZ-day is displayed on the
    taxi-meter so you can check. It's
    amazing how sunny it can be for
    'night'.

    I also got caught by the 1,000,000TL
    rather than 10,000,000 scam - I gave
    a 10,000,000TL note - looked in my wallet
    to get out another 2,000,000 to find that
    the taxi-driver had swapped the 10 for a
    1million. I worked out later that this must
    have happened as I ended up with an
    extra 1million I didn't have before! What
    can I say - I was half asleep from an all-night
    bus journey...

    Always count out all the money in your
    hand before giving over the full amount.

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    taxis: Propose the price!
  • By deda88 on October 7, 2003
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  • You can avoid misunderstandings proposing the price, according to the place you need to reach.
    There were always 4 of us, proposing 3 or 4 euros (one each!) and usually it was accepted.

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    taxis: taxi slow
  • By platuan99 on August 3, 2007
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  • test.. sorry!


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