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==Cities==
* [[Ankara]], the capital
* [[Antalya]], bıg turistic big touristic city in the southSouth.
* [[Istanbul]], the biggest city, with parts in [[Europe]] and in [[Asia]]
* [[Izmir]], bıg cıty big city ın the west West coast.* [[Fethiye]], small turistic touristic city in the southSouth.* [[Denizli]], ınland inland well communicated city.
==Climate==
During the summer temparatures temperatures tend to rise above 35 degrees C°C, especially in the South, so it is adviseble advisable to bring enough water and plan to start in the early morning. Plan your travel so to be able to reach your destination before midday.
==Transportation==
When hitchiking hitchhiking people may try to put you on a Dolmuş of brıng bring you to the Otogar or bus-station. The Dolmuş (mınıbus) is the most common way of public transport inside and between cities & towns. They wıll stop anywhere on the road even if you dont don't call them. They are small buses that should be used for small dıstance travels. Generaly Generally they cost between 1 and 3 LıraLira.
For larger distances the Bus (coaches) are more common. They provıde relaıble servıce provide reliable service and are pretty comfortable. Free tea and snacks are generaly generally served along the way and they generaly generally stop in nice rest areas. Some drivers may try to convince you to take a bus. If you do end up on a bus they are relatively cheap although not as cheap as trains which slower but more adventurous.
==Food==
Many truck drivers will have an extra bunk in their truck which they are usually happy to offer if they are stopping for the night.
==Licence License plates==
The first two numbers of the Turkish number plates indicate the city where the car is registered. These are sorted from 1 to 81 alphabetically. This rule is not applicable for villages that became the status of cities quite recently.