FOREWORD

This brief guide is intended to facilitate the orientation of foreign visitors at Boğaziçi University. It lists a variety of things that are soon= er or later discovered by visitors, providing them with a head -start on certa= in practical matters.

MARKET

There are many markets near the campus= es between campuses of Boğaziçi University. You may also purchase basic needs such as toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo and soap from the Marke= t in the basement of first Men’s Dormitory (which is located in the South Campus). The procedure for this market&nbs= p; is that you tell the cashier what you want, pay the amount in advance and then pick up what you ordered by showing the receipt.

LIBRARY

The library holds a total of 320,000 volumes in English, Turkish, French, German and other language, which makes it one of the largest collections in the country. The Near East Collection is the richest collection of Near East materials in Western languages in Turkey. The Rare Book Division contains e= arly printed books and manuscripts. The Library receives over 1600 current periodicals. Microfilms of the Times, New York Times, Cumhuriyet and Milliy= et are also maintained.

Library Hours: = Weekdays from 9am to 10 pm.

= &nb= sp; = Saturdays closed.

= &nb= sp; = Sundays from 2pm to 10 pm.

NEWSPAPERS MAGAZINES

In the quad you will notice a newsstan= d, which sells most of the Turkish newspapers & magazines, the Turkish Dai= ly News, Herald Tribune, Financial Times, Time, Economist and the like.

BANKS

There are two banks in the school and several ATM’s. The Garanti Bank is by the Engineering Building. It exchanges foreign traveler’s checks or cash for Turkish Lira and vice versa.

There is also a Yapı Kredi Bank r= ight across the Post Office. They can not change traveler’s checks but are able to convert dollars and Euros to Liras.

NORTH CAMPUS BOOKSTORE

There is a major bookstore on the North Campus, catering to academic needs as well as carryi= ng a wide range of popular publications and accessories with the school logo.

LANGUAGE

The official language of instruction at Boğaziçi University is English. The predominant language of support staff, the bulletin boards, the services available on the campus, and most of the casual conversation is Turkish. Any student is a potential translator for you. Students are often gracious and particularly helpful in that role.

CATERING FACILITIES

One of the = great bargains is lunch at Kennnedy Lodge which is open between 12.00 – 14.= 00. Another choice will be the cafeteria on the North Campus, which is open for main meals for students, faculty and staff. There are canteens on the basem= ent of the 1st Men’s Dormitory (Hamlin Hall) and the Student Activities Building on the South Campus. You can find other canteens on the North Camp= us below the KB (Square Block) and on the Hisar Campus. All of these canteens = sell a variety of food and soft drinks.

Also, the T= ourism Restaurant which is on the basement of the Education Faculty Building on the North Campus, offers several choices.

POST OFFICE=

There is a = Post Office on the South Campus, right beside the Registrar’s Office. From there you can buy phonecards, tokens and stamps. It is open between 9:00 - 16:00. You can send all your mail form here but you can not send or receive packages from the school branch. You need to go a central Post Offi= ce, like the one in Levent or Bebek. Incoming mail is delivered to academic departments.

MEDICAL SERVICE

All faculty, students and staff are provided with both preventive and medical treatment in the campus infirmary, which gives free 24-hour service. Free dental care is also available.

COMPUTER CENTER

The Compute= r Center is on the South Campus. Computer Center is open everyday between 9.00 - 11.00. You can also use the computer laboratories in the Superdorm and the Educational Technology Building in No= rth Campus.

ALUMNI CLUB

It is a nice location for dinner and lunch where you can find meticulous service and good food.

BARBER SHOP

On the base= ment of the 1st Men's Dormitory is a barbershop.

TRANSPORTATION FROM THE NORTH TO THE SOUTH CAMPUS

The walk be= tween the two campuses is pleasent, with a wonderful view, but there is also shut= tle service from the South to the North. It leaves whenever it is full, and it usually fills quickly.

ACTIVITIES

The campus offers a myriad of extra-curricular activities and social events, al= most all of which are prepared by students; concerts, plays, films, folk dancing, exhibition, sports competitions, as well as conferences make life at Boğaziçi University very colorful.

LAUNDRY

There are t= wo laundries one on the North Campus on the basement of the Cafeteria Building= and one on the basement of Superdorm.

