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Concessionaire INDEX Greater Ankara Municipality Edit and Editorial Coordinator 02 Recep Peker TANITKAN ([email protected]) Editor ANKARA WITH OLD PICTURES 04 Selma OKURO⁄LU Greater Ankara Municipality, Director of HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGES Department of Cultural and Social Affairs 08 New Trend of the Capital City “Tourism” Editorial Board ARCHAEOLOGICAL HERITAGES As well as being the capital city, it has been home for many ‹dris TEZCAN • Ali R›za YARAR • Kiramen ÖNCEL 12 civilizations for hundreds of years and it has passed down it U¤ur BACAKSIZ • Birkan SALUVRAN MUSEUMS inherited from the history. Photography 20 Recep Peker TANITKAN Ali Fuat ULAY With this booklet, we aim to introduce unearthed natural beauty Archive of Greater Ankara Municipality BATHS and cultural heritages of the Ankara’s counties which are the (fiafak DEM‹RBAfi, Halil PALA, 37 Ufuk Okan GÜVEND‹REN) source of history by means of looking at Ankara whose INNS Ankara Provincial Cultural and Tourism Achieve touristic heritages need to be explored and which has awarded 38 Graphic Design 2009 European Prize; and thus, make Ankara have the value it Yusuf MEfiE (AjansTürk) deserves because of its history and make Ankara the centre of 40 Press & Binding congress, health and faith tourism. TOMBS AJANS-TÜRK Bas›n ve Bas›m A.fi 46 In this study, we have brought together the unique history, Tel: +(90) 312 278 08 24 culture, historic places and natural life of Ankara, which TRAVEL AND ENTERTAINTMENT PLACES Fax: +(90) 312 278 18 95 inherited from past, exist today and will be handed down to next 48 web: www.ajansturk.com.tr generations. Translated by TOURISM DIVERSITY IN ANKARA Baflaran Tercüme 58 Realising all these, our purpose make people imagine Ankara when they hear the name of . SYMBOLS OF ANKARA GREATER MUNICIPALITY OF ANKARA 62 All we have done, huge steps we have taken and the prizes we Department of Cultural and Social Affairs ANKARA COUSINE have been awarded are the indicator for all we have performed Hipodrom Caddesi No:5 Yenimahalle ANKARA 64 so that Ankara has life standards of the world, is more modern, Tel : +(90) 312 507 10 00 (Exchanger) GREATER ANKARA MUNICIPALITY PROJECTS contemporary and has better vision Fax : +(90) 312 507 24 11 66 Web : www.ankara.bel.tr Sincerely, ANKARA CITY MAP e-mail: [email protected] Melih GÖKÇEK 84 Mayor of Ankara HISTORY OF ANKARA HISTORY OF ANKARA Capital of Civilizations

The Source of Its Name It is not known for sure where Ankara’s name originates from. According to Ankara’s destiny was designed with During ruling period of Suleyman, sayings which do not base of documents but have passed down to today, the battle, which resulted in Ankara’s first name was Ankryra, which was firstly given by Galatians in the the magnificent, a state organization Byzantine troops’ being defeated by history and it means hoe in . This name changed in time as was established in and Alparslan, the Sultan of Sejukian Ancyre, Engüriye, Engürü, Angara, Angora and Ankara at the end. Ankara was one of the centres of State. After this defeat, the Ankara History this state. Ankara city was occupied city was occupied by Turks. Ankara by the insurgents who started Jelali Ankara was capital of Tektosag clan of in Hellenistic period, it was city’s being occupied by Turks is very revolts in 17th century. After being the capital of the country part during Roman period, it was somewhere important because Ankara fortress ruled by Mehmet Ali Pafla, the gov- empires stayed for a night during Byzantine period and it was the centre of had a very important position for ernor of Egypt, who rebelled against Anatolian State during . military purposes. During the ruling Mahmut II, it was occupied by Phrygians ruled Ankara region after . According to a legend from the period of G›yaseddin Keykhusrev II, Ottoman Empire again and it sources of ancient ages, Ankara was constructed by Kind of . Sultan of Seljukian State, Ankara city In excavations made in Ulus, the centre of the city, findings indicating that was invaded by Mongols and it was continued remaining under its Phrygians had lived in Ankara were obtained. After invasion of Cimmerians, could not be stopped in spite of all control as a province. which played a great role in devastation of Phrygian state, Ankara was efforts. Sultan G›yaseddin Republican Period occupied by Lydians. However, the ruling of Lydians ended after Persian KeykhusrevII took refugee in “The Representatives Association King Kyros invaded all Anatolia, including Ankara. Ankara fortress from Mongols. After for Defence of Rights of Anatolia and ended the Persian’s ruling in Anatolia. After the Empire occupied this attack of Mongols, Seljuk State Rumelia, headed by Mustafa Kemal Ankara absolutely, Ankara developed as a state , and tables, market places, weakened and Anatolia was began to Atatürk, came to Ankara on waterlines were constructed thereafter. Ankara was under the rule of be controlled by Ilhanid Empire and December 27, 1919 and made a between the years 334 and 1073. During this time, then it was controlled by sons of declaration that all the parliaments Ankara was an important centre of Christianity in Anatolia. also Eretnaians. Gazi’s son were to get to gather on December occupied the city for a period of time after the raids of Sasanid Empire in VVI Suleyman Pafla occupied Ankara city 29, 1919 in Ankara. After this Century. for the Ottoman Empire in 1354. Any declaration, the centre of govern- important event did not happen until the period of Y›ld›r›m Beyaz›t. The ment of Grand National Assembly of destiny of the city changed after the Turkey which was formed on April . After Timut left 23, 1920 was Ankara. By means of a Ankara, Y›ld›r›m Beyaz›t’s son law that was made on October Mehmet Çelebi declared that he was 13,1923, Ankara city was declared sultan and occupied Ankara. as the capital city of Ankara. 2 3 Ankara With Old Pictures (From Dericizade Collection) Ankara With Old Pictures (From Dericizade Collection) Republican Period

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Atatürk’s Mausoleum (An›tkabir)

The Mausoleum, where Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who is the founder of Republic of Turkey, the creator of Turkish revolutions, brave soldier and great leader lies, was constructed in Rasattepe. Its architectures were Prof. Dr. Emin Onat and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Orhan Arda. The Mausoleum which was started to be constructed in 1944 was completed in 1953. The corpse of Atatürk was transferred to there from his temporary tomb in Ethnography Museum in the same year. Lion Road: There are 24 sculptures of lions located on the both sides of lion road which leads visitors to Atatürk’s Mausoleum. The sculptures of guarding lions which represent power and mighty in Hittite civilization which was located in Anatolia are situated on the two sides of the lion road double in accordance with the art of Hittites. Atatürk’s museum is reached through the National Pact Tower. Atatürk’s clothes, his belongings, his awards and photographs are exhibited in the museum. Memorial Tomb- VIP Lounge: The Memorial has been constructed on a long rectangular plan and Atatük’s Tenth Year Speech is written there. VIP Lounge is the most important place of mausoleum and the memorial tomb, as a whole. Atatürk’s tomb is there. The tomb which consists of monolith colourful marble does not carry any decoration on it. The Towers in Atatürk’s Mausoleum Campus: Independence Tower, Freedom Tower, Right Defence Tower, Tower of Turkish Soldiers, Victory Tower, Tower of Peace, Tower of 23 April, National Pact Tower and Revolution Tower.

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Ulus Republic Monument Victory Monument: The monument which takes place in was erected in 1927 as a It is in K›z›lay on Atatürk Bulvar›. Atarük’s statue made from bronze gift of the Turkish nation to the brave soldiers of National Defence. On the which shows him standing, leaned on his sword and in uniform. It was upper part of the monument, the remark “ Armies, your first aim is made by Italian sculpture Pietro Cannonica in 1927. Mediterranean, Go forward!; Dumlup›nar,1922” is embossed.

Security Monument Duatepe Monument It is in the Güven Park in K›z›lay. It was made from Ankara Stone in 1935. It is the first hill which was taken back from enemies by means of the There is the sculpture of powerful, young men facing K›z›lay, taking a stick counter attack made on September 10, 1921 by Chief Commander in his hand which represents confidence. Atatürk’s remarks “Turk! Take Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Duatepe which is in Polatl› is the starting point for pride, work and trust” is written bronze. The face of the monument which the process during which enemies were repelled until they fell in Aegean looks at Bakanl›klar, there are Atarük’s friends in Independence War and sea and which led to an illuminated period. The monument and sculptures revolution movement. were made by state artist sculpturer Metin YURDANDUR.

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Mimar Sinan’s Monument of Turkish (Great Architect Sinan) Soldier Monument: Turkish Soldier’s monument It is in the garden of Faculty of concerning the victory of Sakarya Language, History and Geograhy. is situated on Kartaltepe beside It was made by sculpturer Hüseyin E-90 highway, 6 km away from Anka in 1956. The weight of the Polatl›. The monument of Turkish sculpture is 7 tons and its height is soldier is 40 m high, including 22 4.30 m, including its base. meter-statue and 18 meter high Mithat Pafla Monument basement. It was started to be exhibited on 6 August 2008. It is in Ulus near General Directo- rate of Agriculture Bank of Repub- Vehbi Koç Association lic of Turkey. It was made to and Ankara Research Sculptor Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Anka by Centre (VEKAM) the Agriculture Bank of Republic of Turkey in 1966. There are three Vehbi Koç’s vinyard houses in ears of corn and barrel on the left Keçiören was renovated and put side, there is a scale on the right in cervice as an research centre and there is remark “Mithat Pafla in 1994. This centre which has 1822-1884” at the basis. every kind of book, document, photograph, film and other Korea Monument archieves concerning Ankara is Located in Capital City Ankara, in open to researchers and to the order to eternalize the glorious and people. unforgettable victories of Turkish soldiers who fought for the human Pink Manson liberty. Also known as Korean ‹smet Önünü’s vinyard house in Garden. Carried out by the Çankaya which he purchased in contributions of Greater Ankara 1927 (Pink Manson). It has been Municipality and donated by the protected in its former design and South Korean Republic on 29 it is protected as Museum-House, October 1973 to the Turkish Nation and it hosts conferences. ‹t is one on the occasion of the 50th of the oldest houses in Ankara. Anniversary of the Turkish Beynam Atatürk’s House Republic. Hittite Monument It is a two floor-house within the borders of Beynam village of Ba- This monument which takes place la. After Mustafa Kemal and his in S›hhiye square and which was friends travelled in Anatolia during made in 1974 is identical to 24 cm the national defence and came to high religious rite object which was Ankara on 26 December 1919, found in the excavation which was the people of Beynam village made in Alacahöyük and that welcomed them as guests in this is kept in Museum of Anatolian house. Civilizations. 10 11 SIGHTSEEING SIGHTSEEING Archaeological Heritages

Temple of Augustus The temple which is just beside Hac› Bayram is an important relic of . It is supposed to have been done in 25 A.D. by the last Galatia ruler Amintos’s son Pylamenes as a sign of loyalty to Roman Empire Augustus for the celebration including Galatia in Roman Empire.

