Ankara has a considerable gay life whereas the gay
nightlife is indeed not as colorful as it should be.
Several gay bars and clubs have been opened and closed in Ankara
since late 90's. Here are the few exclusively LGBT venues in Ankara at the moment:
Savoy Bistro (12:00-24:00)
Address: Mesrutiyet Mah.
Konur Sokak No: 8, Kat:4 (4th floor), Kizilay,
Ankara
Web:
Savoybistro.html (Click for guest reviews,
location map, videos, pictures and more)
Bistro Savoy is homely cafe & bar welcoming LGBT+ people
from all kinds and ages. It is located on a busy shopping
and
night-life street called Konur Sokak in Kızılay district, Ankara; easy to spot with its rainbow colored windows.
They offer facilities such as food, dance, music, bar,
party organization. After entering the building take the
elevator at the end of the corridor to go to the 4th
floor.
Click here for more information about the venue
including guest reviews, party announcements and more.
Sixtiees Club (22:00-05:00)
Address:
Tunali Hilmi Cad. No: 96 / 1 Seymenler Pasaji, Kavaklidere - Ankara
Web:
Sixtieexclub.html (Click for guest reviews,
location map, videos, pictures and more)
The longest lasting gay night club
in Ankara catering exclusively to gay and lesbian
clientele, Sixtiees Club is offering activities such as
bar, dancing, karaoke and miscellaneous shows. The club
was initially called Tribal when it was first opened
back in February 2008. It moved to a new address in
September 2010. It usually gets busy after
midnight, especially on Saturday nights.
Following venues are reported by local visitors as gay
friendly venues, but this not yet confirmed by the
owners. They may be worth trying but do not expect a
visible gay-scene in these venues.
Alerta Pub 12:00-05:00
Address: Kavaklıdere Mahallesi,
Olgunlar Cd.
No:18, Cankaya / Ankara
Web:
Facebook &
Foursquare &
Youtube
Alerta is an explicitly gay, lesbian and transgender
friendly pub & bar in Cankaya, Ankara, as confirmed by
the owners in this
YouTube video (in Turkish) published by Pembe Hayat
(Pink Life), which is one of the two major officially
confirmed LGBT associations in Ankara. It is the best
alternative for the gay exclusive venues in Ankara. The
venue is located 10 minutes walking distance from
Kizilay Square and it is open until 5 a.m in the
morning.
Eski & Yeni Cafe
Adres Sakarya Cad.:İnkilap Sokak No: 6/A
, Kizilay, Ankara
Web:
Tripadvisor.com/ &
Foursquare.com
It is a popular live music club with a very cosmopolite
and liberal atmosphere, so it is also visited by local
LGBT people despite it is not a gay-friendly venue
officially. Gay people usually hang out at the basement floor
of the venue. It is one of the most well-known nightlife venue
in Ankara. (25/04/2011)
Even though there is not an explicitly gay movie theater in Ankara,
some erotic / porno movie cinemas are frequented mostly by
local gay men. Because these venues are
open to the general public, they can also be visited by
straight men sometimes. Their managers are also not
necessarily very gay friendly. For these reasons a
bit of discretion and confidentiality is recommended.
Eti Sinemasi
Address:
Şehit Gönenç Cad. Eti Apt. No: 45. Maltepe, Ankara
The cinema is located underneath the Maltepe bridge
(Strazburg Str), very close to Demirtepe Metro Station,
roughly 10 to 15 minutes walking distance from Kizilay. The entrance is inside a small passage
of the building-block facing Maltepe Mosque with a visible sign-board.
Open between 10:00 - 20:00. Majority of
attendants are middle aged and mature men. This blue
movie theater has the most friendly atmosphere among the
ones listed on this page.
Click here to share your feedback and read other
reviews about this venue.
Kerem Sinemasi (10:00 - 22:00)
Address:
Gazi Mustafa Kemal Pasa Bulvari, No: 40,
Cankaya -
Ankara, Turkey -
Google Map
It is located near Demirtepe metro station on the main
street somewhere across from Maltepe mosque with respect
to
Gazi Mustafa Kemal Pasa Boulevard, on the right hand
side when
you walk from Kizilay. You can take the subway from
Kizilay or walk in 10 minutes from there. It is only a
few minutes walking distance away from Eti Sinemasi .
Click here to share your feedback and read other
reviews about this venue.
Efes Sinemasi
Address: Izmir
Caddesi, No: 16, Demirtepe, Kizilay, Ankara.
It is a very small theater with a small screen showing
some pornographic movies, located on a street
somewhere behind Guven Park. There is not a
visible sign-board on the street. Instead look for "Efes
Pasajı" at the entrance of the building's passageway
in which it is located and walk in until you see the
ticket office.
Click here to share your feedback and read other
reviews about this venue.
Recently Closed
Following venues has been closed in recent years, mainly as a
result of decreasing demand in such venue after internet and
mobile applications became popular.
- Atlas Sinemasi in Diskapi, Ulus, Ankara.
-
Uzay Sinemasi on Yeserti Sokak,
Cebeci, Ankara.
- Başkent Sineması in Maltepe, Kizilay.
Please note that most owners of action places such as
cinemas, baths and saunas do not like to be mentioned on
gay websites or guide books even if they want them to
come to their venues for business reasons. Below venues are not
exclusively gay or gay-friendly venues and
most of them were recommended by website visitors as
indicated below. The accuracy of information provided by
website visitors is not guaranteed.
Yeni Ay Hamam - This is not a gay venue
Address :
Plevne Cad.
