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
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| 9 |
10 |
11 |
16 |
20 |
28 |
28 |
27 |
23 |
18 |
15 |
10 |
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Avarage
Seawater
Temperatures in C
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| 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.
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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 Meantime.
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