Country code: 90. The cheapest way to make calls is from PTT telephone booths, which are found in all areas. Telephone cards are available for these.

Roaming agreements exist with international mobile phone companies. Coverage is mostly good, but can be patchy in some rural areas.

Internet cafes exist in main urban areas.

Turkish Radio and Television (TRT), the state broadcaster, runs four national television networks as well as a number of radio stations. Competing with TRT are around 300 private TV stations and over 1000 private radio stations. Although some of the most repressive sanctions have been lifted to enable Turkey to meet EU entry requirements, there are still reports from independent international observers of journalists being imprisoned, or attacked by police. Kurdish-language broadcasts have been introduced in order to meet EU criteria on minorities.
Press: The main newspapers are Hürriyet, Milliyet, Sabah and Zamam. English-language daily newspapers include The Turkish Daily News.
TV: Four state-run channels are operated by TRT. Private channels include Kanal D, Show TV and Star TV. CNN Türk is the Turkish channel of news network CNN.
Radio: TRT stations include TRT 1 (cultural and educational), TRT 3 (popular music) and TRT 4 (folk and classical music). Show Radyo and Capital Radio are commercial stations, while Radyo Foreks broadcasts news.

Turkish post offices are recognisable by their yellow PTT signs. Post office hours: major outlets Mon-Sat 0800-2400, Sun 0900-1900; smaller post offices have the same opening hours as government offices.