PRACTICAL INFORMATION LIBRARY Main Library situated at Terzioglu Campus and it is open 7/24. MEALS There are Student Restaurants at Anafartalar Campus and Terzioglu Campus and they offer 4-course lunch and dinner which costs about 1,5. Fast food, cold and hot drinks are also available from student canteens which can be found in all academic units. CLIMATE Winters are usually mild, windy and rainy, and summers are windy and hot. Prevailing winds are from the northeast and northwest. Average air and water temperatures for Çanakkale (C ) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec A 6 7 8 12 17 22 25 24 21 16 12 8 W 9 9 9 11 16 20 23 23 22 18 15 12 LOCAL TIME GMT + 2 hrs. (Summer) Time differences between Turkey and some other countries : Germany -1 France -1 England -2 Italy -1 Netherlands -1 Austria -1 Spain -1 ELECTRICITY 220 volts AC, all over Turkey. The voltage is clearly marked on all hotel outlets. TAP WATER It has been chlorinated but we recommend you to prefer bottled water for drinking which is sold acroos the
city markets and newsagents. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Metric system. POSTAL SERVICE In Tercioglu Campus, OSEM building, there is PTT Office. In additin Canakkale Post Office is situated at Inonu Caddesi and open Monday to Saturday from 8:30 am till 5.30 p.m. Postal charges vary for different services depending on weight and destination.there is also an express postal service (APS) operating to 90 countries for letters, documents and small packages. A wide variety of special stamps are available in all PTT centers for philatelists. BANKS All major Turkish Bank have branches in the centre of the town where you can open accounts in different currencies. They are open Monday to Friday, from 9 am to 5 pm. There are cash points belonging to Isbank, Akbank, Garanti Bank, Vakıfbank on Anafartalar Campus, and Garanti Bank, Vakıfbank. Other cash dispensing machines are placed at busy junctions around Canakkale. Ziraat Bank on Terzioglu Campus is situated and it is open 08:30-12:30 13:30-17:30. PUBLIC TRANSPORT Canakkale is a small city and many students walk from their hostels or homes to Anafartalar Campus. Students at Terzioglu Campus usually catch a citybus. You will need to get a Burs Card / Kent Kart which is available many shops around. A bicyle is quite a practical means of getting around. Few students have cars and lack of space prohibits parking on campus for student vehicles. SMOKING Smoking is forbidden in all university classrooms, corridors, government offices and public transport. Outside these restricted areas, smoking is common. SOME IDEAS WHAT TO / WHAT NOT TO BRING All papers related to your exhange programme Passport Visa Insurance documents ( English ) Pocket money Medicine Driving License (if you have one) Camera A good sense of humour!...:) See you around in Canakkale :) HOW TO GET HERE / TRAVEL TO TURKEY The nearest International Airport are :
Istanbul Ataturk Airport http://www.ataturkairport.com/en-en/pages/main.aspx Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport http://www.sabihagokcen.aero/homepage Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport http://www.adnanmenderesairport.com/en-en/pages/main.aspx TRAVEL TO CANAKKALE By Plane: There are flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport and Ankara Esenboğa Airport to Canakkale Airport. It costs about 60. Please note that the distance from Istanbul Ataturk Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport is quite long and travellers find it difficult, costly and time -consuming to transfer from one airport to the other airport. So, we advice you to travel to Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport or Ankara Esenboğa Airport if you are going to take a flight to Canakkale. Or if you travel to Ataturk Airport, make sure you have at least 3 hours between flights. You can book your ticket online at : http://www.turkishairlines.com/en-int/ By Intercity Coach Services Çanakkale can be reached by the frequent intercity bus services from Istanbul, Izmir and Ankara. Intercity buses are all modern and air-conditioned. They run almost every hour, day and night. Avoid travelling during National Holidays when there is shortage of places. If you arrive in Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport : Take HAVATAS Bus Services to KADIKOY CENTER ( The last stop) You can also take a taxi but it might be expensive.there are several ofices of bus