Istanbul offers free public Wi-Fi

Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has launched free Wi-Fi in popular publicsquares around the city.The municipality announced that, starting with public squares, services will bebroadened to cover wider parts of the city. Users can access the free public internetservice in key  squares such as Taksim, Sultanahmet, Eminonu, Mecidiyekoy.After getting a password through their mobile phones, users can login to use thepublic Wi-Fi service, according to the announcement.The service is put into service following Turkey's 30 March local elections as thisservice was promised during campaign time.Istanbul Municipality has also started to roll-out Wi-Fi services on its buses.