Merhaba, everyone!
I am planning to go to Turkey next month. And of course I will be sending postcards ,I want to try the travel mode =) So the questions are 1) How much does it cost to send a card internationally? 2) Where do I buy stamps? Is there an official store where I can buy it online and pick up later? The second question is more relevant to Istanbul I guess. Thank you and Happy Postcrossing!
Welcome to Turkey,I hope you have great time there.For your questions here’s my answers:
1)Sending postcard internationally is 6.50 Turkish lira.
2)You can buy stamps at https://www.filateli.gov.tr or at PTT Museum at Istanbul you can find stamps at some post offices too
Thank you very much!
My pleasure.When you come to Istanbul be sure to visit ıslands too.
Hi ! I am in Istanbul right now , the city is AMAZING! I have a quick question though , I went to the main post office , and they told me that I need to pay 18.50 TYR to send a postcard to Russia. In Another place they told me that it is 22 TYR. I am in confusion.
hello dude,
welcome to turkey. unfortunately ptt decided apply new mail price policy on october 11, 2021 and it caused price hikes of about 300%. now sending postcard abroad varies for each country but we do not know why.
first i thought because of currency. then i learned poland and germany almost have the same price. germany uses euro (11 tl) poland uses zloty (2,40 tl) that’s why currency idea was out.
then i thought maybe distance, but then i learned hong kong and other far-east countries have cheaper prices than germany and poland. that’s why the distance idea was out as well.
so. now turkey has the weirdest postcard fee in the world. that’s why most turkish postcrossers (including me) stop sending cards. more info is here
This is a useful topic! I have a related question. I have a layover in the Istanbul airport for a pending trip. I’ve heard that the only airport post office is on the outside of Security. Can anyone tell me if there are mail slots in the departure area inside Security, if you already have stamps? And does anyone know if shops in the airport have postcards of UNESCO WHS sites?
Thanks in advance for your help!
hello i asked your question to my friend working in airport but she told me there is no mail slot in there. thats why if u want to send your card you should pass through security to reach ptt desk. also, i dont know the answer of 2nd question
Thanks very much. That’s quite helpful, and a very quick reply!
Happy postcrossing!
Anyone from Turkey who can help me with Turkish postal codes?
I’m trying to validate Turkish addresses in Postcrossing by confirming if they are using a valid postal code. I have downloaded the .xlsx file available at https://postakodu.ptt.gov.tr/ but I’m seeing many addresses using postal codes that don’t seem to be on this file. However, when using Google maps with those post codes it shows a clearly defined area, so they seem to be valid somehow and I must be misunderstanding something.
Is anyone able to confirm whether the .xslx file available at https://postakodu.ptt.gov.tr/ is a complete list of all possible postcodes? Or, if it they are perhaps just prefixes and they may have other combinations beyond those?
Here’s a couple of postal codes that seem to exist but are not on that file: 34396, 06430.
Anyone that can help me make sense of this? 
Hi anyone know if I can buy stamps whilst I transit at Istanbul airport and send postcards in the airport? Thank you.
Looking for someone in Istanbul, please PM me. Thanks. 
Hello to everyone!
I don’t know if it’s the right topic here, but I will try 
Im searching for a penpal from Turkey. If someone is interested in, please write a message.
Greetings from Austria
Karina
Hi! What’s the place in Izmir where I can buy postcards and poststamps? I visited 2 post office, they have very few stamps of low nominal (half of card square to fill). And it was a big trouble!
No idea about cards either (have one from the hotel). Museum has, but the shop-box doesn’t work =(
Mention the web-site https://www.filateli.gov.tr — there are no shopping points, just delivery =((( it’s not the point for touristic purposes.
I’m very disappointed =( are there any stamps in bookstores or filatelia salons?
Hello mates!
Can someone help me, please. Im currently in Kemer city, I draw 2 postcards to be sent, but I was told then that PTT will just trow them away if they see an outside adress. Im confused and need some kind of reassurance or confirmation on that. If that is actually untrue, I would like some guidance on what to say in PTT as I dont speak turkish.
Thanks in advance!
Okay, scratch that, mates. I cant find a single postcard to buy in both Kirtasiye, PTT and souvenir shops. 
I heard about the explosion in Istanbul on the news. I am so sad. I feel for you. 
Thank you
Hello friends from Turkiye!
Just curious, how does this type of postmark come about?
Is it you run out of stamps and visit the post office, pay the postage, and the postal worker prints these marks on the spot for you? (Which means from the picture that the postcard was taken to the post office on 25 Jan 2023?)
Thanks!
Hello, post officers use this mark when they do not find the proper stamp to stick on postcards but it’s mostly used for the domestic mailing process. postcard and mailing fee was changed and PTT has not created enough new stamps suitable for new prices that’s why -maybe- you got this weird mark/stamp
balıkesir 25.01.2023 refers to your card was sent on 25 January 2023 from balıkesir (city) but i do not know what does it number mean. 
