Venue

Ankara, Turkey
Beytepe Campus of Hacettepe University

Tournament Area

European Youth Go Championships 2023 will be held at the Beytepe Campus of Hacettepe University, which is located in Ankara, the capital of Turkey.

Tournament Hall:
Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Tunçalp Özgen Kongre ve Kültür Merkezi
06800 Beytepe – ANKARA
https://goo.gl/maps/rVb98FxSnu5QDkqE7

Food

There are various restaurants in Beytepe Campus of Hacettepe University. Each meal would cost around 3-5 Euro approximately.

There are many markets for basic food supplies and other basic necessities which are available mostly between 09:00am-09:00pm, some of them are open for longer hours. These markets and stores can be found at almost every region of the city.

Weather Condition

The climate in Ankara during March can be summarized as cool and reasonably dry.
March is in the spring in Ankara and is typically the 4th coldest month of the year. Daytime maximum temperatures average around a cool 11°C (51°F), whilst at night -0°C (32°F) is normal. (Source)

You can check the daily weather report by clicking this web page.

Visa

European Union citizens have visa exemption up to 90 days. However, please check the current situation on the web page of the Republic of Turkey Foreign Relations by clicking to this web page to get the recent and official information about your country.

Currency

1 Euro equals to about 20 Turkish Lira (TRY). The exchange rate in Turkey is high for the last couple of years. Therefore, you can check the daily currency via this web page.

Even though in some stores and restaurants you can pay with Euro, it will be faster, easier and more affordable to pay in Turkish Lira.

Tap Water

We do not recommend to drink tap water even if the official declaration is you can.

Electricity

Turkey operates on 220 volts, 50 Hz, with round-prong European-style plugs that fit into recessed wall sockets / points. Our guests from Europe can charge their devices without any need of an extra adapter, except UK.

Emergency Call: 112

In a lot of Turkey’s provinces (and in Ankara) if you find yourselves in need of contacting police, military police, fire-fighting department, ambulance, health, AFAD, wildfires department, shore and coast police you can do it by calling a single number which is 112 and you can ask for help.

Time Zone

All areas in Turkey observe the same time zone. It is 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Turkey’s time zone: UTC+3