Discover Ankara

Transportation within the City

City Bus Transportation

EGO is the acronym used for public bus transportation in Ankara. You can purchase single and multiple use bus cards at most newspaper kiosks, EGO booths, and Metro and Ankaray stations. Private “Halk” buses also provide transportation. EGO cards are not accepted on these buses. You pay for your ticket on the bus. For routes and rates, see www.ego.gov.tr.

Metro and Ankaray

Ankara has a very clean, efficient underground rail system. There are two lines - Ankaray and Metro. You can use the same EGO bus card that you use on city buses.

For Metro and Ankaray routes and rates, visit the website www.ego.gov.tr.

Dolmuş

Throughout the city, there are many mini-buses that stop when hailed by individual passengers. In other words, you can get on or off wherever you want along the route of the DOLMUŞ. There are no tickets. You have to pay in cash.

Intercity Travel

Bus

Ankara Şehirlerarası Terminal İşletmesi - Ankara Intercity Bus Terminal (AŞTİ) is located on Konya Road. There, you will find buses which travel to virtually every location in Turkey. Bus transportation is an efficient and affordable way to travel. All bus companies are privately owned, and may have varying schedules. It is best to make a reservation in advance for your trip. AŞTİ is at the last stop on the Ankaray underground line.

Train

Traveling by train (TCDD-Turkish State Railways) can be enjoyable and inexpensive, although there are not as many routes available as there are with buses. Train tickets are sold at many travel agencies and at the Central Train Station (İstasyon or Gar). Special rates are offered to teachers and students. You can benefit from this discount if you show your Student ID. One way to get to the train station is to take the Ankaray from the University Campus. Get off at the Maltepe station.

For detailed information, visit the Turkish State Railway’s website at www.tcdd.gov.tr.

Banks

DenizBank has an on-campus office and a couple of ATMs. It also has a number of branches near the campus. You can also find many other bank offices in Kızılay.

Meals and Shopping

The Main Campus has a number of eateries at convenient locations to enjoy a quick snack or to have a full meal with friends. There is a snack shop serving sandwiches, salads, soup, coffee, tea, and soft drinks. Lunch costs 9 TL (3.5 Euros) in the cafeteria. Also, there are fast food restaurants and restaurants featuring traditional Turkish food near campus where you can enjoy the delicacies of the Turkish cuisine and various other kinds of meals.

There are many shopping malls in Ankara (Kızılay Shopping Center, Ankamall, Karum, Mesa Plaza, Armada, etc.) and small local family-owned shops in the city and near the main campus.

Post Offices and GSM Operator Agencies

The nearest post office is the Main Post Office (PTT) in Kızılay. You can purchase single-use phone cards or smart phone cards with different amount of credits on.

The major GSM operators in Turkey are Turkcell, Vodafone and Avea, and it is easy to get local prepaid SIM cards from the operator outlets as well as newspaper kiosks near the university.

(The country code of Turkey is +90)

Tourism, Cinemas, Theaters, and Museums

Ankara is the capital city of Turkey. Centrally located in Anatolia, the city is close to many touristic places like Cappadocia and Istanbul, as well as to the beach resorts along the Aeagean, Mediterrenean and Blacksea coastline. You can go to these places by bus, train or air. It is possible to reach Cappadocia and Istanbul in 4.5 hours by bus. It takes about 8 hours by bus to go to the Mediterranean and Aegean coasts. Domestic air travel to many locations in Turkey is an affordable option as well.

In Ankara, movie theaters are generally located in the shopping malls. TEDU is close to many of them and getting there is easy with public transportation. In addition, in Ankara, there are state and private theaters. ‘AKÜN Sahnesi’, ‘Şinasi Sahnesi’ and ‘Muhsin Ertuğrul Sahnesi’ are the ones that are located in Kızılay and close to the university.

There are many museums to visit in Ankara, some of which are:

The Museum of Anatolian Civilisations
Address: Gözcü Sokak No:2 06240 Ulus / Ankara
Phone: +90 (312) 324-3160
Website

Ethnography Museum
Talatpaşa Bulvarı Türkocağı Sok. No.4 Ulus / Ankara
Phone: +90 (312) 310-9556

CerModern
Adres: Altınsoy Cad. No:3 06101 Sıhhıye / Ankara
Phone: +90 (312) 310-0000
Website

Embassies

Information about embassies and consulars is available in here.