First Water Taxi To Be Launched In Istanbul On Wednesday

ISTANBUL - The first water taxi will be launched in Istanbul on Wednesday.
A statement by Istanbul Sea Buses Corp. said on Tuesday that water taxi would operate on demand not on schedule and the people would be able to call water taxi by phone.
A water taxi which has a length of 10-12 meters and a width of 4-5 meters is able to carry 10 passengers.
Water taxi prices according to the routes are as follows: (One dollar equals 1.24 YTL).

Route Distance Price Duration
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Beylerbeyi-Ortakoy 1.7 miles 32 YTL 6 min.
Kalamis-Bebek 7.1 miles 86 YTL 23 min.
Cengelkoy-Besiktas 2.3 miles 37 YTL 7 min.

(EÖ-AÖ)