Ankara Castle The which protected Ankara for centuries has been the symbol of Ankara. Ankara castle is as old as Ankara city itself. It is not accurately known when it was constructed. The castle consists of 42 pentagonal towers whose height changes between 14-16 meters. SIGHTSEEING SIGHTSEEING Archaeological Heritages

Akköprü It is the oldest bridge of Ankara which is constructed over Ankara Çay› Kalecik Castle (stream) before Varl›k district. It was constructed by Alaeddin Kuykubat, Kalecik Castle is one of the most important castles. It is 78 km from the Ruler of , in 1222. Ankara on the way to Çank›r›. The castle is situated on a stiff and 150-160 meter-high rock in the city. The wall of the castle is constructed with lead bearing stone construction. Most of the wall of the castle is ruined, only a part of it is standing up safely. The castle was constructed by Galatians in 275 B.C. but later it was renovated by Roman Empire. The castle is open to visit.

Julianus Column It is in front of the Governorship and Revenue Office buildings in Ulus. Its head is in Byzantine style. It is 15 meters tall. It is narrated that the Roman Theatre column was erected in Ankara when the Empire Julianus went through It is between Hisar Street and P›nar Street. It was found out in 1982, Ankara (361-363 A.D.). This column which is supposed to have been and excavations for reserving it were started on 15 March 1983. The erected in 4th century by Byzantine Empire is called Belk›s by relics of a typical Roman Theatre which was determined to belong to society. century II A.D.

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Gordium It is in Yass›höyük village which is in north 18 km from Polatl›. It is a small mound with the size of 500 m x 350 m beside Sakarya River. It was capital city of Phrygia. Its name originates from the name of Phrygian ruler Gordios (who constructed capital of Phrygia). According to a ledged he who untied a very knot which was very difficult to untie would be the king of whole Asia. The said know was untied by Macedonia’s king Alexander the Great, with a sword blow when he passed through this city. As a result of the excavations made in 1900 and 1950, it was understood that this city was the city where King Midas lived. The Tomb yard of Hittites, the Palace of Phrygians (Mosaic decorations) and tomb yard of Phrygians (Tumulus) were found out. Midas’s Tumulus Gavurkale The around of Gordium antique city includes more than 110 tumuluses It is 60 km from Ankara in southwest, near Haymana. The hill which is 60 which includes the tombs of Phrygian king and nobles who lived there with- meters high from the ground level is called Gavurkale because it’s old fallen in the last quarter of 8th century B.C. to the middle of 6th century B.C. walls. With the order from Atatürk, an excavations was made by a team Midas’s Tumulus is about 300 meters wide and 55 meters high. The tomb headed by Prof. Von Der Osten in 1930. The embosses on the main rock room of the Tumulus which was made in 8th century B.C. is reached seem to be typical relics from Hittites. through an 82-meter long tunnel. This second biggest tumulus which is a relic from antique age is the only and unique wooden tomb room which is Bitik Kayabafl› Mosaic supported with 3750-year-old round timbers. Bitik mound is on 42 kilometres This mosaic excavated from Polatl›, north-west of Ankara within the Kayabafl› village and which belongs borders of Yenikent. This place was to Roman Empire in 3rd century determined by Remzi O¤uz Ar›k A.D. Roman and whose dimensions team on behalf of Turkish history are 16.60 x 7.70. It was moved to Institution in 1941. the garden of Gordium Museum in 1999.

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Houses of Beypazar› Beypazar› is a settlement with its historical and visual richness thanks to its old houses situated in steep slopes, its characteristic structure consisting of Houses of Ankara downtown and traditional houses and its natural view. 100-year-old houses These houses are especially within the premises of the Castle. They carry the typical features of Ottoman houses and traditional Turkish houses. are wooden and adobe hoses that inherited from 17th, 18th and 19 Houses Of Güdül centuries. Today, some of these houses are used for touristic purpose. The historical houses which have not fallen down in the protected area of the city in the centre of Güdül county carry the features of traditional Turkish houses. The houses of Güdül, whose restoration has been completed, are the samples of traditional Turkish Architect.

Houses Of Ayafl Houses of Ayafl which intensify around the downtown of valley side and on the north slope of the valley have the features of traditional Turkish houses because of their architectural features.

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A- MUSEUMS AND RUINS AFFILIATED TO THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND TOURISM

3- (II. Building Grand National Assembly of Turkey) 1- Anatolian Civilizations Museum The building of Republic Museum was designed by architect as The museum is within Atpazar› district on the southeast of Ankara castle. the building of Republican Party and it was constructed in 1924. The Atatürk ordered for opening this museum so that the relics of Hittites are Republic of Turkey was proclaimed in today’s Independence War Museum exhibited. Kurflunlu Han and Mahmut Pafla Bedesteni which are structures and this building served as the first building Grand National Assembly of of Ottoman Empire were renovated and turned into museum. The renovations Turkey. which started in 1938 completed in 1968 and the building was opened as Ankara Archaeological Museum.

4 Ethnography Museum The construction of Ethnography Museum was started in 1925 by Architect Arif Hikmet Koyuno¤lu and it was completed in 1927 and it was opened for people to visit upon the order of Atatürk. The garden of the museum was 2- State Art And Sculpture Museum used as a temporary Memorial Tomb of Atatürk for 15 years as from Ordered by Atatürk, it was designed by architect Arif Hikmet Koyuno¤lu and 21 November 1938, and that place where Atatürk’s tomb is reserved as a was constructed in 1927. Having been renovated and put into service again symbol today. Atatük’s sculpture showing him riding a horse, which is made in 1980, this museum became a museum which served all the functions and of bronze and which was made by Italian sculpture Cannonica in 1927 services which are required for a contemporary museum. stands in front of the museum.

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B - PRIVATE MUSEUMS

5- Gordium Museum And Ruins Gordium Museum which was constructed over approximately 15,000 m2 in 1963 includes potteries of Early , Middle Bronze Age, Late 1- Independence War Museum Bronze Age and Early Phrygian Age and embossed orthostats and iron tools of Early Phrygian Age. (I. Building of Grand National Assembly of Turkey) The construction of I. Building of Grand National Assembly of Turkey was started for constructing a building for the club of Party of Union and Progress. It was designed by Selim Bey, the architect of foundations, and it was constructed under the supervision of military architect Hasip Bey. Stones of Ankara were used for the construction of this twostorey building which is work of First National Architect Period. It was decided to be museum in 1957 and the work related to it was started thereafter. The building was opened to public as “ Turkish Grand National Assembly Museum” in 23 April 1961.

6- Roman Bath Open-Air Museum Roman Bath ruins is on Ulus Çank›r› Street it is on the west of the street in a plate whose height is 2,5 m. The excavations were started in 1938 and the relics of Phrygians, Roman and Byzantine were found out. This marvel- lous work which has been made as a result of the excavations made between 1940-1943 consists of two divisions, bath and palaestra. Based o the coins which were found out in the excavations, the head of the excavation team stated that the bath belongs to Caracalla (212-217 A.D) period.

7- fiefik Bursal› Museum House Painter fiefik Bursal› was turned into fiefik Bursal› Museum House by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. fiefik Bursal› Museum is a private museum for painting art, and is affiliated to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. fiefik Bursal›, who is one of the 2- Atatürk Forest Farm Atatürk’s House Museum greatest Turkish painters and who deceased on As an esteem to Atatürk, a house which is very similar to the house where 20 April 1990, donated his “workshophouse” to he had been born and grew up was constructed within land of Atatürk Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Forest Farm and it was opened as museum on 10 November 1981.

