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Benefits of Using Akbil as Your Istanbul Public Transportation Pass

Picture of the akbil attached to a keychain

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in City Trip,Expat Stay,My Tips & Tricks,Transportation

The akbil electronic travel pass is definitely the best feature of the constantly improving Istanbul public transportation network. Akbil is short for ‘akıllı bilet‘, which means intelligent ticket. And that’s exactly what it is. It’s a basically a small stainless steel button in a plastic holder, together not bigger in size than any key on […]

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Should I Get the New Istanbul Kart or Stick With Akbil?

Image of the newly introduced Istanbul Card (Istanbul Kart)

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in City Trip,Expat Stay,My Tips & Tricks,Transportation

The brand new Istanbul Card (İstanbul Kart) was proudly introduced in the spring of 2009 by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality as a card with which you will be able to pay for all your Istanbul transportation, cultural and entertainment activities. In a first phase, the İstanbul Kart will replace the currently used akbil as a […]

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