Local time: Standard time zone: UTC/GMT + 2 hours CULTURE, ART AND HISTORY Electricity : The electrical current in Turkey is 220 volts, 50cycles Recently, there is vividness in arts, such as cinema, theatre and alternating current (AC); wall outlets take Continental-type plugs, music. International and national cinema, music and theatre festivals with two or three round prongs. Tap water : Safe to drink in all cities since it has been chlorinated. are organized throughout the year in most of the cities, especially in Weights and measures : Metric system. Ankara and To follow the events please visit: İstanbul. Available in large cities and tourist areas. Foreign newspapers : TIME DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TURKEY AND SOME OTHER (Opera and Ballet in Samsun) COUNTRIES The main film festivals are: International Adana Golden Ball Film Australia +9 Festival, Ankara International Film Festival, International İstanbul Film Festival, International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, Germany -1 Bursa Silk Road Festival, Film çekimi, International Short Film Festival, Flying Broom International Women's Film Festival. France -1 Some music festivals are: Ankara International Music Festival, England -2 Akbank Jazz Festival, Bursa Rock Festival, Rumeli Hisarı Concerts, European Jazz Festival, Jazz Festival, Rock'n Coke, İzmir İstanbul Italy -1 Freshtival, Rock are important organizations where local İstanbul and foreign artists take place in. Besides, spring festivals and music Japan +6 festivals are organized by the majority of the universities every year. For detailed information Netherlands -1 If you are interested in history and culture, you can visit museums Austria -1 and the ruins which are over 300 in numbers, and also which are Spain -1 subject to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, for a year without paying anything by getting a USA (East Coast) -7 'museum card' (Müzekart) for a reasonable price and submitting your student id. The details could be found at: OPENING HOURS OF…. MISCELLANEOUS FACTS Government Offices 8:00-12:00 (closed Saturday and Sunday)
CULTURE, ART AND HISTORY Recently, there is vividness in arts, such as cinema, theatre and music. International and national cinema, music and theatre festivals are organized throughout the year in most of the cities, especially in Ankara and İstanbul. To follow the events please visit: (Opera and Ballet in Samsun) The main film festivals are: International Adana Golden Ball Film Festival, Ankara International Film Festival, İstanbul International Film Festival, International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, Bursa Silk Road Festival, Film çekimi, International Short Film Festival, Flying Broom International Women's Film Festival. Some music festivals are: Ankara International Music Festival, Akbank Jazz Festival, Bursa Rock Festival, Rumeli Hisarı Concerts, Rock'n Coke, İzmir European Jazz Festival, İstanbul Jazz Festival, Freshtival, Rock İstanbul are important organizations where local and foreign artists take place in. Besides, spring festivals and music festivals are organized by the majority of the universities every year. For detailed information If you are interested in history and culture, you can visit museums and the ruins which are over 300 in numbers, and also which are subject to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, for a year without paying anything by getting a 'museum card' (Müzekart) for a reasonable price and submitting your student id. The details could be found at: MISCELLANEOUS FACTS Local time: Standard time zone: UTC/GMT + 2 hours Electricity : The electrical current in Turkey is 220 volts, 50cycles alternating current (AC); wall outlets take Continental-type plugs, with two or three round prongs. Tap water : Safe to drink in all cities since it has been chlorinated. Weights and measures : Metric system. Foreign newspapers : Available in large cities and tourist areas. TIME DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TURKEY AND SOME OTHER COUNTRIES Australia +9 Germany -1 France -1 England -2 Italy -1 Japan +6 Netherlands -1 Austria -1 Spain -1 USA (East Coast) -7 OPENING HOURS OF…. Government Offices 8:00-12:00 (closed Saturday and Sunday)