The Grand Lodge of Turkey is in amity with 147 Grand Lodges all around the world.
The address and telephone / fax numbers of the Freemasons’ Hall (Headquarter) in Istanbul are as follows:

HKMBL
The Grand Lodge of Turkey
Nuru Ziya Sokak No. 9,
34420 Beyoglu, Istanbul
Tel : +90 212 251 26 50
Fax : +90 212 249 47 53

Visitors from sister jurisdictions are requested to present a clearance certificate issued or approved by their Grand Secretaries certifying that the bearer is in regular standing.

The Grand Lodge of Turkey is a single ritual jurisdiction, working the by so called “Turkish Ritual” is largely based on the Modern Ritual of Scotland, but with several continental additions stemming from the French and Schroeder Rites. Most of the Lodges labour in Turkish. The following list shows the Lodges labouring in other languages. They use the translated version of Turkish rituals.

Dikmen Lodge # 22 Ankara, English
Freedom Lodge # 35 Istanbul, English
Ephesus Lodge # 42 Izmir, English
Wisdom Lodge # 233 Ankara, English
Atlas Lodge # 9 Istanbul, French
Humanitas Lodge # 33 Istanbul, French
Prometée Lodge # 16 Izmir, French
Libertas Lodge # 17 Istanbul, German
Hakikat Lodge # 18 Istanbul, Greek
Hulus Lodge # 34 Istanbul, Greek

Lodges in Turkey meet regularly twice a month except for months of July and August. Some of the Lodges in the resort stripe (towns at the Mediterranean and Agean Coast) work throughout the summer and take their recesses in winter season. Most Lodges open at 19:00 hours. Dress code for Turkish lodges requires dark suit, black tie, white gloves and working regalia. Black trousers, white shirt and black tie without a jacket, are only accepted during the hot season in some of the Mediterranean Lodges. Visitors are provided with aprons.

During the labour of Turkish Constitution Lodges, Koran, Old Testament and New Testament are in all conscience displayed on the altar.

Some of the salient practices of Lodges are that they require a minimum of one year stay in between degrees, compulsory attendance, candidates presenting lectures and written (paper )assignments prior to passing and raising.

Term of office for the Lodge officers and Grand Officers is two years. The Master and officers are elected in the first meeting of November and are installed in December of the odd years. Likewise election and installation of Grand Master and Grand Officers is scheduled for odd years. They are elected and installed at the Grand Lodge Assembly which is held in May. To be eligible for election as a Master, the candidate should have served a minimum of one term (two years) as Warden . The Master, Immediate Past Master and one elected representative are delegates from each lodge to the Annual Grand Lodge Assembly. Past Grand Masters and Past Grand Officers are ad vitam delegates.