Ankara Travel Forum

I'm a 36 year old female currently living in the US. In December of 2007 I'll be traveling to Ankara, Turkey. I'll be there visiting for almost 2 weeks. This will be my first time traveling overseas. I recently applied for my US passport (Aug. 6) and I should be receiving it sometime in November. I've already purchased my roundtrip plane ticket. Any tips, comments, suggestions I should be aware of? Before traveling, while I'm there, and when I leave. Thank you.

epacer94

First of all I want to wellcome you to my Ankara.
You can say that I have a friend in Ankara and depart happly.
On the other hand if you dont have a specific duty or task 2 weeks in Ankara is too much. 2 or 3 days are enought to explore Ankara. For that reason I advice you to visit the historical ancient places arond Ankara.
1- Konya only 3 hours away. ıs the centre of whirling derwisches of Mevlana ( see my Konya page)

2- Cappadocia the moon landsscape or land of Fairychimneys. The capital city of the region is Nevsehir. There is every 2 hours bus to Cappadocia. It takes 5 hours. The other world famous towns in Cappa are Urgup, Goreme, Uchisar, Avanos. You can rest in a cave horel 2 or 3 days balooning and wondering around fairychimneys. very intersting palce to visit and a must.

3- Denizli or ancient Hiaropolis the Pamukkale/ Cotton burg which is only 5 hours away.

4- ISTANBUL = Take the night train you will be in istanbul at 08:30. You can stay in Istanbul 2-3 days. It is a must.

5- EPHESUS= The antic Roman city which is 10-12 hours away from Ankara. With night bus you will be there in the morning. You can stay at the town of Selcuk which is only 7 kms to the ruins. Home of Virgin Mary and church and grave of St. John is also in Selcuk.

Have a nice time in Ankara
pleaee visit the page:
www.mymerhaba.com which gives you useful information about Turkey and ankara.

I forgot to add:
In December Turkey is very cold. It rains it snows hard. You will need your winter coats. or you can buy in Ankara.
PS the universal dry age also hit Turkey. We dont know if it will rain or snow this winter. If not? Allah the Almighty forgive and help us.

hey there ,
cappadocia is the best option in the area and only 4 hours away by bus:) this place is unique and offers more than you imagine..if you come around at any weekend drop me a line for a small VT meeting :)

enjoy Turkey :)

Why ANKARA?There is nothing to see in this city.When you arrive to ANKAA you will see what I am talking about.I recommend to you to see places around ANKARA.

BEYPAZARI
KONYA
CAPPADOCIA

Have to agree with the other replies to your post. Ephesus, Capadocia, Konya are all really cool. Istanbul is one of the most romantic and beautiful cities on earth. Turkey is the greatest, we named our daughter Dalyan after the cutest beach town ever in the south of the country.

Isabel,
I wish a happy and long succesfull live to Dalyan.

hi

if you want to meet , you can send me email or call
when you come to ankara , I am university student

take care

laren@irishnation.com
0 535 657 23 38

Around Ankara, Hattusa & Gordion are very neat. If you are willing to pay for airfare, 95% of Turkey is within 2 hrs of Ankara & Ankara's airport is my favorite . In addition to the places mentioned, I'd also try to see the Black Sea region (I liked Trabzon & Rize), Gaziantep, and Fethiye Bay (didn't like the town itself much)

If you have any questions, email me.