Ankara Travel Guide

 15 Reviews  Close to the citadel gate, an old bedesten has been beautifully restored and now houses a marvelous and unique collection including Paleolithic, Neolithic, Hatti, Hittite, Phrygian, Urartian, Roman works, and showpiece Lydian treasures. (Open every day, except Monday. During the summer, the museum... 

 7 Reviews  From Şark Kulesi, turn left and you soon exit the upper castle through the southern gate Güney Kapı. This takes you into the more sanitized and gentrified part of the castle, a place where the restored boutique hotels and expensive restaurants have started to penetrate, and there's clearly... 

 7 Reviews  The old town of Ankara and its citadel are located on a hill just east of Ulus. This is the oldest part, with old Ottoman houses on narrow, quiet, twisting streets. Some of the old houses are dilapidated and others are nicely restored and in great shape, some housing restaurants or hotels. The area... 

 4 Reviews  Roman Emperor Augustus build a tempel in old Ankara and the Turks build a mosque near the tempel. The mosque is called Haci Bayram Mosque.Haci Bayram was a Turkish scolar lived in Ankara in 12th Century. 

 4 Reviews  The focal point of Ulus is Ulus Meydani, a small square with an Ataturk statue and lots of pigeons. Ataturk sits on a horse in this one, and a few gun-toting soldiers stand each side of him (they're also statues!). This seems to be a focal point for old men to gather and chat in the morning, and... 

 3 Reviews  I like to see cities from above! When in Ankara you can do it for free up from the Ankara castle or you can pay 7,5TL and take the elevator on the ugly tower of Atakule that is located at Cankaya district. We parked at the lower level and we took the glass elevator to the top. From up there you... 

 3 Reviews  This area has many old houses and Karacabey Turkish bath. There are nice small places for eating something. It is just behind the Hacettepe university hospital. You may pass near hospital on inside from hospital area. 

 5 Reviews  Kurtulus Savasi Muzesi was the first Parliament building of Turkey, the first sessions of the new government too place here. It was built by Salim Bey in 1915 and used as the headquarters of Committee of Union and Progress (the party that brought down Sultan Abdulhamid). Kemal Ataturk was elected... 

 4 Reviews  Ethnography Museum of Ankara The Ethnography Museum of Ankara built by architect Arif Hikmet Koyunoğlu, is located on the site of a Muslim cemetery on a hill in Namazgah, Ankara, Turkey. The hill was granted to Ministry of National Education in order to be built as museum according to Decree... 

 3 Reviews  The Rahmi Koc Industry Museum is in walking distance from the castle of Ankara. It’s interesting if you are into old old-objects (antiques) and industrial items from engineering etc. Some items are miniatures of trains, boats, planes but you can also see full size vehicles like the Ford Model T from... 

 3 Reviews  Cumhuriet Muzesi is just a few meters south of the War of Independence Museum. It was the second Parliament building of Turkey for the Grand Assembly. It’s a 2storey building that was built by architect Vedat Tek. It’s very important for the Turkish people because it was here where Ataturk took... 

 2 Reviews   This is the most notable mosque in the city. The largest mosque in Ankara, it was recently constructed in classical Ottoman style with four minarets. Built between 1967 and 1987 in the Kocatepe quarter, its size and prominent situation have made it a landmark for the city. You may watch my high... 

 2 Reviews  The Julianus Column on the park at Hükümet Meydanı, Ulus is of Byzantium style and has no inscriptions on it. The height is 15 meters and contains several rings around its body. It is supposed that the column was constructed in the honor of Emperor Julianus (AD 361-363) while he was passing... 

 2 Reviews  Ankara Palas was first established as a “Parliamentary Club” in 1927 and has great importance as the symbol of the Republic with its architectural features, historical, political and artistic missions. It is located just across from the old National Assembly Building and was the place where the... 

 1 Review  Kugu=Swan. It was one our favorite park once upon a time. It is nostalgic for us now. You may rest there if you are staying at Hilton or Sheraton. Just from there Tunali Hilmi street starts. You may find many shops, restaurants or bars around here. If you go thru to Arjantin street you may find many...