MİTHAT = ALAM FILM CENTER

Mithat Alam Film Center offers Boğaziçi University membe= rs access to an archive of approximately 2000 films on video that could be che= cked out or watched in the small TV room at the Center.

The Center also includes an auditorium with a capacity of 61 seats. You c= an find the program on the web site of the Center: http://www.filmcenter.= boun.edu.tr/index.htm

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The Univers= ity provides a comprehensive sports program. Soccer, basketball, volleyball, te= nnis and rowing are extremely popular. Matches and exhibitions are held througho= ut the summer school. An out-doors swimming pool is open to all students, loca= ted on the South Campus. Table tennis, handball, wrestling, tracking and cross-country are also included in the sports program of the University. A sports complex including a soccer and track field and a gymnasium with all = the training equipment exists on the Uçaksavar Campus.

NEARBY RESTAURANTS

Biet Ocakbaşı=

Type of kitc= hen: traditional food (It has a nice garden)Address : Ayter Cad. No: 18/1 Levent İstanbul

Tel : 0 212 278 32 26

El Torito Restoran

Type of kitc= hen: Mexican

Address : Nispetiye Cd. No:12 Etiler İstanbul

Tel : 0212 257 01 71

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He De Ocakbaşı

Type of kitc= hen: meat and kebap (mezes / starters are also recommended)

Address : Nispetiye Cad. No:49 Etiler İstanbul

Tel : 0 212 263 67 74

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Type of kitc= hen: meat and kebap (different types of drinks are available)

Address : Çamlık Sok. No:15 Levent İstanbul

Tel : 0 212 270 24 33

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Paul Etiler

Type of kitc= hen: French village kitchen (It has a nice garden)
Address :Nispetiye Cad. No:29 Etiler İsta= nbul
Tel : 0 212 287 42 68

T.G.I. Friday's

Type of kitchen: very different types= of food and drinks

Address :Nispetiye Cad. o:19 Etiler İsta= nbul
Tel : 212-257 85 56

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Tel : 0 212 297 84 12

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Type of kitc= hen: fast food Address : Çarşı Cad. No:7 Levent İstanbul

Tel : 0 212 269 15 74

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Namlı Kabap=

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Address : Nispetiye Cad. No:11 Levent İstanbul

Tel : 212-264 10 49

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Pizza Hut

Type of kitc= hen: fast food Address : 1. Levent Çarşı Cad. No:25 Levent İstanbul

Tel : 0 212 264 15 25-26

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COMMUNITIES AROUND THE CAMPUS

Rumeli Hisar Üstü:

Located across from the Etiler and Nor= th Gate of the campus, this town is particularly useful. It has the bread bake= ry closest to campus. Rumeli Hisar Üstü has restaurants, some grocery stores and markets, a pastry shop, pharmacies and a bevy of copy shops. It = is one of the convenient locations for catching a bus downtown or finding a ta= xi.

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The road from the Rumeli Hisar Üstü traffic circle runs west, past the university library and eventually into a residential and shopping area that comprises part of Etil= er. In general Etiler offers an array of services, including barch offices of m= any of Turkey’s banks, some excellent pastry shops, a number of grocery stores, film developing shops, newsstands and restaurants, some of which are pricy. Akmerkez, one of the biggest shopping centers of Istanbul is also in Etiler, where you can find all of these shops in once. = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = =

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Of the four communities, Levent off= ers the widest array of shopping and eating alternatives, which compensates for= the disadvantage of its distance from the campus. Levent has an outdoor market, numerous shops for purchasing varios kinds of food and clothing, many restaurants and some bars. = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = = &nb= sp; = Rumeli Hisar: = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp;

The commercial part of this district i= s on a steep hill, which has some grocery stores, and the main road itself by the sea. Rumeli Hisar has some inexpensive restaurants and some places that are significantly more expensi= ve, particularly if you choose fish instead of meat. Some of these places also = have deligtful second storey views of the Bosphorus as well as good food. = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp;

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Be= bek has a bookstore that carries a large arry of foreign magazines and newspape= rs, a number of grocery stores, restaurants that range in price from normal to = very expensive, clothing stores, bars and sweet shops.

TRANSPORTATION

You can use bus, boat and taxi to go to downtown.