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6 Beypazar› Culture And History Museum The residence which was donated by Nurettin Karagöz was opened to pub- lic as Beypazar› History and Culture House on 1 April 1977. This three- storey building reflects the typical houses of Beypazar›. The materials which are exhibited in this museum have been donated by the people of 3- Ankara Museum of Foundation Works Beypazar›. The building of the museum is a historical building inherited from the first 7 Beypazar› City History years of republican era. It was constructed by the General Director of Museum Foundations and awarded to Ankara. The building which was started to be The museum building which exhibits cleaned for being museum was put in service at the beginning of 2007. works and findings of different histori- Ankara Museum Foundation Works includes especially carpets and has cal periods in different divisions, was many samples from each century as from 16th century. constructed as Rüstempafla School in 4 Ankara Bar Associate Law 1928. It was restructured by the Museum municipality of Beypazar› in 2008 as a museum in which objects of historical This law museum which is the first and only law museum of Turkey was heritages are exhibited. structured with the decision taken on 8 Prof. Dr. Ülker Muncuk 21 December 2005 by the Ankara Bar Museum Association under the chairman Att. Vedat It was opened by a group of idealist Ahsen Coflar. In the museum the develop- teachers in 1974 in the Fiftieth ments of the law association, documents, Anniversary of Republic of Turkey photographs, sculptures, gravures, paint- under Girls’ Technical Teacher Higher ings, gowns, typewriters and similar School. It is a ethnographical museum. objects are exhibited and explained. 9 Çengelhan 5- Çankaya Museum Rahmi Koç Museum Mansion It is the first industrial museum in Ankara. The building was constructed After Atatürk came to Ankara on 27 December 1919, vineyard house of by Damat Rüstem Pafla in 1952-1953. Bulgarzade Tevfik Efendi’s, who was The building of Public House (han) is from Ankara, that was in Çankaya was opposite the entrance gate of Ankara purchased and delivered to Atatürk castle, in the place where was with the name of Military Mansion previously known as At Pazar›, near (Ordu Köflkü). The building which was covered bazaar. As a result of the given the shape of today served as the renovations made in 2003-2005, this Palace of Presidency until 1932. In public house which was one the 1950, it was made Atatürk Museum biggest four public houses in its period and open to public by keeping Atatürk’s has been turned into museum in its belongings in their original places. original shape.

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10- 100. Year Museum 14- Museum of Private TED (Maturation Institute Museum) Ankara Collage This museum which was opened on 24 The museum of Schools of TED Ankara November 1981 within Ankara Maturation Collage Foundation, which is Turkey’s first Institute consists of two big and one small and only collage to give education in halls so as to pass down the Turkish Had Works which are more rare and degener- English opened this museum in its ‹ncek ate more and more. There are 934 Campus so as to pass down its 77-year ethnographic works in the museum. history to next generations. 11- Museum of Meteorology 15- Museum of Toys In the building which used to in the service The museum of toys of of General Staff, the room in which Atatürk Institute of Education Science was opened made live and made his war plans during on 20 April 1990. Its purpose is to reserve the Independence War was made museum the toys which are lost in the speed social with the name “Atatürk’s Room.” The regeneration. The museum also has been stove, table and curtains belong to the time planned to serve as research and Educati- of Atatürk. In this building which is in on Centre as well. About 5.000 toys are Keçiören, Museum of Meteorology in exhibited in the museum. The toys are which many old tools and devices which divided in five groups. were used for the meteorological purposes are exhibited now. 16- Museum PTT 12- MTA Natural History The museum was established on 23 Octo- Museum ber 1982 in the Garden of Turk Telekom in It sheds light on the dark points of millions Ayd›nl›kevler district in the threestorey years back on nature and exhibits the geo- building in the 142nd Anniversary of Estab- logical, paleontological, paleoantropologi- lishment of PTT. The museum consists of cal and pre-historic studies which were 4 divisions which are the directorates of made in old ages. Turkey’s first and only Post, Telegraph, Telephone and Stamp natural history museum was opened services. Turkish stamps, the picture press under General Directorate of Mineral samples which are fundamental for the Research and Exploration (MTA) on samples, post cards and samples, first day 7 February 1968 and it was moved to the envelops, special days envelops and pulls new museum building in 2003. More than which in circulation in 200 countries which 5.000 samples that brought from around are members to Universal Postal Union are Turkey and the world exhibited in the exhibited in the museum. exhibition halls of the museum. 17- Telecommunication Museum 13- METU Museum The museum has been established with It is the museum of Middle East Technical active and teaching museum mentality. University which includes archaeological It makes contribution to the development findings and ethnographical works. It was firstly opened within the campus of the uni- of scientific mentality by means of showing versity so as to exhibit the archaeological the historical development of the means of findings and collect the handworks which telecommunication as well as how these dwindle day by day. Later, the university system worked. With this way, the made excavations in the tomb yard of museum is also and “Education, Science Phrygian age and the findings of the and Technology Centre” and it draws the excavation were added to the museum attention of educational institutions and so as to make contribution. students which are target groups.

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18 TCDD Mal›köy Museum 25 Mehmet Akif Ersoy Museum The building served for the military logistic The museum building was assigned to actions during the War of Independence Burdur Deputy Mehmet Akif Ersoy during between 1919–1922, the conducting of the War of Independence and the poet the trains and the communication wrote many of his poems particularly the between the troops and the frontline and Independence Anthem within this building. central command during Sakarya Battle. The building was named as Mehmet Akif House on 30 October 1949 through the Also served as a hospital prepared for the resolution by City Assembly and soldiers wounded in Sakarya Battle, as a transformed into museum but remained mobile hospital and as a landing field. neglected and ruined for long years. 19 TCDD Museum And Art 23- THK Museum Gallery Turkish Aviation Institution Museum was Built in 1924, the registered building is a commissioned on 19 May 2002 inside the twostorey stone building where one floor campus of historical parachute tower occupy- is 340 square meters. In order to protect ing total 9294 square meters where 287 this historical building and use it as a square meters are indoor space. Exhibiting museum, the building was renovated the major event in the world aviation history to the visitors through models and keeping the original style. documents and giving information to the 20 TCDD Openair Steam visitors, the museum also harbors the plane Locomotive Museum samples used in Turkish aviation history. The Commissioned by TCDD “The OpenAir visitors both gain information about these Steam Locomotive Museum” constitutes planes and satisfy their curiosity sitting in the one of the main chains of the culture cockpit. bridge between the past and the future. 24- Turkish Forestry Museum Within the Station area, the museum The first and only museum in Turkey in occupying 16.000 square meters, terms of Forestry Museum. Aims to intro- includes 10 outofservice steam locomo- duce the historical development of forestry tive. The locomotives manufactured in in Turkey and to enlighten the citizens about forests and forestry. Within the museum the 1912, 1924, 1932, 1942, 1943 and 1948 pieces are classified into sections. The and made in Germany, Britain, USA and Forestry Museum also harbors a significant Sweden. fossil collection. Although the Turkish 21 Atatürk’s Mansion in Forestry Map bearing the date of 1926, the National Struggle And borders of National Pact drawn totally the Railway in Museum same. It is very interesting that Hatay and the islands which are currently owned by The museum is located in the Ankara another country are shown within our Station Building. The building was borders. reserved for Atatürk Atatürk during his 25- Ziraat Bank Museum visit to Ankara on 27 December 1919 and Ziraat Bank General Headquarter building it has witnessed to many important was built between 1926–27 by Italian national and external resolutions between architect Guiliano Mongeri as one of the 1st 1920–1922. In order for eternalizing these National Architecture Period buildings. The historical events and to cherish the museum within the Honor Hall of the glorious memory of Great Leader Atatürk, building, was opened on 20 November TCDD redesigned this building and 1981, the time when the 118th Anniversary commissioned as a museum on of Ziraat Bank was celebrated and it is the 24 December 1964. first and only bank museum in Turkey.

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26- 75TH Year Republic Education Museum The museum renders service within a singlestorey separate building with a large courtyard and a basement nearby the Atatürk High School. Within the 75th Anniversary celebra- tions of the Republic, it was opened on 4 November 1998 by an order of Hikmet Ulu¤bay, the Minister of National Education at that time. 27- Agriculture Faculty 29- Beypazar› Living Museum Museum Abbaszade Mansion is one of the mansions started to be constructed in the Within the Ankara University 19th Century and completed adjacently. Reflects the architecture style of Agriculture Faculty Museum, the Ottoman period. Renovated by the Beypazar› Municipality and opened sections from the 75year life of the for visitors as a “Living Museum”, the mansion offers the visitors to see and faculty and the contributions it made try the paper marbling, lime tree print. for the community are exhibited. Old 30- Ülker Zaim Museum educational instruments and laboratory devices and equipments Within the museum, clothing, accessories, houseware and archaeological are also displayed. Many objects pieces remained from the Ottoman period are displayed. ranging from the old microscopes to 31- Sebahattin Y›ld›z Museum cameras, from educational boards Private Sebahattin Y›ld›z Museum operates subordinated to Ankara to measurement devices, from the Ethnography Museum Directorate. The collection includes archaeological, models of plants and animals to ethnographical pieces and in the future exhibiting sections with mining and glassware, from agricultural tools to mineral themes will be composed. typewriters are waiting for the visitors. 32- Mustafa Ayaz Museum 28- Anatolia Architecture The upper floor of the 7storey building with 5.000 m2 total utilization area harbors the private office of the artist and subprofession ateliers. On the 1st, And Furniture Cultural 2nd and the 3rd floors, the works of Ayaz of various periods are being Heritage Museum displayed. Mustafa Ayaz Art Gallery is on the entrance floor. The very first architecture and furniture museum of Turkey was opened on 25 December 2008. Thanks to this museum, 1000 pieces of forms and patterns used within the internal and external spaces of the Anatolian architecture were taken from 30 palaces, manors, mansions, mosques and houses and thus a complete Anatolian architecture was created with a rich cultural accumulation.

