Fast Facts

Airline Information -- Esenboga Airport offers a new "24-hour live service" line (tel. 0312/428-5222). Because the information line is in Turkish, have the hotel concierge call for you. Turkish Airlines has a downtown office at Atatürk Bulv. 154, Kavaklidere (tel. 0312/428-0200).

Ambulance -- In a medical emergency, call Medline (tel. 0312/459-4000 in Ankara and tel. 444-1212 from anywhere in Turkey).

Bus Companies -- Companies include Kamil Koç (tel. 444-0562), Kent (tel. 444-0038), Metro (tel. 444-3455), Pamukkale (tel. 444-3535), Ulusoy (tel. 444-1888), and Varan (tel. 0312/426-9753 in Kavaklidere, tel. 0312/224-0043 at the otogar).

Car Rental -- Avis has a location in the domestic terminal (tel. 0312/398-0315) and at Tunus Cad. 68/2, Kavaklidere (tel. 0312/467-2313); Europcar, also in the domestic terminal (tel. 0312/398-0503) and Tunus Cad. 79/2, Kavaklidere (tel. 0312/426-1636); Hertz, Kenedi Cad. 144, Gaziosmanpasa (tel. 0312/468-6290); Budget, Tunus Cad. 68/2 (tel. 0312/466-0336); and the Turkish company Decar, Tunus Cad. 77/1 (tel. 0312/426-9737, 398-2188 for the domestic terminal).

Courier Services -- DHL Worldwide (tel. 0312/444-0400), FedEx (tel. 444-0505), TNT (tel. 444-0868), and UPS (tel. 444-0033) all have locations in Ankara and offer convenient pickup services.

Hospitals -- Among the private hospitals in town are Çankaya Hospital, Bülten Sok. 44, Kavaklidere (tel. 0312/426-1450); Baskent University Hospital, Fevzi Çakmak Cad. 10, Sok. 45, Bahçelievler (tel. 0312/212-6868); and Bayindir Hospital, Eskisehir Yolu, Sok. 2, Sögütözü (tel. 0312/287-9000). The last also has a dental clinic on the premises.

Post Office -- The main post office is located in Ulus on Atatürk Bulvari. There is another branch in Kizilay Square and countless others around town, all open from 8:30am to 5:30pm, Monday through Friday. In addition to the regular postal services, the PTT also has competitive currency exchange rates.

Telephone -- Dial tel. 115 for an international operator (and remember to dial 0 before a city's prefix). For calling cards and collect calls via AT&T, dial tel. 00/800-122-77.

Turkish Railways -- Ankara's Gar, or train station, is located at Talatpasa Bulvari at the bottom of Cumhuriyet Bulvari. For information on schedules and trains, call tel. 0312/311-0620; for tickets and reservations, call tel. 0312/310-6515. You can also check out their website for information and schedules (now also in English) at www.tcdd.gov.tr.