ANKARA

Ankara

The capital of the Republic of Turkey (2.9 million inhabitants, 835-1000 meters above sea level), is located in the transitional area of central Anatolia and the Südpontus. The town lies in the Anatolian highlands and is surrounded by a hilly landscape framed. The area around the city scale dams serve alongside the water supply as a Naherholungsgebiete.

Leisure and Sports

The Altinpark offers 640,000 square meters in an international cultural and scientific center, sports halls and sports grounds, several amphitheater and numerous restaurants. The Ataturk Orman Ciftligi is a spacious park. There are large coffee houses, numerous picnic sites, a swimming pool in the form of the Black Sea and the zoo of Ankara. Downtown is the Parki Genclik (Youth Park), a large green space in the city centre with teahouses, fairground attractions and an artificial lake (boat rental).

Attractions

The Ataturk Bulvari is the central north-south axis of the city, it combines the heart of the Old Town (Ulus Meydani) with the modern Neustadt. At the 5 km long, rows of tree-lined boulevard lined with shops, restaurants and street cafes, opera and the university. Above the old town sits the Citadel from the 7th Century on the 120 metre high mountain castle in the southern slope of the oldest mosque in the city, the Arslanhani Camii (13th century). Below the castle is the most important ancient monuments Ankara: The 15-meter-high column Julian, the ruins of the Temple of Augustus (10 n. Chr). and the Caracalla Baths (3rd century). A major attraction is the recent monumental mausoleum of Atatürk, the anti Kabir. The landmark, built in 1944-1953 of modern Ankara is a typical product of Turkish architecture.

Museums

The Museum of Anatolian Civilizations (Hittites Museum) has with its impressive collection of archaeological and Anatolian Hittite finds worldwide fame and is one of the highlights of each visit to Ankara. The ethnographic museum and the archaeological museum worth a visit. In Cankaya is located in the park of the government seat of the President the former house of Atatürk with the Museum Cankaya Ataturk Evi. The Ankara Palas Müzesi houses the Cumhuriyet (Republic Museum). North behind the university is on a small hill, the Museum of Modern Art with works by Ottoman Turkish painter of the 19th and 20 Century.

History

The story goes back to Ankara Hittite period (2000 BC). This was followed by phases phrygischer, lydischer and Persian rule. In the 3rd Century BC, the capital city as the Celtic Galaten the name Ankyra. 25 BC Ankara was now under Emperor Augustus the capital of the province Galatien. With the development of Islam, the city was in the 7th and 8 Century by Persian and Arab influences. A heyday experienced Ankara, 1403 after it fell to the Ottomans, who until the collapse of the Ottoman Empire ruled. During the freedom struggle was Ankara 1920 to a central base and in 1923 because of its geopolitical situation of Ataturk to the new capital of the Republic of Turkey. Thus began a massive expansion: Bauer cities from Europe impacted the scheduled expansion of Ankara into a modern, partly influenced west metropolis.

Shopping

In the Old City around the Ulus Meydani, jewellery, leather goods, textiles and carpets. The picturesque bazaar district is located south of Ankara Hisarparki Cad. In the winding streets, narrow streets and sell the stations is wide bazaar of food on glass and porcelain goods to consumer electronics sold everything, whatever your heart desires. On weekdays takes place before the gate of the Citadel is a market for dried fruit and spices. In the south of Ankara is located in Cankaya district, modern shopping mall Atakule. The numerous shops along the Ataturk Bulvari offer European clothing brands at affordable prices.

Food and beverage

Around the citadel there are many small restaurants with atmospheric atmosphere, sometimes with dance and music. In the embassy district Kavaklidere lined with discos and nightclubs together, cozy pubs and bistros can be found mainly in the university quarter Cebeci and around the Kizilay Square - the heart of a district, almost without exception from fish restaurants, cafes and beer gardens.

Events

Ankara is the cultural center of Turkey. Theatre, opera, ballet performances of Turkish and foreign plays, numerous festivals, such as the International Film Festival Ankara, the International Art Festival, the international music festival or the Asia-Europe Art Biennial are part of the diverse offerings.

Climate

In Ankara, there is a temperate continental climate with hot summers and dry (day highs around 30 ° C) and kaltfeuchten winters with snow rare cases (daily temperatures around the freezing point). The annual rainfall (344 mm, an average of 68 days) falls mostly in the winter months, the maximum rainfall in spring.

Arrival

After Ankara almost all major transport links in the country. Air links exist with all provincial cities and international airports. The simple train journey from Istanbul (667 km) takes 7.5 hours from Zonguldak (Black Sea coast, 486 km) 11 hours, Izmir (west Turkey, 824 km) 13.5 hours of Adana (southern Turkey, 674 km) 13.5 Hours.

Accommodation

Ankara accommodations are on the whole city area. In particular, many hotels in all price categories are located in the Ulus district. The center located east of the reservoir Gölü Bayindir, there are also camping opportunities as in many Ankara adjacent forest land.

Important phone numbers / addresses

City: (+90-312) 310 32 40

Hospital: (+90-312) 363 33 30

Police: (+90-312) 384 06 06 / 6445

Gendarmerie: (+90-312) 346 39 90

Regional Directorate: (+90-312) 229 26 31 - 229 36 61

Tourist Office: (+90-312) 231 55 72 - 288 61 66

Directorate of Culture: (+90-312) 218 29 80

Links

www.ankara-bel.gov.tr Ankara Municipality

www.ankara.edu.tr Ankara University