companies at the center. You should look for TRUVA, KAMIL KOC or METRO. Get your Coach Ticket to Canakkale from one of these offices. Offices will provide you free shuttle services to the bus station. Buses from Istanbul enters a ferry before arriving in Canakkale. You do not have to pay any extra fare for the ferry. It is all included in the Coach fare. Journey to Çanakkale takes about seven hours. If you arrive in Istanbul Ataturk Airport : Take the light train to ESENLER OTOGAR ( Coach Station) - The cheapest option.you can also take HAVATAS Bus Services to ESENLER OTOGAR. Taxis are availbale but it may be expensive. Get your a Coach Ticket to Canakkale Buses from Istanbul enters a ferry brfore arriving in Canakkale. You do not have to pay any extra fare for
the ferry. It is all included in the Coach fare. Journey to Çanakkale takes about six hours. If you arrive in İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport You can get a City Bus the OTOGAR (Coach Station). Get your Coach ticket to Canakkale.Journey to Canakkale takes about five hours. Coach Companies operates to Canakkale from Istanbul and Izmir : www.truvaturizm.com www.kamilkoc.com.tr INFORM US ABOUT YOUR JOURNEY Once you have finalized your travel arrangements, please let us know your arrival details sending mail to esncanakkale@esnturkiye.org ECTS grades for the final "Transcript of Records" What does "ECTS" stand for? The acronym ECTS stands for European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System: European and non- European universities use it to express the students' academic results in a standardized way so that also other institutes abroad can recognise the student's academic performance. Generally, in one academic year 60 ECTS credits are awarded. Once you pass your exams in Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University (ÇOMU), the Erasmus Office will prepare a "Transcript of Records" where your home university can see all the courses you took here and the grades you obtained from each of them, thus being able to convert the local grades into its own grade system. You might wonder -how can my home university know how to convert the grades from Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University? Here you find a table for the conversion! Plus, in the Transcript of Records that we'll prepare for you, there is always this table too for your university to see. ECTS grade conversion ÇOMU grade (letters) ÇOMU grade (numbers) ECTS grades AA 4.00 A BA 3.50 B BB 3.00 B
CB 2.50 C CC 2.00 D DC 1.50 E DD 1.00 E FD 0.50 FX FF 0.00 F What does each ECTS grade mean? ECTS grade A B C D E FX F Definition EXCELLENT - outstanding performance with only minor errors VERY GOOD -above the average standard but with some errors GOOD -generally sound work with a number of notable errors SATISFACTORY- fair but with significant shortcomings SUFFICIENT - performance meets the minimum criteria FAIL- some more work required before the credit can be awarded FAIL- considerable further work is required USEFUL LINKS AND NUMBERS TOURIST INFORMATION OFFICES Central Office: Governor's Office, 1st Floor, Çanakkale
Tel : +90.(0)286.217.50.12-217 37 91 Branch Office: Iskele Meydani, No:67, Çanakkale Tel : +90.(0)286.217 11 87 POLICE Tourism Police Tel: +90.(0)286.217 52 60/Ext 5376 Police Emergency155 Çanakkale Police Headquarters http://www.canakkale.pol.tr/sayfalar/default.aspx GOVERNOR'S OFFICE Web : http://www.canakkale.gov.tr/ Tel: +90.(0)286.217 10 92 LOCAL COUNCIL Web : http://www.canakkale.bel.tr/ Tel: +90.(0)286.214 19 95-217 31 38 ÇANAKKALE STATE HOSPITAL Web : http://www.canakkaledh.saglik.gov.tr/ Tel: +90.(0)286.217 10 98 EUROPEAN COMMISSION http://ec.europa.eu/education/node_en TURKISH NATIONAL AGENCY http://www.ua.gov.tr/en/home?dil=en ERASMUS STUDENT NETWORK https://esn.org/ Erasmus Office - Contacts & Address Institutional Erasmus Coordinator Specialist Ali Emrah Tokatlıoğlu Email: erasmus@comu.edu.tr Tel : + 90 286 218 00 18 / Ext. 4090 Fax : + 90.286.218 19 49
Contact for the Incoming Students Coordinator Specialist Çağrı Ege Email: erasmusincoming@comu.edu.tr Tel : + 90 286 218 00 18 / Ext. 4096 Contact for Inter-institutional Agreements Coordinator Specialist Çağrı Ege Email: erasmusba@comu.edu.tr Tel : + 90 286 218 00 18 / Ext. 4096 Website: http://erasmus.comu.edu.tr/ Address: Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi, Terzioğlu Kampüsü, Siyalsal Bilgiler Fakültesi, Zemin Kat, 17020, Çanakkale, Turkey