There is considerable unrest in the southeast of the country. Advice should be sought before travel to or through this region. Turkish Airlines provides an important network of internal flights from Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir to all of the major Turkish cities. There are also services between Istanbul and Izmir, with overnight accommodation and ferry routes along Turkey's northern Black Sea coast. A frequent car ferry crosses the Dardenelles at Gallipoli, from Canakkale to Eceabat and Gelibolu to Lapseki.
Fares are comparatively cheap.
Fares are more expensive for express and mail trains, even though express trains are relatively slow, and some routes are indirect. Steam engines, such as the Anatolia Express , which traverses eastern Turkey, are retained for tourist trains on some routes. Tickets can be purchased at TCDD offices at railway stations and TCDD -appointed agents. Traffic drives on the right. Many private companies provide frequent day and night services between all Turkish cities.