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Essential apps for

Turkey

Türkiye

TurkishTRY5 apps

Turkey has its own ecosystem. Use BiTaksi instead of Uber, and Yemeksepeti for food.

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Power & Plug

TypeC / F

Voltage230V

Freq50Hz

Standard European.

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Basic phrases

Turkish

Hello
Merhaba
Mer-ha-ba
Thank you
Teşekkürler
Te-shek-kur-ler
Yes
Evet
Eh-vet
No
Hayır
Ha-yir
Please
Lütfen
Lut-fen

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🚖Rideshare & Taxi

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BiTaksi

Turkey's main licensed taxi-hailing app — Uber has limited operation here.

Required — Uber operates only as a taxi-hailing layer here.

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Uber

The most widely available rideshare service globally. Works in 70+ countries.

Available in Istanbul but Bitaksi is the local standard.

iOS Android Website

🗺️Navigation & Maps

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Google Maps

Works almost everywhere except mainland China. Offline maps are critical when roaming.

Strong for Istanbul transit.

iOS Android Website

💬Translation

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Google Translate

The universal default. Camera mode translates signs and menus instantly.

Camera mode for Turkish menus.

iOS Android Website

🍱Food Delivery

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Yemeksepeti

Turkey's dominant food delivery (also covers Cyprus).

Dominant food delivery throughout Turkey.

iOS Android Website

Phrases

All Turkish phrases

Hello

Merhaba

Mer-ha-ba

Thank you

Teşekkürler

Te-shek-kur-ler

Yes

Evet

Eh-vet

Hayır

Ha-yir

Please

Lütfen

Lut-fen

How much?

Ne kadar?

Neh ka-dar

Where is the bathroom?

Tuvalet nerede?

Too-va-let neh-reh-de

Cheers

Şerefe

Sheh-reh-feh

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