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Flight options
Since the activities of Istanbul Cultural capital of Europe
will attract many visitors, we recommend that you book your
flights as soon as possible. Istanbul has two airports:
Atatürk in the European part (IST) and Sabina Gökçen on the
Asiatic counterpart (SAW). The Sabina Gökçen airport
recently has been modernized and is linked to the centre by
Havaş shuttle (every hour) and by city bus (e.g. the bus to
4.cü Levent, which is a metro station on the
Taksim-Sişhane line). Because of the distance, taxis can be
an expensive option. From Atatürk airport, however, the
Havaş busses leave every 30 minutes and taxis will cost c.
40 TL or 20 Eur, and you can, alternatively, choose to take
the rail connection to the centre.
Hotels in Istanbul
As far as hotels are concerned, we recommend that you search
for a hotel in the quarters of Beyoğlu or Taksim, closest to
the NIT (from Taksim square it is a 15 min. walk to the NIT,
or a 10 minute ride in the historical tram over the Grande
Rue de Péra or Istiklal Caddesi). Hotels can be found on the
internet, on sites as Booking.com, where 4 or 5 stars hotels
with all comforts can still be booked for prices from 80-120
EUR/day.
The Sedotel Hotel has been recommended to us
and is offering a special price to conference participants
(70 single / 80 double). Should you choose to book the
Sedotel Hotel, please be sure to mention this price and
details of this offer (conference-Speelman).
www.sedhotel.com
bahar@sedhotel.com
info@sedhotel.com
Ömer Avni Mh.Beşaret Sk.No:14
Ayazpaşa-Taksim / İSTANBUL
Tel: +90 212 252 27 10 ( pbx )
Fax: +90 212 252 42 74
We can also recommend Hotel Spektra, in the
tourist quarter of Sultan Ahmet (approx. 45 minutes on foot,
by tram and by Tünel, the oldest metro in Europe needed to
reach the NIT), in the Southern corner of the Hippodrome
(today: At Meydanı). This hotel (2-3 stars, with elevator)
is ideal for guests that want to visit the main historical
monuments of ancient and Ottoman Constantinople. We have
reserved all rooms for the period 22.6 (arrival) - 28.6
(departure) at the very special price of: single: 50 EUR,
double 60 EUR and triple room 70 EUR, the excellent
breakfast included.
An alternative of the same group is the 3 star
Sumengen; here, prices are 10 EUR higher in all
categories and quality is somewhat better. Here, only a few
rooms are available. Please find the contact details for the
reservations, below:
1- Mr. Umut Sarikaya
Hotel Spectra
www.hotelspectra.com
Tel: +90 212 516 35 46
Fax: +90 212 638 33 79
2- Mr. Ibrahim Guneri
Hotel Sumengen
info@sumengenhotel.com
Tel: + 90 212 517 68 69
Fax: + 90 212 516 82 82
Booking and payment
Every participant is responsible for his or her own booking
and payment. Rooms will be assigned in order of reservation
until all rooms are booked. In case of cancellation within 2
days of arrival, the hotel will charge for the first night.
While booking, please refer to the conference and to my name
(Speelman). If you have different days of arrival or
departure this is a beautiful season to visit the city
with its many palaces, churches, mosques and museums! -,
please make this clear to the management.
For all hotels, we recommend of course that you book as soon
as possible.
On behalf of Monica Jansen and the other
members of the Committee,
Raniero Speelman
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