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C- MILITARY MUSEUMS 5 Mapping Museum “Mapping Museum” located in the Central 1 Alagöz Headquarters Quarter of MSB General Directorate of Maps, is a 2nd class military museum. The museum Museum was first established on 2 May 1971 within the During the War of Independence, the body of Mapping High Technical School military quarters of Chief Commander Commanding. Renovated in 2003, the Mustafa Kemal and the military quarters of museum harbors old tools and materials in West Front, dwelled in the farm house in relation to mapping and the maps obtained at home and from abroad. Temelli Alagöz Village in 1921. During the 6 Aviation Museum Sakarya Battle which was the milestone of The museum is located on the 12th km of the Turkish War of Independence and ‹stanbul motorway, near the Air Transportation which lasted for 22 days and 22 nights, Group Command. Within the outdoor exhibi- Mustafa Kemal reside in this house, tion hall of the museum, there are planes that directed the battle from here and stayed can still fly as well as the retired planes that until 9 September 1921. served for many years for Turkish Air Forces. The two of these planes are offered to visitors 2- An›tkabir, Atatürk And War in a building named “The Blue World”. Within Of Independence Museum the museum, there is also a special corner for The museum is established on a columnar Sabiha Gökçen, the very first female pilot in Turkey. field of three thousand square meters 7 Sakarya Martyrs Monument under the Hall of Honor where the And Museum Mausoleum of Atatürk in An›tkabir is Built on behalf of the Sakarya Victory which is located. Within this area, by using accounted as a milestone in the War of different displaying techniques, Independence. The monument erected on Çanakkale, Sakarya, The Great Offensive fiehitlerkafl› Hill in Polatl› on behalf of the and High Command Battles are displayed Sakarya Martyrs died during this war was impressively. opened on the 50th Anniversary of the 3- MSB Archive Museum Republic on 28 October 1973. 8 Artillery And Missile School MSB Archive Directorate Archive Museum Museum was opened on 10 November 1995. After In Polatl› city center, inside the Artillery and the restorations got enriched in terms of Missile School quarter. As a military arm information and documentation, was museum, it ranks the second place in Turkey. reopened in 2005 in three halls. Within the Various types and size artilleries, clothing, war museum, the documents related to instruments and tools are displayed within the various battles are preserved and 3section museum. displayed. 9 Gendarmerie Museum Within the museum located at Beypete 4- State Cemetery Museum Training Facilities, the arms, tools and equip- State Cemetery and Museum is located on ments used by the Gendarmerie General a dominant hill towards Ankara in Atatürk Command which is an indivisible part of the Forest Farm. Established in 1931 by since 1839 are displayed. The museum was opened on Atatürk, also includes the Pool 21 November 2005 in order for displaying the which was renovated within the State 167year past and the cultural heritage of the Cemetery Construction. State Cemetery Gendarmerie to the future generations, to and Museum was opened to visitors on 30 introduce the arms, tools and equipments and August 1988 through a state ceremony. to facilitate the historical researches.

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D- EXHIBITION HALLS 4- TRT Exhibition Hall 1- Republic Period Exibition A museum affiliated to the Turkish Radio and Television Institution General Hall Directorate. In 1981, there was a “TRT The building located in the middle of the Radio Museum” where old radios MuseumExhibitionFolkloreLibrary integri- obtained from various places were ty in Atatürk Cultural Center, was built for exhibited. In 1991, it was reopened in the memory of Atatürk’s 100th birthday OrAn vicinity in Ankara as TRT Museum. and opened on 27 December 1987. The 2section Republic Museum is 3 storey Later, 3 more rooms were designed where the entrance and the basement are where 1 radio and 1 television studio reserved for “Museum of War of and 1 transmitter station are represented. Independence and Revolutions of 5- Polatl› Agricultural Atatürk” and the bottom floor is reserved Exhibition Hall for “The Museum of Science Technology and Nature”. The museum which was opened on 2- Atatürk Educational June 2001 within the Zafer Park in Polatl› district occupying 7.000 square Exhibition Hall meters area, is the first and only openair The very first educational museum in our museum in Turkey. The agricultural country was opened with the name of tools displayed within the museum are; “School Museum” by Mustafa Necati, the wooden plow, threshing sledge, wooden Minister of National Education at that fork, anadut, chest, horse grain drill, period on 1 March 1936, located at the double horse plough, tumbrel, hackney base halls within the Ministry building in coach, the first tractors and the recent Ulus. On the 100th Anniversary of tractor models, reaping machine, the Atatürk’s birthday, the museum was reopened on 24 November 1981. Within first combine harvester, sugar beet the museum, documents, objects related harvester, gaous cleaning net, grape to the Turkish educational history, book must runnels, jars, churns, wheat displaying halls, a library and the archives cracking mills and large stone mortars, of Turkish Educational History and churns, dairy machines. Headmaster Atatürk are available. 6- Keçiören Estergon Castle 3- Education Exhibition Hall Ethnographical Exhibition Hall Ethnography qualified, opened in 1974 The museum was opened on 29 may within the body of Girls Technical High 2005. The 1st floor of the Keçiören School Teacher’s Training School on the Municipality Turkish Cultural Center was 50th Anniversary of the Republic. Most of arranged as Ethnography Museum. The the pieces were obtained by the teachers pieces reflecting the ethnographical of the Girls Technical High School Teacher’s Training School fifty years ago richness of our country are compiled by traveling every part of Anatolia. Nearly from the cities such as , 50 pieces of highvalue products which Gaziantep, Kahramanmarafl, Tokat, are recently produced are among these Amasya, ‹zmir, Ayd›n and from the pieces. Also the collection was expanded towns such as Tire and Ödemifl and through some donations. exhibited within the museum.

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E- CULTURE AND ART CENTERS

1- Eski Hamam (Historical Eynebey Hamam) 1 - Cermodern Art Center Opposing the Gazi High School. In very ruined situation, the unrobing On a 11.500 square meters area, Cermodern hosts the artistic diversity with section of the bath is completely ruined but cooling, warming and furnace temporary exhibition galleries, photo gallery, museum shop, conference and sections are lasting. The building is estimated as a 15th Century building in multi-purpose hall, art residences, cafe and sculpture park field. Within the reference to its architectural structure and technique. The restored Bath is main halls at the ground floor of Cermodern, the self-organized exhibitions currently rendering service in ‹tfaiye Square under Tarihi Eyne Bey and the compiled performances in close cooperation with the international bath name. galleries and museums four times in a year are organized alternately. By help 2- Karacabey Hamam› of the Union of Turkish Travel Agencies (TÜRSAB) the old railcar ateliers and Designed as a double-bath on Talatpafla Boulevard, this historical bath was the traction ateliers were renewed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. made on 1444. Despite being in a form of simple roof leaned on four sides 2 - Abidinpafla Mansion exteriorly, there is a pyramid ceiling inside. Built as a Governor Mansion in 1860, the mansion is one of the historical 3- fiengül Hamam› monuments of Ankara. Taken under protection by the Cultural and Natural Located at the ‹stiklal Quarter Ac› Çeflme Street. Built as a double-bath for Heritage Preservation Board, the mansion was rearranged through the men and women, the section on the ‹stiklal Street which is currently used by contribution by the Ankara Club Association and named as “Ankara Culture men was previously women’s section. The building is estimated to be built and Art House”. In the park harboring the mansion, animal figures in the 19th Century in reference to the construction technique and materials representing Ankara are exhibited while inside the mansion clothings and of the disrobing rooms of the adjacent sections. wares belonging to Ankara vicinity are displayed.

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3- Kurflunlu Inn Located on the way to the Ankara Castle and built by Mehmet Pafla, one of the grand viziers of Fatih Sultan Mehmet in 1471, it’s a typical Ottoman local inn. Currently utilized as the administration office of the Anatolian Civilizations Museum.

4- Za¤firan (Safran) Inn Located in the vicinity called At Pazar› (Horse Market), the inn was built by Hac› ‹brahim‹brahim BinBin MehmetMehmet whowho waswas aa KayseriKayseri citizen bu then dwelled in Ankara.

1- Çengelhan 5- Sulu Inn The Inn is located southwest of Ankara Castle in At Pazar› Square, Depo Located between the Ulus, Hac› Do¤an street. According to the epitaph was built in 1522. Quarter, Tekneciler Street and Sulu Inn Street. Asserted to be built in 1685 by 2- Mahmut Pafla Covered Bazaar Ahaykh Al- Cevvar Zade Mehmet On the road to the Castle adjacent to Kurflunlu Inn. Between 1467–1471, Emin Bey as a foundation to Zincirli was built by Grand Vizier Mahmut Pafla together with Kurflunlu Inn. Unlike Mosque, Sulu Inn is also named as Hasan the genuine structure of the Turkish Bazaar architecture, the thick and high Pafla Inn. body walls are laid with rubbish and cut stone. The aforementioned covered bazaar is currently utilized as the showroom of the Anatolian Civilizations Museum.

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Maltepe Mosque Hac› Bayram Mosque In order for building a mosque in Ankara Maltepe, a” Mosque Building Located on Bayram street, in Augustus square. Stone grounded, brick wall, Association” was established in 1950 under the leadership of Hasan tile roof mosque. Having a longwise rectangular plan, the mosque is Balbudak and with the participation of the community. Through the guidance adjacent to the wall of Augustos Temple easterly, to Hac›bayram Tomb at of the association and the efforts of the citizens the basement of the Maltepe south. Built initially between 1427–1428, the mosque completely acquired Mosque was laid on 16.05.1954 and was opened to worship on 03.08.1959. the characteristics of late 17th, early 18th Century after the construction of The plan designed by Architect Recai Akçay, was implemented by board the ceiling, - ornaments, tiles beneath the muezzin cupola and member Mehmet Varl›er as the master-builder. Width 20 m, length 20 m the ceiling construction. height 30 m., Maltepe Mosque was built by white stone and bricks. The mosque has two 50-meter high with one balcony each. Being composed of the integration of the 16th Century aesthetics and the The balcony is accessed by 142 steps in the minaret. 20th Century technology, Kocatepe Mosque bears the similar characteristics Aslanhane (Ahi fierafettin ) Mosque with its equals. Recalls the Selimiye Mosque with 4 minarets, the Sultan The mosque is also called as Aslanhane Mosque because of the lion sculpture Ahmet Mosque with the center and half-. 4 minarets with embedded in the wall of the tomb social complex of the mosque which is 3 balconies each at 88 meters high, can be reached both by the stairs and located at Samanpazar› Aslanhane Quarter. Built by Ahi brothers in early 13th the elevator. The project was drawn by Hüsrev Tayla and Fatih Uluengin. century and renovated between 1289–1290. The timber flooring used inside the mosque is a good specimen of the 13th Century Seljuk Architecture.

