Best Travel Apps for Visiting Turkey

If you're planning to travel to Turkey, you will need a few local apps to help you navigate in cities, find the best restaurants, things to do, events and guided tours. So, make sure to read our list of best travel apps for visiting Turkey as part of your Turkey holiday plans.

Best Apps for Turkey Holiday Planning

You've decided that you want to go to Turkey. So which airline should you fly with, where will you stay and where will you go?
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Turkish Airlines

The most popular on our list, Turkish Airlines flies to most destinations in Turkey. Perks of flying with Turkish Airlines include higher luggage weight, good customer service, more minor delays and more comfortable planes. Turkish Airlines flies from Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, Manchester and Newcastle.

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Pegasus Airlines

Pegasus Airlines is a Turkish budget airline company, similar to Ryanair or EasyJet. They are big in Turkey especially, but also fly internationally. Their tickets are usually a little bit cheaper, and they fly to major cities across Turkey such as; Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Kayseri, Antalya, Gaziantep, Trabzon, Diyarbakır and more. In the UK, Pegasus Airlines flies from two cities: London and Manchester.

Sun Express

SunExpress flies directly from London and Manchester to Antalya, Gaziantep, Adana, Dalaman, Izmir, Trabzon, Hatay, Kayseri, Diyarbakır and Van. Another budget airline, SunExpress, is actually a joint venture of Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines.

Anadolu Jet

AnadoluJet is owned by Turkish Airlines and presented as its budget airline version. Anadolu Jet vows to make booking flights more affordable throughout Turkey. It's a great option if you visit multiple cities in Turkey and don't want to waste time travelling via buses and cars. Turkey is a vast country, and we recommend taking the plane, especially if you're visiting a few cities in a short time.

Best Audio Tour Guide App: Piri Guide

Locals and tourists alike can use Piri Guide to take self-guided tours in Turkey and beyond. At the moment, Piri Guide offers audio tours in English for Canakkale, Istanbul, and Cappadocia. If you like discovering places at your own pace and privately, an audio travel guide app is perfect for you.

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Best Apps for Finding Restaurants Near You

Google Maps

The surest way of finding a good place to eat in cities in Turkey is to use Google Maps. Most places with many reviews are genuinely good, and most restaurants will always have travellers' ratings.

TripAdvisor

You can also use TripAdvisor to search for restaurants in your area, but you'll often have fewer options and fewer recommendations from locals.

Best Event Apps in Turkey

Biletix (iOS and Android)

Whether you're looking for a theatre play, concert, new art show, and more, you can rely on Biletix to book your tickets for any kind of event.

Bu Gece

For those looking for nightlife events, good music venues, clubs and bars, Bu Gece lists the latest and trendiest nightlife events in cities including; Istanbul, Izmir, Ankara, Çeşme, Bodrum, Fethiye and more.

Best Turkish Translation App: Sesli Sözlük (iOs and Android)

Who wouldn't want to learn how to say a few words in another language when travelling? When you're in Turkey, you should remember that English is not the second language here. So it would help you immensely to speak and understand a few words to get by during your travels, maybe even make friends! Sesli Sözlük app is the most reliable dictionary that can help you translate whole sentences and hear them aloud with the audio button.

Best Map and Navigation App: Yandex.Navi (iOS and Android)

You can usually rely on Google Maps to navigate around Turkey without a car, but if you're driving across the country, Yandex.Navi is a must. Yandex.Navi provides you with information such as toll roads, traffic, accidents, and speed limits.

Best Transport Apps in Turkey

Bi'Taksi (iOS and Android)

Unfortunately, Uber has been banned in Turkey for a while despite the protest of citizens who struggle finding taxis every day. Your best bet is still to call a cab from the Bi' Taksi app or to use public transport.

Citymapper (iOS and Android)

Citymapper is popular in most big cities across Europe and the US, and in Turkey, it's currently only in Istanbul. Since it's the busiest and most metropolitan city, this makes sense. It will definitely help you a lot in using public transport in Istanbul.

Martı (iOS and Android)

Martı Scooters are just like Uber, Bird or Lime scooters. You can find them in big cities, and when it's difficult to find a taxi, you can use them for short trips. They can be pretty annoying when they appear out of nowhere sometimes but are handy for short distances. Renting bicycles is not that common in Turkish cities, so make sure to download Martı!

Best Currency App for Turkey: Xe Currency

This is an excellent app for comparing your money's worth in different currencies. This is useful to have if you decide to exchange money in Turkey. Bear in mind to never exchange any money before you make a calculation yourself.

COVID-19 Certificate Apps for Travel in Turkey: HES App (iOS and Android)

Like the NHS App in the UK, Turkey is currently requesting citizens to use the HES App for trace and tracking. Public places such as shopping malls, event venues and cinemas are asking for HES Code to prevent those who have a positive PCR result or have been around a positive person from mixing with other people.

What is HES Code?

The HES Code is a code given to each individual via the App or text message to reduce the number of Covid-19 contamination by letting people know if they have been in contact with a positive person. Primarily used for travel, HES Code is mandatory when purchasing a ticket for domestic flights.

Here are all the best travel apps for visiting Turkey! Let us know what kind of apps you use when you're travelling. Reach us at info@rightholidays.co.uk for your recommendations.