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The Eminönü waterfront,
at the southern end of the Galata
Bridge over the Golden
Horn just north
of Sirkeci
Train Station (map),
is a major dock for ferryboats that
cross the Bosphorus to
and from the Asian suburbs of Üsküdar, Haydarpaşa,
and Kadıköy,
and for the car ferry to
Harem on
the Asian
shore.
The Turkish word for dock is iskele(si) (from
the Italian scala). Here's
the rundown on the docks for Bosphorus
cruises and Asian-shore
destinations, and here's
a map.
 Eminönü
Haliç İskelesi
This small wooden dock building,
boarding-point for Şehir
Hatları Golden
Horn ferries, is a bit difficult
to find. Walk west past all the TurYol
docks to near the prominent T.
C. Istanbul Ticaret Üniversitesi building.
 TurYol Eminönü
İskelesi
TurYol boats for Bosphorus
cruise, Üsküdar, Haydarpaşa & Kadıköy. TurYol ferryboat
signs are clear and straightforward. To walk from the Şehir
Hatları docks on the east side of Galata
Bridge to the TurYol docks on the west side, use
the pedestrian underpass (yaya
alt geçidi), either under the Galata
Bridge or under the roadway.
 Boğaz
İskelesi (Temporary Bosphorus
Cruise Dock)
Boğaz (boh-AHZ,
"throat, strait") means
the Bosphorus,
so this is the dock for those daily Şehir
Hatları
Bosphorus
Cruise ferries, soon to be moved
east to No. 6. Also here, the Boğaziçi
YolTur dock, another
choice for a 1-1/2-hour Bosphorus
cruise, departing frequently.
 Hezarfen
Ahmet Çelebi
İskelesi (to Üsküdar)
Frequent Şehir
Hatları ferries cruise across
to Üsküdar on
the Asian
shore. If you just
want to take a short cruise across the Bosphorus,
hop aboard, and ride it right back if
you like.
 Kadıköy
(Evliya Çelebi) İskelesi
Şehir
Hatları ferries to Kadıköy every
15 or 20 minutes,
some stopping at Haydarpaşa
Train Station, the terminus
for trains to and from Anatolia (ie,
most of Turkey). If you're going to the
station, be sure to ask if the ferry
stops there. Otherwise, you'll have to
alk around the cove or take a short taxi ride
from Kadıköy to get there. Ferries
from Karaköy/Galata,
at the northern end of the Galata
Bridge, go to Haydarpaşa (more
reliably) and Kadıköy.
 Katib
Çelebi İskelesi
This permanent dock for Şehir
Hatları Bosphorus
Cruise ferries should open in 2012, and
the temporary one (No. 3) will close.
 Harem
Araba İskelesi
This car ferry also takes passengers
across the Bosphorus to the Harem Otogar,
the intercity bus terminal on the Asian
shore.
 Sarayburnu
İskelesi
For larger Turkish ships/ferries on longer
routes.
 TurYol Karaköy
İskelesi
TurYol ferries to Üsküdar, Haydarpaşa & Kadıköy,
and in summer, Bosphorus
cruise and Princes
Islands (Adalar).
 Karaköy
İskelesi
Şehir
Hatları ferries to Kadıköy and Haydarpaşa on
the Asian
shore every
15 to 20 minutes.
 Yolcu
Salonu (Cruise Ship Passenger Terminal)
Docks, Customs, Immigration and Tourism
Information for international cruise
ship passengers.
 Salıpazarı Cruise Ship Dock
Continuation of the Karaköy
cruise ship docks, with its own entrance/exit. Walk
to the Tophane stop of the Bağcılar-Kabataş
tram for easy, inexpensive transport
to major sightseeing areas.
 Kabataş
İskelesi
Ferries to Üsküdar,
Kadıköy and the Princes
Islands by Şehir
Hatları and Dentur
Avrasya, and fast catamaran
ferries to the Princes
Islands by İDO.
 Yenikapı
Feribot Terminali
İDO seabuses
within Istanbul, and fast catamaran car ferries across
the Sea
of Marmara to Yalova, Bursa and Bandırma.
 Harem
Car Ferry Dock
Asian dock for car ferries to Eminönü (Dock 7). The Harem
Otogar (Intercity
Bus Terminal) is also here.
 Kadıköy
İskelesi
Şehir
Hatları, TurYol & Dentur
Avrasya ferries to Eminönü, Karaköy,
Kabataş, Beşiktaş and Princes
Islands (Adalar), Havataş
airport buses to Sabiha
Gökçen Airport, and Asian
Metro to Kartal.
 Üsküdar
İskelesi
Şehir
Hatları, TurYol & Dentur
Avrasya ferries to Eminönü, Karaköy and Beşiktaş.
 Beşiktaş
İskelesi
Şehir
Hatları & Dentur
Avrasya ferries to Üsküdar.
 Bostancı
İskelesi
İDO seabuses
to Yenikapı,
and other seabus docks, and İDO and
Şehir
Hatları ferries to the Princes
Islands.
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