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Alaaddin Mosque Ahi Elvan Mosque According to the Minbar Epitaph located in ‹ç Hisar Quarter on Aktafl Street, This plain mosque located in Samanpazar› vicinity Ahi Quarter, the first mosque built here was dated 1178. Lost its original character on Koyunbaba street was built in the late 14th century and renovated in the during the restorations in the 14th and the 15th Centuries and recently. early 15th Century. Throughout the minbar epitaph, it’s understood that; the Renovated during the Seljuk Sovereign Alaaddin, the mosque was called mosque was renovated in 1413, the protector was Elvan ey Bin Mecduddin for this reason. ‹sa, the minbar was made by Harput citizen master Mehmet Bin Beyazit. A¤aç Ayak Mosque Cenab-› Ahmet Pafla Mosque Located on Ulucanlar Street, the mosque was estimated to be built in 1705. The only performance of Mimar Sinan in Ankara, Cenab-› Ahmet Pafla Because of the woodwork, patterns bearing the late period style and the Mosque is located in Ulucanlar vicinity. The mosque built in 1565 after the plaster mihrab style, the mosque is dated back to late 17th early 18th death of Anatolian Governor Cenab-› Ahmet Pafla who was the vizier of century. The building is a typical structure for late period Ankara buildings Kanuni Sultan Süleyman, was renovated in 1883, 1887 and 1940. which gained importance with painted minbar and the mihrab. Constructed by Ankara stone, the mosque forms a social complex together Ahi Yakup Mosque with the Cenab-› (Hayali) Ahmet Pafla tomb, Azimi tomb within the courtyard Located on a prone terrain in ‹smet Pafla Quarter on Çaml›ca Street. The and the Ottoman Graveyard. mosque entered through 11-step stair, is plastered by adobed over a stone basement with a plain appearance with tile roof. Constructed by Ahi Yakup the son of Ahi Çelebi the son of Ahi Sinan in 1392. Draws interest with its mihrab which is typical for the 14th Century Ankara mosques. Çiçeko¤lu Mosque Located in Alpaslan Quarter on Göztepe Street. Adobe wall, wooden beamed, stone based, tile roof building. The most beautiful specimen in typical late 17th early 18th Century Ankara mosques with its ceiling system, upper window scripts and mihrab. Direkli Mosque Located between the Develi, Direkli and Ceylan Streets at Ulucanlar Street. A building with very plain appearance, stone basement, adobe wall and pointed tile roof. The mosque does not have an epitaph. According to the mihrab style, the mosque was built at the 15th Century, restored in the 18th Century. No important part but the mihrab.

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‹badullah Mosque Located in Do¤anbey Quarter on Çerkez Street. A building with stone basement, brick laid wall on the frontal, wooden beam, adobe walls on sides and tile roof. The mosque is dated to late 17th century or 18th century because of the frontal order, ceiling works, mihrab and ceiling style. Resulting from the repairments the decorations became valueless. Kurflunlu Mosque Located in Samanpazar› vicinity on Anafartalar Street at Darac›k corner. Classical Ottoman mosque with stone walls, three rows bricks in between, leadcoated dome. A 16th Century Ankara mosque in reference to the plan type, wall laying and the mihrab style. Tabakhane Mosque Tacettin Mosque Located in Bentderesi Quarter. According to the epitaph, was renovated The mosque located in the Hamamönü vicinity, in Sümer Quarter on Taçl› between 1900–1901 by fiükrü Efendi, grandson of Necmeddin. According to Street near the Karacabey Poorhouse is adjacent to the tomb with the same this, must be built in the 18th Century. The mosque is a historical Ankara name. The mosque with a longwise rectangular plan has a narthex. The building that lost its original features. tomb is located west. The minaret with square basement, columnar body is Zincirli Mosque made of stone. Built by Abdülhamit between 1901–1902. Located in Ulus, on Anafartalar Street. Estimated to be built in mid or late 17th Hacettepe Mosque Century. According to a plate hanged inside the mosque, it was renovated Located in Hacettepe Sümer Quarter, on Sar›kad›n Street. A plain building between 1879–1880. This plate bears the script “The building of Shaykh alIslam with adobe walls, wooden beam, stone basement and tile roof. There is a Ankaral› Mehmet Emin Efendi was renovated between 1879–1880 by Ankara wooden minaret at northeast. The gathering place for women and the Governor Hurflit Pafla“. ceiling was renovated in the last centuries and currently oil painted. The restored mosque is important with its mihrab in 14th and 15th centuries style. Hac› Arap Mosque Located in Samanpazar› vicinity on Asker Street. A very plain building with tone basement, wooden beam, adobe walls. Estimated to be built in the 14th or 15th Century according to the mihrab style. The plan is horizontally rectangular and enlarged towards east. No minarets. A mosque that lost its original character because of the restorations except the mihrab. Eskicio¤lu Mosque Located in ‹stiklal Quarter, on Eskicio¤lu street. A building with stone basement, adobe walls, wooden beam and tile roof. Restored between 1906–1907 the mosque is a kind of late 17th and 18th centuries Ankara mosques. Karacabey Mosque Located in Sümer Quarter, on Samsun Street. It constitutes a social complex together with the tomb, fountain and the Double Bath in Hamamönü vicinity. The social complex covers a wide area together with the already ruined Bath and two madrasah nearby. One of the most important divine buildings in Ankara. The minaret is an important handwork through the glazed tiles and tile workship.

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Cenab-› Ahmet Pafla Tomb Kesikbafl Tomb In Ulucanlar vicinity, within the Mimar Sinan Square left to the Cenab-› A bit far away from the Aslanhane Mosque, on the Atpazar› Ramp. Very Ahmet Pafla Mosque. In similar style with the mosque and made of cut close to Aslanhane mosque and tomb, the tomb is domed open tomb kind. Ankara stone. The mosque and the tomb which are the good specimens of In the middle of the tomb there is a concrete sarcophagus. The arches are the in Ankara were built in 1595. The one buried under connected to each other with strainer timbers over the heads. the tomb is the Anatolia Governor Cenab-› Ahmet Pafla. ‹smail Faz›l Pafla Tomb Azimi (‹smail Paflazade Hac› Esad) Tomb The exact year of built of the tomb within the courtyard of Hac›bayram Mosque remains unknown but estimated to be in the 18th Century. The The tomb located south of Cenab› Ahmet Pafla Tomb doesn’t have any dome covering the space is depressed and leadcoated. particular importance. The upper part of the wooden gate in the middle of Karacabey Tomb the eastern side is designed as pointed arch frontal. The tomb harbors a grave and the epitaph bears the date 1171. The ceiling boards are adorned In Karacabey Quarter, on Samsun Street, within the courtyard of Karacabey Mosque. Made of Ankara stone and brick in 1444. Restored in with 19th Century embroideries. 1944. On the epitaph over the gate buried Karacabey is praised. Over the Hac› Bayram Veli Tomb gate there is an epitaph revealing that the tomb was renovated by Pir ‹t is located in front of Hac› Bayram Mosque. The tomb is made of large red Mehmet Bey in 1796. Ankara stone. The upper part is covered with white marbles, the arch of the Yörük Dede (Do¤an Bey) Tomb gate is decorated with colored marbles. In 1947 restored in accordance with The cupola located on the Öksüzler Street is estimated to be built in the the original. 14th Century. Drawing attraction with its pentagonal plan, the body of Ahi fierafettin Tomb Yörük Dede Cupola is made of rubbish stone and brick laying among the Opposite the mosque in stones. Aslanhane Quarter with the Karya¤d› Tomb same name. Built in 1350. There In ‹tfaiye Square. A rough script is an Arabic epitaph on the over the gate and below the southern window of the tomb. In date 1477. The lead coatings 1947 restored in accordance are removed, the dome is cracked. Traces of restorations with the original. The sarcopha- can be seen on the walls. gus made through the superior Stories are told by the art technique of Ahi fierafettin is community that there was a girl protected in Ethnography buried under the tomb. Museum.

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Gençlik Park› (Youth Park) Göksu Park Located between the Station and Opera buildings. One of the favorite One of the main recreational spots in Ankara which was completed in only recreational spots for Ankara citizens with its amusement park, tea gardens, 100 days. The utilization area is 508.000 square meters. 141.000 square clubs, theatres, large pool, restaurants and several entertainment places. meters of this area is occupied by the pond. Within the pond, Mississippi The renovated park is commissioned in 2009 more glorious and more Ship and boats, an island and reeds constituting the natural beauty of the extensive in comparison with the previous situation. island and 9 floating piers are available. The total green area is 250.200 50. Y›l Park› (50Th Anniversary Park) square meters where 98.700 trees and bushes were planted. Mountain Located in 50th Anniversary Quarter subordinated to Çankaya district. The Bobsleigh activity is also available within the park. 50th Anniversary Park in Cebeci which was known as “Çaml›k”, established Harikalar Diyar› (Wonderland) for the 50th anniversary of the Republic but remained inactive, was Within the Wonderland with approximately 771.000 square meters green redesigned by Greater Ankara Municipality and turned into a huge place area, 330.000 square meters roads and squares, 40.000 square meters car where the capital city citizens can enjoy their time with their families. parking lots, 67.000 square meters building area and 92.000 square meters Located on the foothills of Cebeci Ertu¤rul Gazi Quarter, the 50th aquatic areas, a Fairy Tale Island located on 25.000 square meters is Anniversary Park, is distinguished thanks to its location where one see provided for the children. The biggest park in Turkey, Wonderland is also every point of the Capital City. Put into service after the environmental one of the biggest parks in Europe with total 1.300.000 square meters area designing and restoration by Greater Ankara Municipality, the 50th rendering service to the capital city and around. Anniversary Park occupies 130.000 square meters area.

