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teheran to istanbul

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i wanna go in summer from teheran to istanbul by train. but i´m not sure if it is running. has anyone done this trip through the last months? can anyone give me more information about this trip? is it possible to do, even when a women is travelling on her own?
Katja Wittek
katjaontour
Katja Wittek
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i wanna go in summer from teheran to istanbul by train. but i´m not sure if it is running. has anyone done this trip through the last months? can anyone give me more information about this trip? is it possible to do, even when a women is travelling on her own?
Mell
Mell
Mell
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Hello Katjaontour :)

Yes, u can certainly do it as a woman alone. At least in Iran u can. They may think it a bit odd that a women is travelling alone but that is as bad as it is likely to get. I have never been to Turkey so cant comment on that part of the journey. Ask them in Tehran to put u in an all women train cabin. Believe it or not even in Iran they do not automatically do that.

I dont know if there is or isnt a train that goes directly from Tehran all the way to Istanbul.

Mel

madjack
Ridvan
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Merhaba Katja :)

Going Istanbul from Tehran by Train :s Wooowwww !!
Its toooooo faraway.
It can be intersting but i dont know :s

There is a train for this :
name: TRANSASYA (Transasia) Train
Just a one day (on Thursday at 20:15 )
From teheran to Istanbul (Haydarpaşa Train Garage)
Trip : 69 Hours
Cities Passes :
Teheran - Tebriz - Razi - kapıköy - Van - Tatvan - Muş - Elazığ - Malatya - Sivas - Kayseri - Ankara - Eskişehir - Istanbul
39,50 euro

And Its really doesnt matter that whats your genre in TURKEY.
You can visit whereever you like in Turkey.
And just an advice to you :)
You should visit villages.
They re so hospitable.You can eat dinners with them.
So you dont need to spend money for dinner :D


You can get more Informations about Turkey
Say "Merhaba".com


Ridvan
Turkey

Michael futebol
Michael M.
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Wow Mell just gave you an anti-feminist charged answer.
Seriously.... an all womens cabin????

Mell
Mell
Mell
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Hello Michael :)

Wow Mell just gave you an anti-feminist charged answer.
Seriously.... an all womens cabin????


This would make a good thread topic. Many dont know much about how we as foreigners can support womens rights in Iran. We could discuss how we as foreigners can effectively support the feminist movements in countries like Iran. Insisting on doing things like being a lone woman in close proximity to men is futile and dangerous in some countries.

Mel
[Edited: 15:55 - Mell ]

Michael futebol
Michael M.
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I completely understand where you are coming from. I can't fathom how hard it must be for women in Tehran, I was just caught off guard when you told her to ask for an all female cabin. Most natives, atleast here are very conservative when it comes to moral issues but they are usually lineant to foreigners. She would never get harassed/hurt in Tehran for not abiding to the Iran Sharia laws that bind and oppress women, after all shes just a traveler....now if she was moving to Tehran on permanent residency... that would be an issue.
Mell
Mell
Mell
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She would never get harassed/hurt in Tehran for not abiding to the Iran Sharia laws that bind and oppress women,..

Foreigners have in fact been dealt the full blow in Iran for violating the laws there. It would be rather naive of any foreigner to assume that being a foreigner makes one immune.
Mell
Mell
Mell
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Most natives, atleast here....

Where?

Michael futebol
Michael M.
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Mombasa, Kenya

I live in a predominant (98%) Islamic region of the country.
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