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 complex located in the Çankaya district of Ankara, which includes the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Designed by Emin Onat and Orhan Arda, the construction of Anıtkabir began in 1944 and was completed in 1953. In addition to the mausoleum building, the complex consists of various structures and monuments, as well as a wooded area known as the Peace Park.

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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 the province of Ankara, and 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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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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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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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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Güvenpark Monument is a monument located in Güvenpark in Ankara Kızılay Square, where there are statues representing the trust of the Turkish nation in the police and gendarmerie, Atatürk's friends in the War of Independence and the revolution movements, and reliefs depicting human intelligence and farmers' agricultural work.

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Ankara, historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and 5.8 million in Ankara Province, making it Turkey's second-largest city after Istanbul, but first by the urban area (4,130 km2).

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The Ulucanlar Prison Museum is a former state prison in Ankara, Turkey that was converted into a prison museum following restoration by Altındağ Municipality. The museum was opened in 2011. It is the first museum of its kind in Turkey.

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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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