Author: yıldızaygen

Anıtkabir
Is located on an imposing hill, where the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of the Republic of Turkey. İt is an impressive fusion of ancient and modern architectural styles. An
adjacent museum houses a wax statue of Atatürk, his writings, letters and personal items, as well as an exhibition of photographs

Haci Bayram Mosque

Museum of Anatolian Civilizations
Situated at the entrance of Ankara Castle, it is an old "bedesten"
(covered bazaar) that has been beautifully restored and now houses a unique collection of Paleolithic, Neolithic, Hatti, Hittite, Phrygian, Urartian, and Roman works as well as a major section dedicated to Lydian treasures.

Estergon Castle

ANKARA

HACI BAYRAM ANADOLU İMAM
HATİP LİSESİ
ANKARA

ANKARA

Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after İstanbul.
The population of Ankara is 4.965.542 . Centrally located in Anatolia, Ankara is an important commercial n industrial city. It is the center of the Turkish Government, and houses all foreign embassies.

Ankara has many parks and open spaces mainly established in the early years of the Republic and well maintained and expanded thereafter. The most important of these parks are: Gençlik Park (houses an amusement park with a large pond for rowing), the Botanical Garden, Seğmenler Park. Kuğulu Park is famous for the swans received as a gift from the Chinese government).

The region's vibrant history can be traced back to the Bronze Age Hatti civilization, which was succeeded in the 2nd millennium BC by the Hittites, in the 10th century BC by the Phrygians, and later by the Lydians, Persians, Macedonians, Galatians, Romans, Byzantines, and Turks (Seljuk Empire then Ottoman Empire and then Turkey).