Rent a Car in Turkey
Car rental in Turkey is quite expensive mostly because of the high taxes that are paid on importing cars into Turkey. It costs a minimum of $60 (EUR 50) to rent a decent car with insurance and all other costs included. Renting a car from larger and better companies mostly costs about $75-80. Car rental in Turkey, as elsewhere, provides the traveller with great freedom to travel all across Turkey, especially to the less popular rural regions.
The minimum age for car rental in Turkey is 18. You will need a major credit (Visa, Master, Diners or American Express) card to make the payment, as well as a cash deposit. All the major cities and towns in Turkey have branches of the main international car rental agencies that are found anywhere else in the world although there are also some smaller local "rent a car" agencies in Turkey. You can also contact these car rental agencies in Turkey well in advance of your trip online in order to find out pricing of car rental and get a discount in low season.
There are 3 important tips for renting a car in Turkey. The first is you should ask whether mileage is included in pricing or not. Naturally if you plan to do a lot of driving you should prefer a car rent that has unlimited mileage. The second tip is asking who pays for the costs in case of an accident. Also ask for the coverage of the car insurance. Last tip is never move your car in case of an accident (hope you won't). Until the police (or the gendarmarie) comes and prepares a report your car should not move in order for the insurance to make the necessary payment.
One last word about renting a car in Turkey, be prepared for a manual transmission because most cars have manual transmission in Turkey.