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For Those of You Who are Pro-Photographers Rights/Anti-Bag Searches...

Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Mon Aug 10 14:41:32 2009

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...don't come to Istanbul.

Signs on all the tram platforms indicate that photography and video recording is not permitted. I assume those regulations extend to the Metro, Tunel, and funiculars.

Said signs also say that the police have the right to inspect people's bags and also do body searches in the interest of security. At Metro stations, I've seen guards with handheld magnetometers by the entrances, but I have yet to see anyone get screened. The tram stations have very high police and transit staffing too.

That all being said, I've gotten tram photos from outside the sysetm boundaries, not sure about the legality of that. Not sure if I'll try getting Metro shots and stuff like that, I'd like to make it through my vacation without being arrested, especially since I don't speak a word of Turkish.

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