Prayer TimesA person who sets out to travel to a place at a distance considered as "sefer" in religious terms is regarded as a traveler (musafir) as soon as they leave the inhabited area of their place of residence. From that point on, they may benefit from the rulings and concessions related to travel (Merğînânî, el-Hidâye, II, 101). Accordingly, once a person begins their journey and leaves the inhabited area of the city, they perform the four-unit obligatory prayers as two units. Nowadays, cities have expanded, and in cases like Istanbul, the distance between two ends of the city can almost reach the travel distance. Therefore, for those living in large metropolitan cities like Istanbul, when they set out on a journey with their own vehicles, they are considered travelers as soon as they cross the municipal boundaries of their district, and the rulings of travel apply to them. If the journey is undertaken by public transportation such as bus, train, airplane, or ship, the starting point of travel can be considered as the bus terminal, train station, airport, or port.
Source: T.C. Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı, Din İşleri Yüksek Kurulu
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