Buses

Your most frequent bus ride routes wou= ld likely to be Hisar Üstü to Taksim, Hisar Üstü to Eminönü, Bebek to Taksim and Bebek to Eminönü. Taksim is a center where you can find transportation facilities to any part of İstanbul.

There are two kinds of buses available= for public transportation. Municipal buses, require tickets which must be purch= ased before boarding. Private buses (Halk Otobüsleri) will accept cash.

If you have any doubts about the destination of any bus, you can check the signs which are normally posted at the front and on the sides. They show all the major stops along the route t= hat the bus is following.

Taxi:

You may also take a taxi. Always check= the cabmeter and pay in Turkish Liras. Trying to pay in dollars will be a probl= em for you since it will not be easy to communicate nor do the calculation for conversion and you may end up paying too much. There is a taxi stop between= the the campuses.

Boğaziçi Taxi: &= nbsp; 0212 – 263 23 32

Boats:

The boat dock is at Bebek. This is = a very pleasent way to travel, less crowded during rush hours and also a rapid way= to get downtown on a weekday morning.

Weekdays there are two early morning b= oats which go to Eminönü. Along the way they stop at Ortaköy and Beşiktaş. The schedule is posted at the dock, inside the waiting room.

You can use two roads to go to town

Upper road: From Rumeli Hisar Üstü virtually all buses go to Taksim, Beşiktaş or Eminönü. All of them go through Eti= ler and Levent.

Lower, Coastal Road:

FERRYBOATS<= o:p>

Turkish Mar= itime Lines

Tel: 0(212)= 249 92 22

Ferries to İzmir depart Fridays at 17.00 and arrive the next morning. The return voyage leaves Sundays at 14.00, arriving in İstanbul the next morning = at 9.00.

The Bosphor= us cruise leaves every day from the Eminönü jetty at 10.35,12.00 and 13.35 and goes all the way to Anadolu Kavağı, where a lunch break= is given before the return journey. Call 0 (212) 522 00 45 for further information.

INTER - CITY= BUSES

You have to= make reservations for your seat from the bus travel companies.

Kamil Ko&cce= dil;

Tel: 0(212)= 658 20 00

Pamukkale To= urism

Tel: 0 (212= ) 658 22 22

Ulusoy Touri= sm

Tel: 0 (212= ) 471 71 00

Varan Touris= m

Tel: 0 (212= ) 251 74 78

SOME USEFUL INFORMATION AND TELEPHON NUMBERS

The inter-city code for İstanbul = is 212 for the European side and 216 for the Asian side. To call a number on t= he other side of the Bosphorus, first dial (0), then appropriate code. To call overseas, first dial (00), then the country code.

