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POPULATION,
PEOPLE,LANGUAGE, RELIGION
In 1995 Kuşadası
had a population of 50.000. Almost 99%
of the populations are Turks. The
Turkish language belongs to the Ural -
Altaic group and has an affinity with
the Finn Hungarian languages. Turkish
is written in the Latin alphabet. Most
Turkish people speak English, German
or some other foreign language, in
shops, restaurants and hotels.
Turkey is secular republic where
religious affairs and state matters
don't mix. Nevertheless 99% of
Kuşadası population is Moslem. Islam
is a monotheistic religion. Turks
believe there is only one Gold, Allah,
and that Mohammad is his prophet.
Turks are predominantly Sunni Moslems.
But one out of every six Turks is
Alevi (Shiite) in origin. Devote
Moslems pray five times a day, give
arms to the poor, fast during the
Ramadan holy month and make
pilgrimages to the Moslem holy lands
of Medina and Mecca once in their
lifetime if financially feasible
CLIMATE
Kuşadası and its environs have typical
Mediterranean climate with warm sunny
summers and mild, wet winter.
Average monthly air and seawater
temperatures in Kuşadası are as
follows
TEMPARATURES
Avarage
Midday
Temperatures in C
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
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9 |
10 |
11 |
16 |
20 |
28 |
28 |
27 |
23 |
18 |
15 |
10 |
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Avarage
Seawater
Temperatures in C |
|
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
11 |
11 |
12 |
15 |
20 |
24 |
26 |
26 |
24 |
21 |
17 |
13 |
TRANSPORTATION:
TAXI
Taxis are numerous in
Kuşadası and recognizable by their
yellow color. The meter shown on the
meter reads according to the distance
traveled. Pay the fare shown on the
meter in TL.
DOLMUS
The Dolmuş is a special service
fount only in Turkey, which is a
collective taxi following specific
routes and is recognizable by its
yellow band. Each passenger pays
according to distance traveled and can
get off at specific stop. This is a
very practical means of transport and
much cheaper than a taxi
BUS (INTER - CITY COACHES
Many private - conditioned
bus companies provide frequent day and
night services between all Turkish
cities. Coaches depart from the bus
stations (Otogar) Most of the public
buses are plentiful and cheap From
Kuşadası you can find buses to any
direction of the country.
PHARMACIE
Domestic and foreign medicaments are
sold in pharmacy (Eczane in Turkish);
there also have a large range of
non-prescription medicines. Personnel
are often able to speak English. Some
pharmacies are on- duty at nights.
INSURANCE
For your own safety we
advise you to take out traveler's
insurance to cover accidents, illness,
baggage and liability
POST, TELEGRAPH, TELEPHONE
Turkish post offices are
easily recognizable by their yellow
"PTT" sign. In Kuşadası Post office
(PTT) is open 24 hours, having
automatic telephone connections,
parcels, registered mail, special
delivery mail, post restate, air mail
telegrams, fax and telex messages may
be sent from post offices. Operator
assisted calls may also be ordered
here. Postage stamps, envelopes,
postcards, telecards and pay phone
token (Small token for local calls)
are available.
Direct calls from and within Kuşadası
can be made from all telephone booths,
all post offices and private
telephones.
To make a long distance local call,
dial zero first, the area code second
and the phone number third. When
making an international call, dial
zero first, dial zero again after the
odd dial tone, and follow by the
country and area codes and then your
number. For automatic calls.
Long-distance calls
0 (area code) (tel.number (7 digits)
International calls
0 0 (country code) (area code)
(tel.number (7 digits)
To telephone overseas by operator
(non-automatic)
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Information |
118 |
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Problems |
121 |
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International Area Dialing Codes |
118 |
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Telegrams |
141 |
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International Operator |
132 / info.162 |
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Long - distance Operator |
131 / info.161 |
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ELECTRICITY - WATER - TIME
Main electricity is 220
volt in Kuşadası and 50 (Hz) AC, the
same as in most of Europe. Plugs and
sockets are the same as in the
Continental countries of the European
Union. British and American visitors
need plug adapters for electrical
appliances.
It is safe to
drink tap water in Kuşadası, but it
has an unpleasant taste. In hotels and
restaurants it's best to order bottled
spring water, which is abundant and
cheap.
Turkey is seven hours a head of
Eastern Standard Time and two hours
ahead of Greenwich
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