22. WORLD MINING CONGRESS ISTANBUL

INFORMATION

Climate
Avarage highest temperature in day time in September is 25 °C / 77 F, avarage lowest temperature at night in September is 21 °C / 69.5 F, avarage temperature in September is 15 °C / 59 F. Generally there is rain in September. The weather is rainy in 10 days of November, on average. It is advised for the guests who want to have a tour in İstanbul to take their coats, rain boots and umbrellas.

Passport and Visas
The details will be announced in 2nd circular and www.wmc-expo2011.com.

Transportation
Turkish Airlines, Turkey’ s flag-carrier, flies to nearly 80 destinations worldwide and offers direct connections to leading cities not just in Europe but also in North America and the Far East.
- 50 international airlines are flying to and from Istanbul.
- International award-winning facility.
- Distance from the airport to the city centre is 20 km.
- Shuttle buses, metro and taxis to the city centre.
- Capable of serving up to 20 million passengers annually.
- State-of-the-art automated baggage handling and security measures.

Please contact your travel agent for detailed information or visit the airport website at: www.ataturkairport.com

Currency & Credit Cards
Turkish currency is the Turkish Lira, TL. Please click on the Personal Currency Assistant which enables you to make currency conversions on actual rates. You will have a bank office in the Conference Center at your service. TL is freely sold and bought in hotels, banks and special exchange offices called “döviz bürosu”. Car rental offices, hotels, above average restaurants, shops, travel agencies, gas stations will accept your credit cards. You can get cash with your credit card or cash card by using cash machines (ATM’s) in bank buildings or street booths.