Not so long ago the journalist Andrew Finkel could easily write that Ankara was a ‘citadel of Turkish nationalism’, a description that made…
Ankara’s blockbuster attraction is the Anatolian Civilisations Museum (open daily, admission TL280) which houses the finds from many hugely important Central Anatolian sites…
The burial place of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the first president of Turkey, is known as the Anıtkabir (Monumental Tomb). Not only is it…
“In front of the hamam” Until recently a run-down, neglected part of old Ankara, Hamamönü has been given a complete Odunpazarı-style makeover with…
“The Castle” The best place to start exploring Ankara is the Hisar (AKA Ankara Kalesi or Kale for short), the castle which gazes…
“The Nation” Ulus is the touristic heart of Ankara with its focal point at Heykel (Statue) which is named after a huge equestrian statue…
When thinking about ancient cities once enclosed by walls Turkey is not necessarily the country that most readily springs to mind, with the…
What do you imagine when you think of Turkey? Maybe it’s the mosques and the palaces but maybe it’s the lovely old wooden…
Born the son of a goldsmith at the court of Sultan Ahmed I in 1611, Evliya Çelebi became an apprentice to the sultan’s…
Atatürk’s new capital …