I'm in turkey ankara,any festivals going on this time of the year?

Question

I'm looking for a nice place to go with family in beggining of july i would love to go to any town festival around ankara i will be traveling by train so any info of a fun friendly place would be apreciated. thanks

Answer 1

Between April 26 and May 9, there was Ankara International Film Festival.

Between April 27 and May 20, there was Ankara International Music Festival.

Between 7-11 May, there was Ankara International Caricature Festival

Between 8-15 May, there was the 11th Flying Broom International Women's  Film Festival

It seems you have missed the best of the Ankara festivals.

Between 15-25 June, there will be Bilkent University International Theater Festival. It seems you will miss that, too, since you will be there in July.

Sorry nothing for July in or around Ankara.

But while in Ankara, you can go to the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations. It is a great museum.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_A...

You can go to the famous Ankara Citadel.

Around Ankara, you can go to Safranbolu, Beypazarı or Cappadoccia.

Answer 2

Try going to a Bazaar. They show the spirit of Turkey and the middle east in general. By the way, if you don't know, the Bazaar is like a giant shopping mall.

Some tips:

1) Bazaars are different from shopping malls due to the fact that people there  can bargain.

2) This relates to the first tip. Eveything in Turkey is ridiculously overpriced. When you feel something is overpriced, don't get offended, it probably means that the person wants to bargain.

3) Bazaar people love to converse. I remebmer when I was in turkey, I spent almost thirty minutes bargaining over some little metal thing that cost around 10 bucks (12 lyras)

Bazaars are a really great place to go to that many tourists miss because it isn't on a list of "Tourist Attractions". Go to a Bazaar and you'll see what I mean.