Does Yandex Taxi in Istanbul charge by meter or fixed app price?
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TL;DR
Yandex Taxi in Istanbul charges by meter, not a fixed price. The app shows an estimated fare (marked with ~), and the final amount is charged after the ride based on the meter. Russian Mir cards work for payment.
What the community said
The final fare is charged based on the taxi meter, not the in-app estimate. Before completing the ride, the driver enters the meter amount into the app, and the remaining balance is then charged to the card.
today Meter-based billing
The ~ symbol next to the price in the Yandex Taxi app means the fare is an estimate only. The actual charge at the end of the ride is based on the meter reading.
today ~ symbol = estimated fare
Foreign bank cards (such as Russian Mir cards) linked to Yandex Taxi work for payment in Istanbul — the charge goes through successfully at the end of the ride.
today Mir card accepted