Ankara is located in Central Anatolia and it’s the capital city of Turkey. With a population
around 4.5 million Ankara is the second most crowded city after Istanbul.
You can see many government workers and university students walking on the streets
because
Ankara hosts many administration buildings and universities. There are also many
foreign embassies around the city so that, you can find large selection of goods and services
which originally served in your home country.
When you visit Ankara for the first time, it can seem as a boring city. However, as you spend
more time in there, you can discover how modern and beautiful it is. So, if you want to learn
more about the secret and hidden beauties of the capital, you should spend more time in it,
rather than using it as a transit destination to close travel centers such as
Cappadocia or
Konya.
For the citizens of Turkey,
Ankara has great importance because the foundations of the
modern Turkey were established there. Modern parliament, modern government and
modern understanding all spread through the country from Ankara.
In your visit to Ankara, you can see the Anitkabir which is a mausoleum of the founder of the
Turkish Republic- Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. If your visit fall with one of the national days, you
can join the thousands of people who are gratefully walking through the Anitkabir in
memory of Atatürk.
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Haci Bayram Mosque is another destination that you can observe the historic architecture of
Islam. And also there are tourist destinations such as Atakule Tower, Hamamönü, Museum
of Anatolian Civilizations, State Art and Sculpture Museum, Ankara Ethnography Museum,
War of Independence Museum, TCDD Open Air Steam Locomotive Museum
Ankara Aviation Museum, Ankara Castle and many more.
You can fly to
Ephesus from Ankara by sun express airlines.
If you are transiting Ankara in your visit to Turkey, you can think about it again and give it
another chance. It offers the history of the modern Turkish Republic together with the
various examples of art, architecture and technology. Click to see All
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