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The photographs on this site are openly licensed images from Wikimedia Commons, used under their licences with credit to each author. A few decorative images were generated for this site and are labelled as illustrations wherever they appear.
Photographs
Istanbul's Cihangir neighbourhood rising above the Bosphorus, with a city ferry crossing the water
By SegLig. Source on Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP for this site.
The standard İstanbulkart transport card
By Belbim A.Ş.. Source on Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain. Resized and converted to WebP for this site.
An İstanbulkart card reader (validator) at a public transport turnstile
By Kurmanbek. Source on Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP for this site.
A Biletmatik ticket and top-up machine for İstanbulkart
By Jelican9. Source on Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP for this site.
A Şehir Hatları city ferry sailing on the Bosphorus
By No-Discussion-1301. Source on Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP for this site.
A metro train at the Haliç station platform above the Golden Horn
By My another account (talk). Source on Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC0. Resized and converted to WebP for this site.
Metrobüs buses at İncirli station on their dedicated lanes
By Arild Vågen. Source on Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and converted to WebP for this site.
İETT city buses parked at the Kadıköy terminal
By Kuzel06. Source on Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP for this site.
A T1 tram passing with Hagia Sophia in the background
By Calistemon. Source on Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP for this site.
Wisteria in bloom on Boğaziçi University's south campus
By Furkan Akkurt. Source on Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP for this site.
The monumental entrance gate of Istanbul University on Beyazıt Square
By Medelam. Source on Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP for this site.
The Kadıköy lighthouse and waterfront on Istanbul’s Asian side
By Jorge Franganillo. Source on Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP for this site.
A quiet residential street with apartment buildings in Kadıköy
By Raicem. Source on Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP for this site.
Shops and pedestrians on a street in Kadıköy
By Premeditated. Source on Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP for this site.
Illustrative generated images
Illustration: a person holding apartment keys over a signed rental agreement on a table
Generated with Higgsfield (z_image model) for this site. Illustrative only; it does not show a real document, office, or event.
Illustration: a student placing blank papers into a navy folder at a desk with a laptop and tea
Generated with Higgsfield (z_image model) for this site. Illustrative only; it does not show a real document, office, or event.
Illustration: a smartphone and a plain SIM card on a café table with tea, a ferry visible through the window
Generated with Higgsfield (z_image model) for this site. Illustrative only; it does not show a real document, office, or event.
Illustration: students studying with laptops in a bright university library
Generated with Higgsfield (z_image model) for this site. Illustrative only; it does not show a real document, office, or event.
The İstanbulkart card image is published on Wikimedia Commons as a public-domain image credited to Belbim A.Ş., the card issuer. It is shown so you can recognise the card; this site is not affiliated with İstanbulkart, Belbim, or İBB. If you are a rights holder and see a problem, please tell us.