EMERGENCIES

Ambullance = 112

Police= &nb= sp; = 115

Fire&n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; 110

Telephone inquiries 118

Wake-up calls 135 =

MUSEUMS

Archaelogical Museums

Adr: Sultanahmet = Tel: 0(212) 520 77 40

Open 9.30-17.30 Closed Mondays

Aşiyan Museum

Adr.: Aşiyan, Bebek

Tel.: 0(212) 263 69 86

Open 9.00-16.30 Closed Mondays and Thursdays

Atatürk Museum

Adr.: = Halaskargazi Cad. 250, Şişli

Tel.: = 0(212) 240 63 19

Open &= nbsp; 9-16 Closed Thursdays and Sundays

Calligraphy Museum

Adr.:&= nbsp; Beyazıt Square

Tel.: = 0(212) 527 58 51

Open &= nbsp; 9.00-16.00 Closed Sundays and Mondays

Carpet and Rug Museum

Adr.: = Sultanahmet

Tel: &= nbsp; 0(212) 518 13 30

Open 9.00-16.00 Closed Sundays and Mon= days

Haghia Sophia

Adr.: = Sultanahmet

Tel:&n= bsp; 522 17 50

Open 9.30-18.00 Closed Mondays

Rahmi Koç Industry Museum

Adr.: = Hasköy Cd. 27 Sütlüce

Tel:&n= bsp; 0(212) 250 89 38

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Kariye Museum

(The Church of St. Saviour in Chora):<= o:p>

Adr.:&= nbsp; Kariye Camii Sok. Edirnekapı

Tel:&n= bsp; 0(212) 631 92 41

Open 9.30-18.00 Closed Wednesdays=

Military Museum

Adr.:&= nbsp; Harbiye

Tel:&n= bsp; 0(212) 233 71 15

Open 9.00-17.00 Closed Tuesdays

Mosaic Museum

Adr.:&= nbsp; Sultanahmet

Tel:&n= bsp; 0(212) 518 12 05

Open 9.30-17.00 Closed Wednesdays=

Sadberk Hanım Museum

Adr.:&= nbsp; Büyükdere Cd. 27-29 Sarıyer

Tel:&n= bsp; 0(212) 242 38 13

Open 10.30- 18.00 Closed Wednesdays

Topkapı Palace Museum

Adr.:&= nbsp; Sultanahmet

Tel:&n= bsp; 0(212) 512 04 80

Open 9.00- 18.00 Closed Thusdays<= /o:p>

The Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art<= /p>

Adr.:&= nbsp; Sultanahmet

Tel: &= nbsp; 0(212) 518 13 85

Open 10.00- 18.00 Closed Mondays<= /o:p>

PALACES

Beylerbeyi Palace

Adr.:&= nbsp; Beylerbeyi

Tel:&n= bsp; 0(216) 9.30-17.00 Closed Mondays and Thursdays

Dolmabahçe Palace

Adr.:&= nbsp; Beşiktaş

Tel:&n= bsp; 0(212) 258 55 44

Open 9.00-16.00 Closed Mondays

CULTURAL CENTERS and LIBRARIES

Aksanat Cultural Center

Adr: İstiklal Cad. No: 16, Akbank Building, Beyoğlu

Tel:&n= bsp; 0(212) 252 35 00

This exhibition, arts and music center runs interesting classical music, ballet and jazz shows and films on large laser-disc screens and hosts conferences.

Casa d’Italia

Adr.:&= nbsp; Meşrutiyet Cd. 161 Tepebaşı, Beyoğlu

Tel:&n= bsp; 0(212) 293 98 48

French Cultural Center

Adr.: = İstiklal Cd. No: 8 Taksim

Tel:&n= bsp; 0(212) 249 07 76

German Cultural Center

Adr.:&= nbsp; Galatasaray

Tel:&n= bsp; 0(212) 249 20 09

USIS (US Information Center)

Adr.:&= nbsp; American Consulate, Tepebaşı

Tel:&n= bsp; 0(212) 251 36 02

Women’s Library and Information Center

Adr.:&= nbsp; Fener Mahallesi, Haliç

Tel:&n= bsp; 0(212) 534 95 50

HOSPITALS

American Hospital

Adr.: Güzelbahçe Cd., Nişantaşı

Tel:&n= bsp;     0(212) 231 40 50

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European Hospital

Adr.: Cahit Yalçın Cd. 1, Mecidiyeköy

Tel: 0(212) 288 24 51

Florence Nightingale Hospital

Adr.: Abidei Hürriyet Cd., 290 Çağlayan, Şişli

Tel:&n= bsp;     0(212)234 49 00

German Hospital

Adr.: Sıraselviler Cd. 119, Taksi= m

Tel:&n= bsp;     0(212)293 21 50

(It has Emergency Service)<= /span>

Intermed Medical Center

Adr.: Teşvikiye Cd. Bayar Apt. 14= 3, Nişantaşı

Tel:&n= bsp;     0(212) 225 06 60

International Hospital

Adr.: İstiklal Cad. No: 82, Yeşilyurt, Bakırköy

Tel:&n= bsp;     0(212) 663 30 00

Italian Hospital

Adr.: Tophane

Tel: 0(212) 249 97 51

State Hospitals

Çapa Hospital

Adr.: Millet Cd., Çapa

Tel:&n= bsp;     0(212) 534 00 00

(It has Emergency Service)<= /span>

Cerrahpaşa Hospital

Adr.: Kocamustafapaşa Cd., Cerrahpaşa

Tel:&n= bsp;     0(212) 588 48 00

İSTANBUL GUIDES ON THE NET

http://www.bigglook.com/biggistanbul/rehber/index.s= html

http://www.webguideistanbul.com/

http://www.asu.net/turkiye/istmenu.htm

http://www.istanbulcityguide.com/

http://www.webguideistanbul.com/