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Dikmen Vadisi (Dikmen Valley) Mogan Park Dikmen Valley 1st and 2nd Stages are located on 378.000 square meters 25 kilometers far away from Ankara on the Konya motorway, Mogan Lake area. 31.000 square meters is occupied by the pond. The valley includes houses beaches and clubs and also restaurants and cafes. In hot summer 2 small and 1 big waterfall. 87.500 square meters set ground. Over 260.000 it helps relieving the longing for sea to some extent. The lake with a pool on square meters green area there are 120.000 leaved and needleleaved the shore, is also available for the row boat trips. Mogan Park by the lake is trees. a picnic area where Ankara citizens can enjoy. Gökçek Park Alt›npark Occupies 53.746m2 area with 18.532m2 grass, 658 pieces of tree species, On ‹rfan Bafltu¤ Street, located on 640.000 square meters area. The park 12.672 pieces of bush species, 2.761 pieces of clutching and groundcover- area also harbors a Fair Center where international fairs are organized. ing species, 433m2 flower area. On 4.997m2 area, waterfall and fountain Feza Gürsoy Science Center is an ideal place where young visitors can pool located. 27 units of indoor sitting group, 11 pieces of arbour and 142 entertain and meet the science world through experiments. pieces of sitting benches available. Also houses 5 tennis tables, spider play ground and kids play ground on 1039m2 area and a football pitch. Within the historical Ankara Houses, tea gardens and restaurants are also at service.

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Blue Lake (Bay›nd›r Dam) Ku¤ulu Park (Swan Park) 12 kilometers far away from Ankara, located on Samsun motorway. The Located in Kavakl›dere vicinity, this park is wellknown with its swans. Swans park occupying 2.400 square meters area with huge trees is named after the and ducks swim in the pool. A kindergarten and a cafeteria available. 6 million cubic meter blue water in Bay›nd›r Dam. Bay›nd›r Dam is Seymenler Park commissioned as a recreational spot in 2005 under the name of Blue Lake Commissioned in 1983 in Kavakl›dere, the park houses a big amphitheatre. where Ankara citizens can make picnic and can amuse. The park is located in the valley between Atatürk Boulevard and ‹ran Street on Karagöl 67.000 square meters area. Pools, a kindergarten, wide walking fields and the Between Çubuk and K›z›lcahamam, on the foothills of Kavak Mountain and Seymenler Monument, the symbol of Ankara folklore are situated in the park. Y›ld›r›m Mountain, Karagöl is a small but deep crater lake. The natural Kurtulufl Park beauty around the lake is awesome. Approximately 40 km. far away from The park occupying 110. 000 m2 areas in Kurtulufl square, serves the the town. Sports activities are possible around. The lake is surrounded by Ankara citizens with; tea gardens, ice rink, picnic sites and playgrounds for hillsides and pine trees and mountain poplars. Inside the forests around the lake there are water springs. They are quite cold at the springing point. So children and traffic education track. Also houses 2 wedding hall much that because the water springing amongst the rocks is so cold it can affiliated to Çankaya Municipality. freeze even in August. Game animals can be seen in the forests. On the Botanik Park› (Botanical Park) hills snow can be observed even in summer. In Ankara War in 1402, the A park in a valley surrounded by Cinnah and Çankaya streets. Two hills are army of Ottoman Sovereign Y›ld›r›m Beyaz›t settled here and met their adorned with rare flowers. At the center of the park there is a pool and a water requirement. Swimming in the lake is quite dangerous. flower greenhouse. The park occupies 65.000 square meters area.

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Çubuk Dam 12 kilometers far away from Ankara city center. Within the forestry around the dam, there are clubs, picnic sites, walking tracks and country cafes. Elmada¤ Ski Center Public transportation is available. 26 km far away from Ankara, located in Babayakup village subordinated to Kesikköprü Lake Elmada¤ district. Housing ski facilities and mountain hut, Elmada¤ is a In the dam reservoir with nearly 30 meters depth, swimming, surfing, skiing and winter sports center during winter. In Elmada¤ ski center where waterskiing and diving is available. After passing Gölbafl› and turning the thickness of the snow is average 30–40 cm in winter, skiing is available. through Bala direction, following the Beynam Forests sign takes you to the The snow remains on the ground for 105 days. Within the center there is a reservoir. On the banks there are facilities of the municipality and a buffet. 650 meters skiing track and 2 chair lifts of 300 and 650 meters. Nearly 70 km far away from Ankara. MTA Greenhouse Sar›yar Dam Located in MTA site which also houses Nature History Museum. Includes 165 km far away from Ankara, on the way to Nall›han. The artificial lake a worthseeing rose garden and a botanical garden. Open for visitors. behind the dam is available for fishing and water sports. There are facilities around the reservoir. Access by buses and minibuses from Nall›han district.

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Atakule Making an impressive contribution to Ankara’s silhouette, Atakule was opened in 13.10.1989. The 125 meter high tower has an altitude of 118,2 meters. Spinning around its own axis for one route per hour, the rotating restaurant is located at 111,8. meters. The observation terrace which is open every day between 09.30 - 22.00 hours is located at 103,8 meters. At 99.8 meter there is a cafébar.

Zoo To zoo subordinated to Atatürk Forest Farm Directorate, was first established in 1933, behind the directorate building to display the animals hurting people such as the wolf, fox, coyote, bear, boar, sunn pest and wheat bug. Despite housing less species, the excessive interest of the public towards the animals within this miniature zoo pulled the attention and the zoo was decided to be established. Great Leader Atatürk, ordered Muhlis Erkmen, the Minister of Agriculture at that time, to establish a more modern zoo. Necdet Pençe, one of the lecturers in previously named Gazi Schooling Institute, both drew the projects and made the controls of the constructions and the zoo was commissioned on 29 October 1940. Atatürk Forest Farm Founded by Atatürk, the farm is a most visited recreational spot with its clubs, parks, picnic sites, zoo, various products and nature. Public transport is available.

Kurtbo¤az› Dam Located on the 56th km of the ‹stanbul motorway. Housing a picnic site, swimming pool and a restaurant, the dam reservoir is also available for aqua sports.

56 57 TOURISM DIVERSITY IN ANKARA TOURISM DIVERSITY IN ANKARA Tourism Attraction Areas in Districts

Windsurfing: Sar›yar Dam and Çaml›dere dam reservoir are available for These places are equipped for meeting the needs of numerous visitors for windsurfing. tent and caravan camping. Bike Tourism: K›rmir brook valley, Ankara brook valley, E¤rioba and Plateau Tourism: 55 km far away from Beypazar› and 20 km far away Benli tablelands, Karagöl Mogan and Eymir lakes are available for bike from Karaflar town, Karaflar E¤riova Plateaus are the best places for tours. trekking, tent camping and recreational activities. These places harboring Cave Tourism: In Güdül district around K›rmir brook, the historical the ponds with trout and brook fishes offers sports line fishing. Çaml›dere- terrestrial ‹nönü Byzantine caves estimated to remain from the Byzantine Benli Plateaus, Güdül Sorgun Plateau, Nall›han And›z Plateaus, K›z›lca- period consists of floors accessed by stairs. Located at the Gölbafl› ‹ncek, hamham Ulucak Plateaus, Baflköy at 45 km distance and Sal›n (Maden) Karayatak Hill locality 15 km far away from Ankara, Tulumtafl Cave is 5 km plateaus at 35 km distance. Surrounded by black pine forests these long, 1–1,5 km wide and 30–40 meters high. plateaus are available for nature walking and tent camping. Sports Line Fishing: Fishing is available in; K›z›l›rmak, Sakarya rivers and their branches, in Kirmir brook, in Mogan, Eymir and Kerevit lakes and Thermal Tourism: The temperature of springs in K›z›lcahamam Hot in Karagöl, Asartepe, Çaml›dere, Sar›yar, Kesikköprü dams. spring are; 47 CO at the big spring, 44 CO at the little spring, 19,5 CO at the Mountain and Nature Walk: Trekking is available in, Kirmir Brook mineral water spring, 37 CO at the hard water spring. The temperature of Valley forming the 30 km track in Güdül, Pazar Brokk Valley which is Sey Bath spring on Çank›r› Çerkes motorways around 43 CO. The important with its geological formation and flora, ‹lhan Brook A¤an Valley temperature of Ayafl Hot Spring and Mineral Springs is 51 CO. Apart from the which harbors a 22 km track with flora and landscape features, Çubuk Brook 31 CO Ayafl Karakaya Hot Spring, the temperature of Beypazar› Dutlu Valley with some strait formations and various flora. Nature walk is also O Tahtal› Hot Spring and Mineral Spring is varies between 31–52 C . available in a very narrow area in ‹nözü Valley plain which rises like a fish The temperature of Çubuk Melikflah Hot Spring is 31 CO. back with escarpments on both sides, in Mogan, and Eymir Lakes with their water element, flora and wild life and around Çubuk Dam. So¤uksu National Winter Tourism: In Elmada¤ Ski Center, 26 km far away from Ankara, Park in K›z›lcahamam is also important. located on the northern hills of Elmada¤, the snow thickness varies between Camping Caravan Facilities: So¤uksu National Park, E¤rioba and 30 60 cm at 1500 1850 m altitudes. Having a continental climate, the ski Benli tablelands, ÇubukKaragöl forest recreational areas and Bay›nd›r Dam season in Elmada¤ is between JanuaryMarch. Tree-free courses covered can be used as recreational and picnic areas. with alpine grass are easy and average tracks.

