A month in Ankara

A flat let for up to 100 days in one contract falls under Law 7464 on tourism rentals, whatever the reason for the stay. It needs a Ministry of Culture and Tourism permit, a plaque at the entrance and the permit number in the listing, and the host registers each guest with the police. The contract ends on the date it states.

A single contract of more than 100 days is an ordinary lease under the Code of Obligations, which caps a residential deposit at three months' rent and has the tenant pay heating, lighting and water unless the contract or local custom says otherwise. Its rules for homes do not cover property let for temporary use for six months or less, so on a furnished flat for a month the deposit and the bills follow the contract. The law also fines a landlord TRY 1,000,000 for letting the same home more than four times within a year on contracts of over 100 days each.

Kavaklıdere, around Tunalı Hilmi Caddesi, has shops at street level below apartment blocks and lies about 3 km from Kızılay by road. Çankaya, around the Atakule tower and the Botanik Park, is about 6 km from Kızılay and about 34 km from the airport. Neither falls in the three street areas with the higher 2026 parking tariff.

Kızılay suits a month without a car, on the metro. In Kızılay, Ulus and the castle quarter, a day of street parking costs TRY 250 under the 2026 tariff, which adds up over 30 days.

The council's 2026 decision sets hourly and daily bands for the BELTAŞ car parks, up to TRY 250 for 8 to 24 hours in a closed car park, and the text read has no monthly subscription. The EGO park and ride needs a personalised Ankarakart and closes at 23:00.

The regulation on tourism rentals makes the host state in the listing whether parking comes with the flat. For a month with a car, filter for a flat with its own space and get the parking terms in writing.

Ordinary passports of the United States and the United Kingdom allow 90 days in any 180 without a visa, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The EU passports on the ministry's list are visa-free for up to 90 days, on terms that differ by country, while passports of the Republic of Cyprus need a visa obtained in advance. The passport must be valid for at least 60 days beyond the permitted stay, apart from the nationalities the ministry exempts.

A stay beyond 90 days needs a residence permit. Law 6458 allows a short-term permit for tourism for up to two years at a time and asks for an address in Turkey; first applications go through the e-İkamet system.

Airbnb applies a long-term cancellation policy to stays of 28 nights or longer, charges a first month payment and collects the rest in monthly installments. If the guest cancels after the stay has started, the following month is not refunded. How other platforms label long stays was not checked.

A listing without a permit number. Law 7464 fines hosts and platforms for unpermitted flats, and a permitted host who does not hand over the flat as agreed is fined and must refund within 15 days.

Daily street parking in the centre. TRY 250 a day in the three higher-tariff areas makes a flat with its own space the cheaper choice for a month.

The tax line. Hotels add the 1% accommodation tax in 2026; whether a flat host adds it was not confirmed, so ask for the full price in writing.

Staying past 90 days on a visa exemption without applying for a residence permit.