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
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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About Ankara
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