A dolmuş, which is like a shared taxi, is one of the most widely used transportation options in İstanbul. They are mini vans, colored in yellow and can carry up to 8 people. A dolmuş costs more than a bus but less than a taxi and runs more often than public buses. Besides the main dolmuş stops, there are dolmuş stops almost every twenty minutes on the route. The main and most important routes for these shared taxis are:

▪ Taksim – Eminönü (Taksim stop, near the Ataturk Cultural Center, in Taksim square)
▪ Taksim – Kadıköy
▪ Taksim – Bostanci
▪ Taksim – Aksaray (Taksim stop, Tarlabasi Avenue, close to Taksim square)
▪ Kadıköy – Bostanci (Bostanci stop, in front of the Bostanci ferry port)
▪ Taksim – Tesvikiye (Taksim stop, in front of Patisserie Gezi, in Taksim square)
▪ Beşiktaş – Nisantasi (Beşiktaş stop, in front of the Beşiktaş – Üsküdar ferry port)
▪ Kadıköy – Üsküdar (Üsküdar stop, Near the Üsküdar – Beşiktaş and Üsküdar – Kabataş ferry port)