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If You Need Help

Fethiye
The state hospital emergency
team b [phone]
Police station b [phone]
Marmaris
Local hospitals, b [phone]
80 40 and b [phone]
Police station b [phone]

Countrywide numbers
Emergency b 112

Fire service b 110
Municipal police b 153

Police b 155
Traffic police b 154
Most emergency teams speak
good English, and most major
hospitals have English-speaking
doctors. Rural practices or hospi-
tals may not, however. A list of
hospitals in Turkey can be found
on the British Consulate website
( www.britishembassy.gov.uk ). All
hospitals will provide emergency
dental treatment as well as dealing
with medical emergencies. For
minor problems, most pharmacies
are run by trained pharmacists
who can dispense medicines.
Remember you will probably
have to pay for any treatment. See
Travel Insurance p. 40.

Staying in Touch

By Phone The cheapest way to
make local and international
telephone calls in Turkey is from
a PTT ( www.ptt.gov.tr ) tele-
phone booth found in towns
and cities throughout Turkey, or
from post offices. Hotels usually
offer direct dial telephones in
guestrooms, although making
calls can be expensive. Check the
rates your hotel charges.
The booths are often busy
and you will need to purchase a
phonecard ( jetons ). They come
in denominations of 30, 60,
100, 120 and 180 YTL, and are
available from post offices and
many kiosks.
Main post offices are generally
open from Mon-Sat 8.30am-
12.30pm and 1.30pm-5.30pm,
Sun 9am-7pm. Smaller post
offices will be open on weekdays
only.
Some smaller post offices in
tourist areas will open every day.
Post offices are easily identified
by their PTT or Turk Telekom
signage. As well as telephone
cards, among the services offered
by post offices are fax, sending
and receiving letters and money
exchange.

Regional numbers
Antalya
An-Deva Hospital emergency
health team b [phone]
The Antalya Dentist Association,
b [phone] . This can give
contact details for dentists
throughout the region
Police station b [phone]

Bodrum
Universal Hospital b [phone]
15 15
Police station b [phone]

Çe@me
Local hospital b [phone]
Police station b [phone]

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