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

There are various sports and recreation activities in METU Sports environment and the students and personnel 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 -22.00. However, sports fields are usually reserved for sports teams in the evenings and at the weekends at specific hours. There are daily field/court schedules for sports like tennis and football. Sports Center is available for our students between 07:30-16:30 on weekdays and between 14:30-21:00 on in the weekend.

• • Outdoor Pool
  • Indoor Pool (Olympic)
  • 3 Gymnasia
  • Football Stadium (13.000 seats for spectators and a running track with 6 lanes)
  • 7 Football fields of various sizes
  • Tennis Courts (15 outdoor, 2 indoor) The court behind Grand Sports Hall can be used by daily reservation.
  • 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)
    Sauna, jacuzzi and steam room reservations are made everyday at 12:00, 15:00 and 18:00. Those reservations made are completed only after the payment is made. Reservations for massage rounds can be made everyday; reservations for squash are accepted both daily and weekly. (210 3833)
  • Artificial Football Field

* Every session (between 09:00-20:45) is 75 minutes at the indoor pool and there are 15-min intervals between these sessions. Every one in the pool should leave the pool at the end of each session.

Sauna reservations can be made until 10:00 within a day.

• • Aikido Society
  • Bridge Society
  • Capoeira Society
  • Chess Society
  • Couple Dances Group
  • Lifesaving and First Aid Society
  • METU Scouts Group
  • Motorsports and Traffic Club
  • Mountaineering and Winter Sports Group
  • Outdoor Sports Club
  • Subaqua Group

* Please visit Student Clubs and Societies page to access the available web sites of these groups.

• • Aikido
  • American Football Team (Gentlemen)
  • Archery Team (Ladies-Gentlemen)
  • Athletics
  • Badminton Team (Ladies-Gentlemen)
  • Basketball Team (Ladies-Gentlemen)
  • Boks Group
  • Chess Team (Ladies-Gentlemen)
  • Cricket Team (Gentlemen)
  • Fencing Team (Ladies-Gentlemen)
  • Fitness
  • Football Team (Gentlemen)
  • Free Diving
  • Gymnastics Team (Ladies-Gentlemen)
  • Handball Team (Ladies-Gentlemen)
  • Judo Team (Ladies-Gentlemen)
  • Karate-Do Team (Ladies-Gentlemen)
  • Kendo Group
  • Mountain Bicycle Team (Gentlemen)
  • Mountaineering Team (Ladies-Gentlemen)
  • Orientring Team (Ladies-Gentlemen)
  • Rowing and Water Sports Team (Ladies-Gentlemen)
  • Skiing Team (Ladies-Gentlemen)
  • Squash
  • Step
  • Subaqua Hockey Team (Ladies-Gentlemen)
  • Swimming Team (Ladies-Gentlemen)
  • Table Tennis Team (Ladies-Gentlemen)
  • Taekwon-do Team (Ladies-Gentlemen)
  • Tennis Team (Ladies-Gentlemen)
  • Triathlon Team (Ladies-Gentlemen)
  • Volleyball Team (Ladies-Gentlemen)
  • Water polo Team (Ladies-Gentlemen)
    

The Eymir Lake is within the boundaries of METU territory and 20 kilometers away from the main campus. The lake and its surroundings are ideal places for activities like rowing, fishing, having picnic etc. There are places to dine around the lake as well.