58 59 TOURISM DIVERSITY IN ANKARA TOURISM DIVERSITY IN ANKARA

Bird Watching: 70 km south of Ankara within the municipal borders of 960 different plant species grows in natural environment and Bala and Haymana districts, 1.500 hectares Çöl Lake (Çal›kdüzü) locat- approximately 175 of them are peculiar to the region such as the Ankara ed in a small closed basin, is a salty and shallow lake fed by little brooks. Crocus, ornithogallum, white knapweed. Harbors various birds. Gölbafl› Mogan Lake around gained an important The most rich families in terms of number of species are; daisy family, bird area position by enabling population growth. So¤uksu National Park legume family, poaceae, crucifers, labiatae. is an important bird area through the growing population of black stork, Wild Life: In Ankara, aquatic creatures such as carp, trout, freshwater lammergeier, Egyptian vulture, griffon, black vulture and booted eagle. In mussel, crab, turtle and poultries such as cormorant, wigeon, barnacle, Güdül and Dörtdivan towns, on the foothills of Kavakl› mountain, a 10km and water hen adopted the ecological environment of the vicinity. The valley formed by the Süvari Spring running through K›rmir Brook, is a forest lands in Nall›han, Beypazar›, K›z›lcahamam, Çaml›dere, Çubuk breeding area for black vulture. In Beypazar› ‹nözü Valley, the black stork and Güdül towns provides living space for bear, wild boar and deer. It is making nests on the rocks, lanner falcon, Egyptian vulture and raven can possible to meet land animals such as wolf, fox, badger, rabbit, foulmart, be observed. Nall›han Bird Sanctuary in Beypazar›, Nall›han towns, weasel, squirrel and birds such as partridge, hazel grouse, great bustard, Beynam Forest in Bala are important bird areas with two pairs incubating crane woodcock, pigeon, turtledove, quails in every part of Ankara. Also imperial eagles. within the moorlands raptors such as hawk, falcon and eagle can Horse Riding in Nature: K›z›lcahamamKaracaören village and be seen. Karaflar E¤riova and Çaml›dere Benli tablelands are available for horse Handicrafts and Souvenir: In Ankara, also the handicrafts are riding and nature walk. wellknown. Filigree, the art which has a 2.500 years past in Anatolia, is Paragliding: Gölbafl› Training Facility where aviation clubs of universities currently being performed particularly in Beypazar›. Pottery is prominent in Ankara give paragiliding trainings, offers many activities and in Ayafl and fiereflikoçhisar. In Ankara, linen/fabric and rug weaving and facilities. Thanks to the training hill opposing a wide plain, the suitable irish lace are still being maintained in some towns despite being changed elevation and the wind from all directions, it is very suitable for much in quality. The augers called “bürgü”, is maintained in Beypazar›, paragliding trainings. handkerchiefs, head scarf and embroiders used for decoration around Plant Observation: The climate conditions and the terrain formation some veils are maintained in Nall›han, Ayafl and around by preserving enabled the development of two separate plant association around the traditional production forms but with modern materials and Ankara. Having a wide range of plants, in Ankara approximately techniques.

60 61 SYMBOLS OF ANKARA SYMBOLS OF ANKARA When it comes to Ankara...

Ankara Rabbit Ankara Rabbit is being raised in a few farms and their population is only about one thousand. Ankara Rabbit breeds 4 and 14 babies at once. Their fur which reaches 40 cm in a year is being trimmed when it is twothree months old. Each rabbit produces average 1 kg fur. The fur is light and keeps the heat well. Angora wool produced by the Ankara Rabbit, keeps the heat eight times more than the sheep wool and it is nonallergic. Ankara Cat Gölbafl› Love Flower: (centaurea tchihatcheffii) Ankara Cat is among the most liked pedigree cat races. Despite for many generations the word “Ankara” was used for qualifying the longhaired cat, The name of the plant derived from Centaur, a mythological creature the only pedigree Ankara is the Turkish Ankara. Ankara Cat is a natural and mentioned Hippocrates. Resulting from a similarity between the plant and pure cat race raised in Turkey. the creature, the plant was named as Centaurea by Linnaeus. Love Flower grows around Mogan Lake with flowers in various colors in every spring. Ankara Goat The mohair spread around the world from Turkey as a product of Ankara Ankara Pear: (Pyrus communis L.) Goat. Therefore, Mohair Goat is known as Ankara Goat (Angora Goat) in Pulling the attention of pear growers for its high quality and long storage world literature. Ankara Goat was taken to Anatolia from east of Caspian duration, Ankara Pear has also over 600 summer, winter, standard or local Sea by Turks in the 13th Century. kinds. Ankara is the second pear producer after . The main pear grown in Ankara is the Ankara Pear. Ankara Crocus: (Crocus Ancyrensis) The crocus also called as Crocus in Latin has various colors. It’s not only yellow but also purple, lilac and white. The corm sleeping under the soil, blossoms in FebruaryApril when the snow melts. Crocus also took place within the cultures of the civilizations lived on these lands within the thousands years of history.

62 63 ANKARA CUISINE ANKARA CUISINE Ankara Foods

Ankara Pan Stuffing With Olive Oil (Zeytinya¤l› Yaprak Sarmas› ANKARA CUISINE Stuffings: Efelek stuffing, patty, vine Old Ankara kitchen was occupying the leaves stuffed with minced meat, flirden biggest part of the houses. In the houses, stuffing (bumbar), fake stuffing and there was a oven and a tandouri on one vineleaves stuffing are the favorites. side, and on the other side there was a Pastries Cookies: Updown pastry, store room where the winter supplies were moon pastry, pack pastry, entekke pastry, Dü¤ün Çorbas› (Wedding Soup) Kömbe stored. The store rooms were mostly ham man, kaha rolled pastry, papaç, bazaar twostorey and the upper part was called pastry, tandouri pastry are the most “müsandere”. Chumps were piled within the remarkable ones. corner of the kitchen. The meals were eaten Meals: Carc›ran, bici food, ç›lb›r, ç›rp ma, on floor tables. First elders then the family göçe, göter, kale, keflkek food, kö remez, sat for the meal. m›hlama, omaç, papara, saz, tat mak tirid, Soups: topaç can be mentioned. Urufl Kapama Afl soup, dutmaç, keflkek soup, Bazlama miyane soup, milk soup, tarhana soup, Pastry Dishes: Bazlama, c›zlama, wedding soup and toyga soup are the most gözleme, nevizme, öllü¤ün körü, water wellknown. heurek can be mentioned. Meat Meals: Ankara pan, Ankara Döneri, Desserts Compotes: Quince borana, alabörtme, calla, sheepman roasting, iliflkik, baklawa, b›rtlak, dafllak, ekir, f›slak, urufl kapama, homaça, forest kebab, höflmerim, nut pumpkin, crow brain, snow Homaça Meat with eggplant, s›zg›ç, siyel and siyer halva, kaygana, köyter, omaç, perçem, Toyga Soup can be mentioned. sarayl›, til til halva, tuhafiye, wild apricot Rice: Bici, cracked wheat pilaf, o¤maç borana, wild apricot compote can be men- food, p›t p›t pilaf. tioned. Meatballs: Meatballs with rice dipped in Breads: Bazlamac›n, bezdirme, gizleme, egg batter and fried, mücirim meatballs, çerpit, ebem bread, kartalaç, kömbe, kete, meatballs with egg, tohma, tiridi meatballs saçk›ran, serit and yar›mca can be Ankara Döneri Höflmerim are the main meatball kinds. mentioned. 64 65 GREATER ANKARA MUNICIPALITY GREATER ANKARA MUNICIPALITY Ankara Ulus Historical City Center Project

In Ankara Ulus Historical City Center, on an area of approximately 213 These works are focused on special and prior areas such as; hectares, within the works launched by Greater Ankara Municipality • Hac›bayram Environment, in 1982, the plan was made determining the pack project fields with • Suluhan Environment, implementation priority. • Ç›kr›kç›lar Ramp Environment, • Anatolian Civilizations Museum Environment, • Karya¤d› Tomb Environment, • Has›rc›lar-Osmanl› Junction Connection and Eski Hamam Environment, • Bend Spring Dolmush Stops Environment, • Akköprü Environment

66 67 GREATER ANKARA MUNICIPALITY GREATER ANKARA MUNICIPALITY Northern Ankara Urban Regeneration Project New and Ongoing Projects

New Mamak Urban Regeneration Project hrough the New Mamak Urban Regeneration Project, Mamak will be the Tattraction center of the Capital City. 15 thousand shanty houses will be demolished and replaced by 50 thousand houses, 4.500.000 square meters recreational area and orthern Ankara Entrance Urban Regeneration Project is a coexecuted 1 million square meters Business Centers, thus in Mamak, the biggest project by T.R. Prime Ministry Mass Housing Authority (TOK‹) and N Urban Regeneration Center around the world will be established. Greater Ankara Municipality. The project area determined through the Approximately 15.000 shanties near the Samsun motorway which is the related law is separated into two sections as I. Stage and II. Stage. The Prior east gate of Ankara will be demolished and replaced by multistoried 50.000 Project Area implementations within the first Stage of 380.81 hectares was housings, 4.500.000 square meters recreational area and 1 million square launched in March 2005 and the constructions still continue. Within the meters business center. Project, TOK‹ and Greater Ankara Municipality has planned to construct When completed the New Mamak Project will be the biggest Urban 650.000 m2 recreational area and a big Trade Center and 18.000 houses Regeneration Project in the world. with lake view 8.000 houses for the right owners, 9945 houses for financing purposes. Within the scope of the project, new protocol road consisting of Dikmen Valley Urban Regeneration Project 3,5 km. roads, tunnel and viaducts is planned. he first stage of Greater Ankara Municipality Dikmen Valley Urban TRegeneration Project is completed in 2000. Thanks to this project, the shanty area in Dikmen Valley which does not accord with the modern urban structure is transformed into a modern and planned urban settlement. On an area of 110.000 square meters; 2264 houses, 68 shops, 1 conference and exhibition hall, 2 swimming pools, 2 sports centers, 2 beauty centers, 11.2 ha green area, 1.8 ha belvedere pool, 3 km roads are built.

