A NATO Advanced Study Institute. The Ocean Carbon Cycle and Climate. 5-16 August 2002, Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, Turkey

Campus Life

Food & Drink

Inside the Campus, there are various kinds of meals and price options for students to dine:

Table d'hôte meal is served in the Student Cafeteria at every noon and evening. Every department has its own student canteen, and those canteens serve between 08:00 and 16:00. The cafes in various buildings usually serve lunch at noon. In those cafes one can also find soft drinks, coffee, tea, and sandwiches etc. 

The Shopping Center in the Campus is open between 08.30 and 23.30. In the Shopping Center restaurants serving cooked food, fast food, pizza, kebab etc. can be found.

Sport Activities

Sports activities are carried out by Directorate of Sports Activities which is within the scope of Office of Health, Culture and Sports. 

E-mail :

sksdb@metu.edu.tr [Office of Health, Culture, and Sports]

hm@metu.edu.tr [Directorate of Pools] 

There are various sports and recreation activities in METU Sports environment and the students can choose from a wide array of challenges for all skill levels. Active sportsmen/women or students, who wish to enhance their capabilities at sports branches, can engage in physical exercise with the guidance of an advisor or under the supervision of a trainer. The Directorate is at the entrance floor of the Indoor Gym. Moreover, every student can participate in sports activities individually.

The gymnasia are open to students and student groups all throughout the year between the hours 9.00 -23.30. However, sports fields are usually reserved for sports teams in the evenings and at the weekends at specific hours. There are weekly field/court schedules for sports like tennis and football. Sports Center is available for our students between 07:30-16:30.

Traditional football, volleyball, and basketball tournaments are organized cooperatively by students and Directorate of Sports every year. 

Places for Sports Activities:

Outdoor Pool, Indoor Pool (Olympic), 3 Gymnasia, Football Stadium, 6 Football fields of various sizes,12 Tennis Courts Outdoor Basketball Grounds Outdoor Volleyball Grounds Ping pong Tables (at Grand Sports Hall and various departments) Yalıncak (6 km.) and Çamlık (2 km.) running tracks. Grass pitch for Cricket American Football Field Fitness Center Gymnastics Hall Sports Center (fitness, squash, sauna, vitamin cafe) Artificial Football Field 

Shopping in the Campus:

There are suitable shopping opportunities for students. Students may find what they need in Şok Market and the Shopping Center which are in Çarşı Sitesi. In the Shopping Center one can find drugstore, photography shop, stationery store, billiards room, boutique, book store and some places for dining. Furthermore, one can find a tailor, a shoemaker, a hairdresser's and a barber's shop. One can find newspapers and magazines, in both English and Turkish, from the store at the entrance of the Cafeteria, from the buffet in front of the 3rd Dormitory and from the newspaper stand in the Çarşı Merkezi.

Banking & Post Office 

Banks:

There are six banks available within METU Campus.

The branches of the banks within the campus are located in and around Çarşı Shopping Center and they are İş Bankası, Akbank, Vakıflar Bankası, Ziraat Bankası, Garanti Bankası and Yapı Kredi Bankası. These branches have ATMs (Automatic Teller Machines) as well.

At the entrances of Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Department of Civil Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Library, there are ATM of those banks which have a branch within campus boundaries and ATM of Osmanlı Bank, İnterbank, Pamukbank, Finansbank, Garanti Bank and Dışbank which do not have a branch in the campus.

The telephone numbers of the banks that are open in working hours of the weekdays are as follows:

Post Office:

Post Office is near İş Bankası within the campus. Working hours for the post office is 08:30-12.00 and 13:30-17:00

All the telephone booths in METU Campus are card phones. These cards are available in METU Post Office. 

The card phones can be found at the entrance of all the buildings of the university and at the post office. The students cannot make local, intercity or international calls via the operators.