Avarage Midday Temperatures in C

Avarage Seawater Temperatures in C   (Ephesus Beach and around)

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 Selcuk/Ephesus 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 Selcuk/Ephesus 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. Direct calls from and within Selcuk/Ephesus 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)   Information 118     Problems 121     International Area Dialing Codes 118     Telegrams 141     International Operator 132 / info.162     Long - distance Operator 131 / info.161   ELECTRICITY - WATER - TIME Main electricity is 220 volt in Selcuk/Ephesus 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 Selcuk/Ephesus, 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.