How do I use a Satnav (Garmin Nuvi 2599) in Turkey?

We have just got a new Garmin Nuvi 2599 for Christmas and may be going to Turkey next year.

The Nuvi 2599 comes with a full set of Europe maps that include Turkey.

I have tried to enter the address of a hotel we have used in the past, but looking at the map on the Nuvi 2599 it is showing a point a long way from the hotel. I entered the address using the postcode of the hotel.

Firstly how do address work in Turkey?

Then what is the best way to enter an address into the sat nav?

What level of mapping should I expect compared to UK?

Best Answer

Addresses work similarly in Turkey to most countries, in that a postcode is a general area. The point that your sat nav is showing will likely be the centre of that postcode area.

As Henning pointed out, however, that area may be quite large. Here in the UK, urban postcode areas are very small (a few houses) but out in the country they can take in a much larger area.

So in order to get accurate guidance, putting the street address in will be best. Michael's comment linked to a useful document explaining the address structure in Turkey. As you can see it is basically the same as here in the UK:

recipient’s name and surname.
organisation/legal person’s name.
sub-locality, village name or P.O box(PK) number.
street, position, building, site, floor, door name and/or number.
postcode, parish (district-town-municipality) or county or province name (if parish or county names are not unique, province name should be specified).

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Here are the steps for changing the country on your Garmin:

Press Where To.

Press Address or press Attractions. At the top of the screen it will show you the country you are currently using.

Press Change Country at the bottom.

Type the name of the country you want.

Press done.

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Will my Garmin Nuvi work in Europe?

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