No 60, Demirlibahce Mh. Ankara
On the way to Siteler or Gulveren districts if you
depart from Ulus, somewhere after passing by Ankara Egitim ve
Arastirma Hastanesi which is a public hospital.
Click Here
for guest reviews, location map, videos, pictures and
more
Efes Hamami - This is not a gay venue.
Address :
Denizciler Caddesi, Ulus, Ankara.
This is the summary of the message we received form a
Turkish website visitor:
This is not a gay venue but the staff is friendly in
general. It is usually quiet, though it can be busy in
the evenings and on weekend days. It is located under Efes Hotel, across from Yegenbey Vergi Dairesi
(tax office)
Click Here
for guest reviews, location map, videos, pictures and
more
Baskent Hamami - This is not a gay venue
Address:
Uzunyol Sok 49/C,
Altindag, Ankara.
Recommended by one of our website's Turkish visitors
because of its friendly staff and relaxed atmosphere.
Accordingly, there is no visible gay scene and it is
advised to be a little cautious with the hamam staff.
Patrons are mostly bearish types and elder guys (14
January 2018).
Click Here
for guest reviews, location map, videos, pictures and
more
Eynebey Hamami - This is not a gay venue.
Address:
Adnan Saygun Caddesi, No 11 Ulus, Ankara.
This hamam had been recommended as gay-friendly venue at first, but
we receive many negative feedbacks in recent years.
Indeed, the owners have sent us a message in November
2017 saying that they don't like to be listed as a gay-friendly
venue on our website. It is still worth visiting as a
comparatively nice historical hammam experience
Click Here
for guest reviews, location map, videos, pictures and
more.
Other Turkish baths in Ankara
Click here
for other historical Turkish baths in Ankara:
In general, the cruising areas - especially parks are
where gay men should be more selective with the people
they meet. It is always possible to come across to some
bad guys who want to trap the gay men in such places.
Especially, be careful at night time and do not carry
very valuable things and a lot of money on you, just in
case.
Güven Park is located in Kizilay district of Ankara.
There may be hustlers or thieves at night time. There
used to be a gay-friendly blue-movie cinema facing the
park (Cep Cinemasi) which closed down several years ago.
Genclik Park is the big park near Ulus district of
Ankara. The part closer to the entrance gate from Ulus
is more cruisy. The park was under complete restoration
for several years which was completed by mid 2010.
Beware of pick pockets, and stay away from young guys
walking about in groups. Ulus district is regarded as
downtown of Ankara.
Karum Shopping Center is located in Kavaklidere
district, near Sheraton Hotel. Naturally there will not
be a visible gay action in a shopping mall, but such
places are popular among young gay men.-
Google Map
Ataturk Bulvari is the main boulevard of Kizilay
district. You can come across gay man promenading along
the way anytime, if you are lucky.
Seymenler Park is in upper part of Cankaya district
between Iran and Ataturk street. There are many
embassies around the park, including US and Japanese.
This park is also used for various cultural activities
and concerts. You can occasionally see gay men cruising
especially after dark, most likely around the pool.
Yüksel Caddesi is the street located in Kizilay district
across from Guven which is usually busy with young
people and students. There are lovely cafe-shops and
restaurants along the street which are usually crowded
in day time. This is not a place to go for cruising
deliberately, but it is more like to bump into gays if
you watch out. Transgender people can also be seen
cruising along the street late after midnight. Click for
map
Opera Koprusu (the bridge named after Opera House) and
its neighborhood was recommended by some local visitors
as a cruising place. It is located in Sihhiye quarter,
next to city courthouse building (Adliye Sarayi). There
are tea houses, small parks and and walking areas in the
vicinity.
Nasreddin Hoca Park This park in Ankara Yenimahalle
district was recommend in June 2018 by a website
visitor as a gay cruising point in the evenings.
Kaos GL
Address: Gazi Mustafa Kemal Bulvari,
No: 29 / 12 Kizilay,
Ankara, Turkey
Web: Kaosgl.com/
&
Facebook.com/
By means of a 2005 local court ruling in the capital
city Ankara, Kaos GL became the first legally accredited
LGBT solidarity association of Turkey . Kaos GL was
already very active since it was informally founded in
September, 1994, long before official recognition. It
aims to unite Turkey's homosexuals in the
struggle against discrimination. The group's underlying
philosophy is that the liberation of homosexuals will
also free heterosexuals. Kaos GL has been publishing the
journal Kaos GL (now a quarterly) since it was founded,
and it briefly published a monthly newspaper, Parmak
(Finger), in 2001. The group owns the Kaos Cultural
Center, in which many cultural activities, meetings and
film shows are held and where the first LGBT library of
Turkey was also built.
Pembe Hayat
Web:
Pembehayat.org/ & Facebook.com/
Pembe
Hayat (Pink Life) is a long-lasting LGBT solidarity
association based in Ankara. Pembe Hayat is focusing on transgender issues
and the problems of transgender people including sex
workers compared to other LGBT associations of Turkey.
They also publish an online LGBT news magazine under the
same name..
LGBT Turkey
You can follow LGBT news and activities all
over Turkey, including Ankara in this Facebook community page
which is being published in English..
Ankara Bears (Ankara Ayilari)
A group mainly active on the internet intending to bring
together gay bear people living in and around Ankara.
They organize parties and events on occasion.
Web:
Facebook.com /
bearsofankara
Google Group for Turkish Gays
A Google Group to meet Turkish gay men from all over
Turkey. You can leave a message to meet Turkish gays and
gay tourists living in or visiting Ankara in this group.
.
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