ISTANBUL is waiting to greet you with streets steeped in history and brimming with mystique!

And as part of its mission to provide passengers with the best service possible, Turkish Airlines is to introduce another new service.

Passengers who arrive at our Istanbul station and are due to take a connecting flight on the same day can now choose between spending their waiting time relaxing in free daytime hotel accommodation or using our new service to enjoy a magnificent tour of Istanbul.

No pre-booking or reservation is required but passengers must not have already used the accommodation service provided by us during the same connecting flight.

Passengers must be traveling from one international location to another with a flight connection at Atatürk Airport. Both legs of the flight must be operated by Turkish Airlines.

Passengers must have a waiting period of no more than 24 hours at Atatürk Airport.

Connection times must be appropriate for our tour schedule: Passengers need to be at the Hotel Desk of the International Arrivals terminal 30 minutes before the start of the tour. Passengers will arrive back at the airport at the scheduled finish time of the tour.

Passengers must ensure their flight departure time is at least one hour after the finish time of the tour.

Tours accompanied by an English speaking guide take place from 09:00-15:00, 09:00-18:00 and 12:00-18:00 every day. Tours include museums, historical sites and various religious establishments.

As passengers are allotted some free time during the tour, those aged under 18 must be accompanied by an adult companion. The costs of meals (breakfast/lunch), transfers, entrance fees to museums and historical sites and the guided tour itself are met by us.