68 69 GREATER ANKARA MUNICIPALITY GREATER ANKARA MUNICIPALITY Vocational Courses Baflkent Tiyatrolar› (Capital Theatres)

BELMEK Courses are carried out for; To extend the culture, art and aesthetical awareness within the community, • To help the protection and development of our cultural assets, • Employing our women by equipping them with new knowledge and skills, • Empowering the family economies, • Getting our women to adopt the habit of living together and planned working, • Empowering the friendship, solidarity and trust feelings in women, • Evaluating the freetime of women productively. Traditional Turkish Handicrafts Courses Our traditional Turkish Handicrafts is maintained n 1994, in the 250 persons capacity hall in Youth by the courses organized by Greater Ankara Park, primarily our traditional art Puppet Karagöz Municipality. Within the annual courses, I and Light Comedy was performed. As from 1996, handicrafts are taught to the amateur artists, the the modern theatre put steps with the Ayvar produced goods are offered to the art lovers in Hamza play of Author Ali Bey who wrote his first Ankara at the end of each period. plays in Ottoman and also the Creating A Man by Courses: Necip Faz›l K›sakürek. Since the foundation day, • Calligraphy Courses the theatre established its own acting cadre • ‹llumination Courses through the training courses. For the very first time • Miniature Craft Courses in Turkey, under the roof of the theatre, the • Paper Marbling Courses students receive creative drama, puppet making • Painting Courses and playing, Karagöz, illusion, and animation • Paper Cutting Courses educations in addition to theatre education. In Capital Theatres, young people over 17, are BELTEK Courses gaining the skills of puppet making, puppet playing, BELTEK Technical Education Courses are given in puppet vocalizing in 3month theory based, 4month 8 Sections in 72 branches in 3month periods. In case practical classes within the Puppet MakingPlaying of high demand twomonth courses can be organized. Courses. Within the Theatre Course, Acting, Apart from the degree and postgraduate education Theory, Pantomime, Dance Improvising, Diction, programmes, BELTEK General and in Karagöz Making and Playing Course, Image Coordinatorship is the unit responsible for developing, Making, Image Playing, Image Vocalizing executing and coordinating the Gazi University / educations are being given Greater Ankara Municipality BELTEK Technical Education Courses training programmes where the high level education, creative activities and social service is offered to public at a national level by utilizing the science and technology. The courses are performed under the coordination of BELTEK General Coordinatorship, in classrooms, ateliers and laboratories within the Faculties and Vocational High Schools in Gazi University.

70 71 GREATER ANKARA MUNICIPALITY GREATER ANKARA MUNICIPALITY City Orchestra Mehter (Historical Ottoman Military Band)

he City Orchestra within the body of the Greater Municipality, takes he Historical Ottoman Tstage within the inaugural ceremonies, meetings and organizations. Our TMilitary Band is the first orchestra performs average 70 concerts annually in or out of Ankara. and the oldest Turkish Style Besides the concert program during the whole year, our Orchestra performs Army band and consists the authentic samples in pop and jazz type of the modern polyphonic music of percussion and compositions within the domestic and abroad programmes. wind instruments. Greater Accomplishing many successful concerts in may cities, our orchestra Municipality of Ankara represented our country successfully within the International Festivals as;, Historical Ottoman Military in Greece in 2003 – 2007, in Bulgaria in 2005 and in South Korea in 2007. Band was established in Performing with 21persons cadre, distinguished musicians such as Ercan 1996, Mayor of Ankara TURGUT, Banu KIRBA⁄ and Nur YOLDAfi perform as soloists in our Melih Gökçek. orchestra. Our orchestra offering the songs of the masters such as Bar›fl MANÇO, Cem KARACA and Tanju OKAN within the concert series under the title of “Respect to the Masters”, continues its successful performances.

72 73 GREATER ANKARA MUNICIPALITY GREATER ANKARA MUNICIPALITY FOMGET Musical Courses

Musical Courses The Greater Municipality organizes courses oriented at the citizens interested in music. The trainees are receiving education about solfege, musical notes and voice training for one year and they offer their skills to olklore Music Youth Group and Youth Sports Club was founded in 1993 Ankara citizens within the concerts. Within the instrument courses, the Fin Ankara. FOMGET Youth Club, performs studies about the folk sciences trainees are taking baglama, accordion, guitar and string education. particularly in folk dances and folk music within our national culture and Choirs: • Turkish Classical Music Chorus • Turkish Folk Music Chorus enables the promotion and popularization of these assets. On the other hand, challenges for offering various activity areas where the young people can Exhibitions and Exhibition Halls develop themselves in social and cultural areas and evaluate their free time. Greater Ankara Municipality, offers the performances of national and The performances are displayed both at home and abroad. international artists in various fields of art to Ankara citizens through the exhibitions organized in Metro and Zafer Bazaar Fine Arts Gallery exhibition halls.

74 75 GREATER ANKARA MUNICIPALITY GREATER ANKARA MUNICIPALITY Children Assembly Women Club

reater Ankara Municipality, supports the individual development and Geducation of all women in Ankara within the ladies club through the awareness of the leading role and the active function of women in social development. 16 Ladies Club opened for the purposes of; developing the communication and neighborhood culture among women, increasing the common shares about the city, enabling the ladies to make sports activities, informing them about the problems they experience, organizing panel discussions and seminars and thus enabling them to get away from the business and home atmosphere and participate in the social life, is the meeting point of Ankara ladies today. he Children Assembly was founded on 23 April 1995 by initiative of TMayor of Ankara Melih GÖKÇEK. The Children Assembly works for; helping the children to play active roles in expressing their problems and demands and also finding solutions.

76 77 GREATER ANKARA MUNICIPALITY GREATER ANKARA MUNICIPALITY Family Living Centers

In Family Living Centers; Kids Club • Women’ Club In order for contributing to the development of • Youth Center children which constitute the major part of our • Kids’ Club young population, we offered the Kids Clubs to • Elders’ Club our citizens. Welcoming thousands of children, • Club for Handicapped in each club children can evaluate their Greater Municipality Family Living Center is at freetime, entertain in the game halls, benefit the disposal of Ankara citizens with; Social from the sports activities. Integrating the Activities, Cultural Activities, Sports Activities, learning with love, our clubs for a more reading, PsychoSocial Activities and Health Services. thinking and producing generation are at the Living Center Includes Everything for Family! disposal of children of Ankara … Greater Municipality Family Living Center, is Club For Disabled the first and only Family Living Center around Family Living Center Disabled Center is opened the world. Within the center with 30.000 square for supporting the all disabled people living in meters indoor space, consisting of 9floor Ankara in social, cultural, health, sports, vertical and 2floor horizontal buildings, in the sections aimed at women, handicapped people, education, informatics and economic aspects young people and kids, fitness, aerobic and and for enabling the integration of the gymnastics halls, sauna, library, billiards, table disabled individuals with the community. tennis, air hockey, mini golf, chess and mind Within our Club; Guidance, Social, Cultural and games, health rooms, meeting halls and nursery Sports Activities and also health services are classes are available. being given. Youth Center Club For Elders A new center, rendering service to young Family Living Center Elders Club is a place people between the ages 1524 and open for 7 where elder people can have a good time in a days a week was just added to the Family Living peaceful atmosphere. Many services such as Center. Here young people can evaluate their computers (internet), health services, library, freetime, enjoy the game halls, benefit from the reading room, billiards, air hockey, table tennis, sports activities for men and women. chess are awaiting for the elder people.

78 79 GREATER ANKARA MUNICIPALITY GREATER ANKARA MUNICIPALITY Shelter Houses Sports

Ankara Sports Hall nkara Sports Hall, is located in Ulus, at the crossing corner Atatürk ACultural Center area, Cumhuriyet Street and Talatpafla Boulevard as a Multipurpose Sports Hall. The 13.000 spectator capacity building was constructed nearby the Parachute tower at northwest and opposite of Ankara Train Station at south which has an important place in Ankara history. The üzgarl› Etlik and Varl›k Shelter Houses affiliated to the Greater Ankara hall primarily hosted the World Basketball Championship 2010 organized in RMunicipality Social Services Department Elder Services and Shelter Turkey. In addition to basketball, the hall is available for volleyball, tennis, ice Houses Division are used by; patients and their relatives coming out of hockey, boxing and also all kinds of cultural and social activities such as Ankara, being treated within the health institutions in Ankara, in physical concerts, conventions can be organized. The hall includes all necessary impossibilities. Greater Ankara Municipality has commissioned 3 Shelter visual, audial and technical equipment in modern and international Houses so far. Within the Shelter Houses, hospital shuttles, guidance and standards. The modern building is equipped with ventilation and smoke consultancy services are being offered and also breakfast and dinner discharging system and fire extinguishing system. The building bears all being served. All facilities are free of charge in Shelter Houses. international criteria specified by FIBA (Federation of International Basketball Associations). Built by the Greater Municipality, the hall is aimed to be in a constant spatial, visual and social relation with the City and to be a allround urban space alive for 365 days.

80 81 GREATER ANKARA MUNICIPALITY GREATER ANKARA MUNICIPALITY ANKARA The Capital of Diplomacy International Grand Ankara Festival

n order for establishing sociocultural relations, “Sister City Protocols” were Isigned with the capital cities of 40 countries. Some of our performances in Ankara are; General Assembly 2000, Shanghai Days in Ankara 2009, Ankara Days in Shanghai 2010, Blacksea Capitals Association 2002, Ankara Days in Moscow 2003, Ankara Days in ‹slamabad 2005, Ankara Days in Seoul 2006 and Seoul Days in Ankara 2007.

nternational Grand Ankara Festival which is beng organized traditionally since I2007 by Greater Ankara Municipality, is being held at Atatürk Cultural Center Fair Ground occupying 69.450 m2 area. The fair welcomes citizens from all age groups both living in Ankara and coming from other cities. The 10-day fair offers different amusements and activities each day and famous singers take the stage. Within the festival, the activities of Greater Ankara Municipality and the works of other district municipalities are being offered to the citizens within the booths. These activities contribute to the cultural and touristic promotion of Ankara.

Exhibitions And Exhibition Halls reater Ankara Municipality, offers the performances of national and Ginternational artists in various fields of art to Ankara citizens through the exhibitions organized in Metro and Zafer Bazaar Fine Arts Gallery exhibition halls.

82 83 ANKARA CITY MAP