What is a Dolmuş?

• It’s a minibus that serves the coastal area’s

Tips on Riding the Dolmuş:

• Make sure you have some change or small bills
• Each town/village usually has a bus station where all the Dolmuş stop.
• You used to be able to hail the Dolmuş anywhere along their route, but nowadays you need to board and dismount at a bus shelter
• Hail the Dolmuş like a cab
• Once onboard, take your seat, and then check the price list at the front – usually stuck on or near the windscreen
• Hand your money to the person in front of you, and it’ll be passed forward
• If you’re owed change, the driver will hand it back during a straight stretch of road, or when you get off
• Ask the driver to stop when you want to get off  “Müsait bir yerde” (at an appropriate place)
• Exit, and say thanks!

 

 

Here’s a article about the demise on indi-bindi on the Bodrum Peninsula over at Back to Bodrum

Videos

If you still have questions or concerns about riding a Dolmuş, click here to watch this entertaining 5 minute video about a dolmus ride in Antalya from Toomas Meema

Watch more Bodrum Peninsula Videos