10 Sights in Ankara, Turkey (with Map and Images)

The Museum of Anatolian Civilizations is located on the south side of Ankara Castle in the Atpazarı area in Ankara, Turkey. It consists of the old Ottoman Mahmut Paşa bazaar storage building, and the Kurşunlu Han. Because of Atatürk's desire to establish a Hittite museum, the buildings were bought upon the suggestion of Hamit Zübeyir Koşay, who was then Culture Minister, to the National Education Minister, Saffet Arıkan. After the remodelling and repairs were completed (1938–1968), the building was opened to the public as the Ankara Archaeological Museum.

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Anıtkabir is a mausoleum complex located in the Çankaya district of Ankara, Turkey. It serves as the resting place of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder and first President of the Turkish Republic. Designed by architects Emin Onat and Orhan Arda, the construction of Anıtkabir began in 1944 and was completed in 1953. In addition to the mausoleum, the complex consists of various structures and monuments, as well as a wooded area known as the Peace Park.

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Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev is a Kazakh politician and military officer who served as the first President of Kazakhstan, from the country’s independence in 1991 until his formal resignation in 2019, and as the Chairman of the Security Council of Kazakhstan from 1991 to 2022.

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Mehmet Akif Ersoy Museum House is located in the Altındağ district of Ankara. It is the Ankara house that has been converted into a museum, where Mehmet Akif Ersoy lived in Ankara during the Turkish War of Independence and wrote many of his poems, especially the National Anthem. It is located within the boundaries of Hacettepe University Main Campus.

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The Ethnography Museum of Ankara is dedicated to the cultures of Turkic civilizations. The building was designed by architect Arif Hikmet Koyunoğlu and was built between 1925 and 1928. The museum temporarily hosted the sarcophagus of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk from 1938 to 1953, during the period of the construction of Anıtkabir, his final resting place.

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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.

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Ankara Opera House of the Turkish State Opera and Ballet is the largest of the three venues for opera and ballet in Ankara, Turkey, the other two being Leyla Gencer Sahnesi in Ostim and Operet Sahnesi in Sıhhiye.

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Hasan Fehmi Ataç Apartments; It is a historical apartment building located in the Ulus district of Altınğ. The building, located at the intersection of Anafartalar and Denizciler Street, is also known as the Grand Hotel.

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Göksu Park is a public park in Ankara, Turkey. Göksu Park is in Eryaman, a neighbourhood in the district of Etimesgut in Ankara. The park area is 50.8 ha. It was an unneglected lake until 2003. In 2003, the lake was taken care of by the Municipality of Ankara and Municipality of Etimesgut and the park was opened that same year.

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Beştepe Millet Mosque or Millet Mosque is a mosque located in the Presidential Complex, located in the Beştepe neighborhood of Yenimahalle district in Ankara province, where the Presidential Palace, which is also the residence of the President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is located. It was opened for worship on July 3, 2015. It was inaugurated just before Friday prayers. The mosque has four minarets with a height of 60 meters, each with two balconies. The residential area is 5117 square meters and a main dome is covered with four semi-domes.

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