Living in Ankara
Students are served four kinds of food with a reasonable price(1.75TL/ 1 €) in the dining halls in every faculty and vocational school by the private firm under the contract with the University.
The foods are prepared under the supervision of a dietician and according to the season in a way that will contain the calorie and nutrition facts necessary for the students. Alternatively, canteens, cafeterias and restaurants are also available for students in campuses.
|
Product |
Prices in a shop*(TL) |
|
Coffee |
11/ 200 gr |
|
Cola |
1,5/ 1 lt |
|
Bread |
0.6 |
|
Milk |
1,7/ 1 lt |
|
Yoghurt |
1,5/ 0,5 kg |
|
Pasta |
0,7/ 0.5 kg |
|
Tomatoes |
1/ 1kg |
|
Bananas |
3/ 1 kg |
|
Chocolate |
1,8/ 100 gr |
|
Juice |
1,8/ 1 lt |
|
Beer |
2,5/ 50 cl |
|
Natural water |
2/ 5 lt |
|
Cinema |
8 |
|
Theatre |
4 |
How
to get Ankara
By Air
The
International Esenboga Airport is 30km north of the city center. Transportation
is provided by HAVAS shuttle buses with a reasonable fare to the city centre (
as well as taxis).
From
other cities:
By Road
It is possible to get to any point in Turkey from Ankara by bus, and even further afield with services to surrounding countries - even Moscow. The main bus station is 5km west of Kizilay, with over 100 bus companies operating from there. Many local buses and companies are operating to and from the city centre.
By Train
There are direct railway services to the
following destinations:
Istanbul, Izmir, Balikesir, Isparta and Burcdur, Zonguldak, Adana, Elazig and
Diyarbakir. As with all reservations in Turkey, the fast trains get booked up
quickly, as do sleepers, so booking ahead is strongly recommended
Useful Contacts:
Turkish Airlines (THY) at Esenboga Airport:
Tel: (+90 312) 398 0000 / 1517 or (+90 312) 398 0550.
THY City Offices Tel: (+90 312) 419 1492; (+90 312) 428 0200.
Fax: (+90 312) 428 1681
HAVAS Esenboga Airport:
Tel: (+90 312) 398 0000 ext. 1649
www.turkishairlines.com
By Road
You can come to Ankara by road. But we
don’t advice you to use this way because of the road’s situation and custom
regulations. The participants from İstanbul, Greece,
Croatia,Romania,Hungary,Serbia and Montenegro may use this method.
General Route: Private car: London - Istanbul, approximately 3,000 km.
Northern Route: Belgium, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and
Turkey. Southern Route: Belgium, Germany, Austria, and Italy, with a ferry to
Turkey.
Indicative distance:
Aachen: 2396km
Athens: 819km
Barcelona: 2582 km
Belgrade: 1152 km
Braunschweig: 2187 km
Bremen: 2334 km
Budapest: 1388 km
Bucharest: 749 km
Covilha: 3380 km
Delft: 2556 km
Dresden: 1927 km
Helsinki: 2319 km
Istanbul: 453 km
Kiev: 1876 km
Leuven: 2493 km
Lisboa: 3584 km
London: 2835 km
Madrid: 3086 km
Milano: 2420 km
Munich: 1923 km
Napoli: 3205 km
Palermo: 3980 km
Paris: 2600 km
Patras: 1145 km
Pisa: 2700 km
Rzeszow: 1410 km
Stuttgart: 2113 km
Terassa: 2593 km
Torino: 2135 km
Toulouse: 2625 km
Warsaw: 1644 km
Zagreb: 1518 km
Please note: The distance is calculated "as the crow flies".
It uses the latitude and longitude of the cities to calculate the distance, so
this may vary from the driving distances. It is possible to get to any point in
Turkey from Ankara by bus, and even further afield with services to surrounding
countries - even Moscow. The main bus station is 5km west of Kizilay, with over
100 bus companies operating from there. Many local buses go there, and most
companies will have a service minibus operating to and from the city centre.
By Air
Most of the airlines only flies to Atatürk
Airport or Sabiha Gökçen Airport, which are in İstanbul. So you have to
transfer to another vehicle; another airplane,train or bus.There are lots of
bus companies routed between Ankara and İstanbul which takes 6-7 hours trip.It
costs 40-50YTLs. Also some of the local airlines can provide cheap tickets for
65YTLs.(AtlasJet.,Onur Air.,Pegasus.,
…).Let us know which way you would prefer.Ankara Esenboga Airport is 33 km (21
miles, about 40 minutes in normal traffic) northeast of the city center,
reached by inexpensive (6USD) airport shuttle bus (Havas) to/from the ASTI bus
terminal or Ankara Gar train station. A metered taxi would cost about 35USD.
From the airport shuttle bus stations in downtown Ankara (one near the Gar
train station, and the other at the bus station ASTI), one can take a metered
taxi to the hotel.
If you need any assistance with arranging your air ticket drop us a mail. We
would look forward to help you arrange your booking.
For your convenience, below you can find a list of low-fares airlines. Please
note that these list could not be complete!
Useful Contacts:
Aerosvit Airlines http://www.aerosvit.ua/
Air France http://www.airfrance.com/
Air Malta http://www.airmalta.com/
Alitalia http://www.alitalia.com/
Austrian Airlines http://www.aua.com
British Airways http://www.britishairways.com/
Condor(Germany) http://www.condor.com
Czech Airlines http://www.csa.cz/
Finnair http://www.finnair.fi/
Germanwings http://www.germanwings.com/
Hapagfly http://www.hapagfly.com/
HLX http://www.hlx.com
Iberia(Spain) http://www.iberia.com/
KLM http://www.klm.com/
LOT(Poland) http://www.lot.com/
LTU http://www.ltu.de/
Lufthansa http://www.lufthansa.com/
Malev(Hungary) http://www.malev.hu/
Olympic Airlines http://www.olympicairlines.com/
SAS http://www.sas.se/
Swissair http://www.swissair.com
Turkish Airlines http://www.thy.com
For Cheap Tickets:
http://www.wegolo.com
http://www.marcopoloturkey.com/
Turkish Airlines (THY) at Esenboga Airport:
Tel: (+90 312) 398 0000 / 1517 or (+90 312) 398 0550.
THY City Offices Tel: (+90 312) 419 1492; (+90 312) 428 0200.
Fax: (+90 312) 428 1681
HAVAS Esenboga Airport
Tel: (+90 312) 398 0000 ext. 1649
By Bus
Most of the the intercity and international
busses arrive at İstanbul Esenler Otogar from Europe.You can reach to Ankara
from İstanbul by three different way again;bus, train and airplane.The terminal
of Ankara locates very near to METU(ODTÜ).There is a dolmuş and bus directly to
METU in front of the terminal.
Ulusoy http://www.ulusoy.com.tr/
Varan http://www.varan.com.tr/
By Sea
There are ferry journeys from Italy and
Greece.
You can arrive by ship in Turkey (Cesme), then reach Ankara by train, bus or
airplane. Information and Reservations: Turkish Maritime Lines.
By Train
Train journeys can be made to Istanbul
directly from and via some of the major cities Europe. And also you can reach
to Ankara by train after reaching to İstanbul.
For more information and fares: http://www.tcdd.gov.tr/
Public transport
Ankara has a big public transportation system with two connected underground systems, two type bus systems (There are two systems; 1.you buy ticket from ticket kiosk(bufe) and 2.you pay after you get into the bus-but they are not the same buses), and also dolmuş system(these are small busses with an arranged route and arranged fee.). But these transportation systems does not work after 00:00. Taxis work all day but after 00:00 they get %50 more money.