Hundreds of things are lost and found Istanbul in public transport in Istanbul, and these lost and found items ranging from electronic devices, bags, wallets, cards, and other simple things to expensive things in transportation such as the subway, buses, and ships, these lost and found things are frequently forgotten or wasted, which the bus drivers or passengers who find them in the public transportation in Istanbul, they deliver them to the security officer, the one who delivers them to the lost and found Istanbul store in the (Karakoy).
When people are on public transportation, they can forget all sorts of things you can imagine!
How to deal with these lost items:
The lost items that are found in the public transportation in Istanbul are handed over to the security officers and they get photographed and then entered into the lost and found records. Then they get sent to the lost and found Istanbul store, as there are about 1,600 items that are delivered every month to the lost and found Istanbul warehouse just from the public transportation in Istanbul.
Usually, the lost and found Istanbul items are kept in warehouses for a period of 3 months until the owners communicate with the lost items property office.
As for the electronics and the valuable lost items that are found in the public transportation in Istanbul, they are kept for one year and then put up for sale, and the gain of these lost items goes back to the lost and found Istanbul store, about 10 thousand pounds annually.
As for passports and residency cards that are lost and found Istanbul on public transportation in Istanbul, they are handed over to the police, and identity cards are handed over to the Civil Affairs Administration. They also send lost clothes and shoes that are found on public transportation in Istanbul to the Red Crescent, to distribute them to those who need them.
Tourists who lose their passports, identity cards, or private luggage on public transportation in Istanbul are also contacted to hand them over to them, for example, there are 14 million users of public transport cards in Istanbul, who lose more than a thousand and 500 cards in transportation every month.
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How to contact lost and found Istanbul management:
Those who lose their luggage while on public transportation in Istanbul can call (153) to obtain information about missing items.
You can also speak Arabic by calling (153*4).
Or visit the public transport website: https://www.iett.istanbul/ for ay needed inquiries.
And now that we know about the safety of the public transportation in Istanbul based on the written above, we can conclude and simply say that Turkey is one of the safest destination you can visit.
Everything you lose from average and simple items to expensive and valuable things in the public transportation in Istanbul can be found easily if you just looked, searched and asked for the right direction, and it will point you to the lost and found warehouse to get back your lost stuff whether they are valuable or non-valuable items.. And sometimes even if they know your identity, they themselves will contact you directly to let you know that your lost items are in safe hand and that you can go pick them up safely and in one piece.
So now that you know there’s no safer place than Turkey, and now that you’re encouraged to visit it, let us know what is the first place you’ll visit and what transportation will you use?
The (Turkey for Expats) team hopes that you have benefited from this article, and if you have any inquiries, you can leave them in the comments section.
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