Turkish Taxi Receipt

About " Store is closed " in Turkey, says Erdogan.

In Istanbul, where around one fifth of Turkey's 81 million inhabitants live, there are around 17,400 taxi cabs in use, and tension has increased dramatically since entering the city in 2014. Erdogan's testimony came after new rules were introduced in recent months that tightened transportation permit conditions, made it more challenging for riders to check in with Uber, and threatened a two-year non-compliance kick.

"This thing named Uber showed up. The deal's done. It no longer exists," he said in a Istanbul address at the end of Friday. "We have our taxi system. Where'?d that come from? About [ UBER.UL] had no immediate reply to his comments. Announcing the changes to the transportation permits, she said she wanted to work with all sides to increase traffic and "be a real long-term Turkish partner".

About said that about 2,000 amber taxi riders use their applications to find clients, while another 5,000 work for ÜberXL, transporting large van groups to party locations or bringing bulk baggage to Istanbul airport. Non-disclosure of the number of Uber residents in Turkey, where it is active in Istanbul, and in the health resorts of Bodrum and Cesme during the summers was refused.

At the beginning of this year, the Istanbul taxi driver brought Uber to justice for having accused him of obstructing their shop and working unlawfully. A number of accounts said that Uber cars, riders and clients were either abused, endangered or subjected to violent acts by local taxi riders.

Taxi in Istanbul: do's & don'ts

These are my do's and don'ts using cabs in Istanbul. In Istanbul I found many kind, supportive and kind taxiers. However, there are also taxi riders in this town who unfairly want to earn a little more cash with the "rich" "yabanc?lar" (foreigners). By default, the counter begins at 4 Turkish Lira (TL) and calculates 2.5 TL per kilometer.

You always use Turkish liras. Keep always enough coin, bank notes of 5, 10 and 20 Turkish Lira in your bag. Paying 50 TL, taxi riders often try their notorious swap swag. Get out of the vehicle if the chauffeur is impolite and make a note of his taxi number.

Put this on the writing table at the motel. It is in the interest of the local government to maintain Istanbul's reputation as a place that is attractive to tourists. Don't confide in unfriendly foreigners who say they'll get you a taxi. Look at the street plan and find out where your accommodation and the main places are, so that you have a general picture of which way a taxi rider should go from A to B. Always take a visiting card of the accommodation you are staying in with you, so that you can show the rider the location, and if he really doesn't know the location, he can make a call to the accommodation.

You can use the Google Map GPS feature on your smartphone to see in which way your taxi is going. Please do not hesitate to dowload the B?TAKS? application onto your smartphone! They can see where the nearest taxi is and all are recorded. They can also see the taxi driver's name!

A lot of taxi driver ask fast individual question. You' re in command, don't be afraid. When you do not find yourself at ease responding to these frequently asked question, you do not find yourself obligated to do so. Their journey began Kad?köy, a county on the Asiatic side of Istanbul, to drive to Sabiha Gökçen Airport, also on the Asiatic side.

A taxi driver brought the sacrifice across the Bosporus over the 3rd bridge to the Europeans before he returned to the Asiatic side.