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Ankara continued to grow rapidly during the latter half of the 20th century and eventually outranked İzmir as Turkey's second-largest city, after Istanbul. Ankara's urban population reached 4,587,558 in 2014, while the population of Ankara Province reached 5,150,072 in 2015. [40] The Presidential Palace of Türkiye is situated in Ankara. This ...
Ankara Castle (Turkish: Ankara Kalesi) is a historic fortification in the city of Ankara, Turkey, constructed in or after the 7th century.The earliest fortification on the site was constructed in the 8th century BC by the Phrygians and rebuilt in 278 BC by the Galatians.
The history of Ankara can be traced back to the Bronze Age Hatti civilization, which was succeeded in the 2nd millennium BC by the Hittites, in the 10th century BC by the Phrygians, and later by the Lydians, Persians, Macedonians, Galatians, Romans, Byzantines, Seljuks, and Ottomans.
22 May: 2007 Ankara bombing. [13] Population: 3,953,344 (urban) [14] 2009 – Eskişehir-Ankara Yüksek Hızlı Tren high-speed railway begins operating. 2010 Cer Modern museum inaugurated. Ankara Arena was opened for use. 11 March: The events of the 21st Ankara International Film Festival started. 8 April: Başkent Volleyball Hall was opened.
Ankara Province (Turkish: Ankara ili, pronounced [ˈaŋkaɾa iˈli], is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey with the capital city Ankara. Its area is 25,632 km 2 , [ 2 ] and its population is 5,782,285 (2022).
Ankara is the country's capital and second most populated city. [12] It is rich with Turkish history and culture that have roots in the founding of Turkey along with the history of ancient civilizations. The most popular landmark is the Anıtkabir, [13] a mausoleum for Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey.
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Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a population (as of 2005) of 4,319,167 (Province 5,153,000), and a mean elevation of 938 metres (3,077 ft). It was formerly known as Angora or Engürü, and in Roman times as Ancyra, and in classical and Hellenistic periods as Ἄγκυρα Ánkyra.