The Office of Defense Cooperation Turkey (ODC-T) and the Ankara Support Facility are both located in Ankara, formerly Angora, capital of Turkey, in central Turkey, with a population of over 4,000,000. It is principally a residential city and government seat, but a number of industries produce carpets, leather goods, wine, farm implements, household goods and cement. Ankara is an important market  for the fine produce and grains grown in the surrounding region. Ankara is a city of contrasts. The old quarter, built around the ruins of an ancient citadel, has narrow, winding streets and crowded buildings. The Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, containing a notable collection of artifacts from ancient civilizations, is located there.

The new city, laid out in 1928, is spacious and well planned, with broad boulevards, libraries, museums, embassies, government buildings, and fashionable shops and hotels. Ankara has been a trading center since ancient times. Hittites occupied the site about 2000 B.C. They were succeeded by the Phrygians about 1000 B.C. Alexander the Great subdued the city in 333 B.C.; after his death, conquering Gaulish tribes (Galatians) made it their capital. Known as Ancyra, it came under Roman rule in 189 B.C., and in 25 B.C. it became capital of the province of Galatia Prima. Later a major city of the Byzantine Empire, it was successively occupied by Persians, Arabs, Seljuk Turks, and Latin Crusaders. The city, renamed Angora by the Seljuks, fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1360, was occupied briefly by Mongols in 1402, but reverted to the Ottoman Empire the following year. In 1923, after the establishment of the republic of Turkey, Angora succeeded Istanbul as the capital. The name was changed to Ankara in 1930. Some ruins from its long history survive. The main transportation is by bus, dolmus (small buses), taxi and walking. One may travel by plane, train or bus for very reasonable rates to major cities. Temperatures range from 60s to 90s in the summer months and zero to 50s in the winter months. Snow is common in the winter and the summers are pleasant.

There is a Commissary and small AAFES Shoppette for shopping for American products. Americans also use the small corner stores and larger chain stores for much of their shopping. Turkish and western products from toiletries to large appliances are widely available.

AN APO post office is available for personnel mail, including packages.

There are many nice movie theaters that provide American movies in English with Turkish subtitles. Other entertainment options include folk and belly dancing, discos, pubs, symphony orchestra, world-class soccer, 5-star hotel casinos, fine dining and old-quarter browsing.

Ankara is centrally located for travel to the Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and Istanbul- which are all about six hours from Ankara by car and within one hour by air.