Welcome to Ankara

The Capital of Turkey

About Ankara

Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and is known for its rich history and modernity.

Ankara Cityscape

The city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and 5.7 million in Ankara Province, making it Turkey's second-largest city after Istanbul, but first by the urban area (2,767 km2).

On 23 April 1920, the Grand National Assembly of Turkey was established in Ankara, which became the headquarters of the Turkish National Movement during the Turkish War of Independence. Ankara became the new Turkish capital upon the establishment of the Republic on 29 October 1923, succeeding in this role as the former Turkish capital Istanbul following the fall of the Ottoman Empire.

ANITKABIR

Anitkabir is the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founding president of the Republic of Turkey, the leader of the Turkish War of Independence and the Turkish Revolution, located in Ankara Anittepe

ANKARA CASTLE

Ankara Castle is a historic fortification in the city of Ankara, Turkey, constructed in or after the 7th century. The earliest fortification on the site was constructed in the 8th century BC by the Phrygians and rebuilt in 278 BC by the Galatians. The castle was rebuilt or renovated under the Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk, and Ottoman empires

KOCATEPE MOSQUE

The Kocatepe Mosque is the largest mosque in Ankara, Turkey. It was built between 1967 and 1987 in the Kocatepe quarter in Kizilay, and its size and prominent situation have made it a landmark that can be seen from almost anywhere in central Ankara.