Emergency & Service Numbers

Emergency Numbers
Fire 110
Emergency 112
Police 155
Gendarme 156
Coast Security 158
Forest Fire 177

These numbers are valid anywhere in Turkey and put you immediately in contact with the Turkish emergency services.

Calling these services are offered free of charge, 24 hours a day 365 days a year.

If you use a card operated public phone, you can directly dial the emergency number without inserting the card. However if you use a coin operated public phone, you should insert the coin to place the call although it is returned back at the end of the call.

Public and Social Services Numbers
Traffic 154 Psychological Depression 182
Tourism 170 Women & Social Services 183
Security 174 Health 184
Consumer 175 Water Breakdown 185
Labour Exchange 180 Electricity Breakdown 186
Environment 181 Gas Breakdown 187
Tax Information 189 Funeral Services 188

Some Useful Special Numbers
International Operator 115
Dial 115 and let the operator place the international call for you.
Toll Operator 131
To place national calls between different areas via the operator, dial 131.
Directory Assistance 118
In order to get phone number, call 118, and let the operator help you.
Paging Operator 133
If you wish to send a message to someone who owns a pager, you can directly dial the pager and send your short notation message, or, you can call 133 and let the operator help you.

Alphabetical list of area codes