About Ankara
Time Difference:
Turkey is GMT+2, 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.
Weather:
In early June the temperature fluctuates around 20 C° (or 68
F) in Ankara
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Sunrise |
5:21 |
5:21 |
5:21 |
5:20 |
5:20 |
5:19 |
5:19 |
5:19 |
5:19 |
5:19 |
Sunset |
20:11 |
20:11 |
20:12 |
20:13 |
20:13 |
20:14 |
20:15 |
20:15 |
20:16 |
20:16 |
Avg.
Max. |
23°C |
24°C |
24°C |
24°C |
24°C |
24°C |
24°C |
25°C |
25°C |
25°C |
Avg.
Min. |
11°C
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11°C
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11°C
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11°C
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11°C
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11°C
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11°C
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12°C
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12°C
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12°C
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Mean |
18°C |
18°C |
18°C |
18°C |
18°C |
18°C |
18°C |
19°C |
19°C |
19°C |
Ankara is about as European as Turkey
gets. There are touches of the mystical east if you know where to
look but the vast majority of the city is 20th century through and
through. Ankara is a huge university town and you'll find the streets
of Kizilay and the bars of Sakarya thronged with students for most
of the year. Capital city status and the presence of language schools
and the above mentioned universities has brought a sizeable ex pat
community to Ankara and all this adds to the western feel of the
place.
A lot of foreigners are here
on business but tourism is beginning to have an impact on
various aspects of the city. Ankara is a reasonably convenient
place to base yourself if you want to travel Anatolia, Cappadocia
or the Black Sea coast and a growing number of tour operators
and related service industries are catering to tourists. There
is accommodation here at all levels, with prices pegged below
those of Istanbul or the south coast, and the new bus station
(ASTI) is probably the most useful transport hub in Turkey
with services to just about anywhere that's feasible (The
Lebanon is only 16 hours away if you're feeling adventurous).
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Ankara
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