Istanbul's Emniyet Garajı bus terminal, at the southern end of Abdullah Çavuş Sokak southwest of Aksaray Square in Old Istanbul (), serves buses taking passengers and freight to Balkan countries (Albania, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania), and also to the eastern Black Sea countries of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.
The big operator here is Vardar Turizm, with buses going to Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Germany, Georgia, Hungary, Iraq, Iran, Macedonia, Poland, Romania and Syria.
Emniyet Garajı bus terminal, Istanbul.
Other destinations and companies include:
ALBANIA:
Alpar Turizm
ARMENIA:
Ast Turizm, Emniyet, Kesebirler
AZERBAIJAN:
Alpar Turizm
BULGARIA:
Nişikli Turizm, Vardar Turizm
GEORGIA:
Ast Turizm, Aybaki Tur, Golden Turizm, Mahmut Turizm, Mahmudoğlu Turizm, Metro Turizm, Nugo Turizm
IRAQ:
Alpar Turizm
IRAN:
Alpar Turizm
KOSOVO:
Alpar Turizm
ROMANIA:
Nişikli Turizm, Ortadoğu Turizm/Perla Trans, Özlem Turizm, Star Turizm, Troy Turizm, Vardar Turizm
See the page on buses to/from the Balkans for more information on some of these companies.
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