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Ankara [b] is the capital city of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and 5.8 million in Ankara Province. [5] [4] Ankara is Turkey's second-largest city after Istanbul by population, first by urban area (4,130 km 2), and third by metro area (25,632 km 2) after Konya and ...
Ankara, the capital of Turkey and its second-largest city, has a population of 5.7 million in its metropolitan area as of 2021. Izmir, Turkey’s third-largest city, has a population of over 4.3 million in its metropolitan area as of 2019. Bursa, Turkey's fourth-largest city, has a population of over 3.1 million in its metropolitan area as of 2021.
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).
After Ankara became the capital of the newly founded Republic of Turkey, new development divided the city into an old section, called Ulus, and a new section, called Yenişehir. Ancient buildings reflecting Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman history and narrow winding streets mark the old section.
Turkey is a popular choice for ex-pats who want the big city life offered by Istanbul and Ankara, but perhaps with a slightly warmer climate. “34,000 British expats call Turkey home, and it has ...
334 BCE – City taken by forces of Alexander III of Macedon. [1] 278 BCE – Celtic Galatians in power. [2] 25 BCE – City taken by forces of Augustus and becomes part of the Roman Empire. [2] 20 BCE – Monumentum Ancyranum built. 3rd century CE – City besieged by Gothic forces. 272 CE – City becomes part of Roman Empire again.
Çankaya is a municipality and district of Ankara Province, Turkey. [2] Its area is 483 km 2, [3] and its population is 942,553 (2022). [1] It is home to many government buildings, including the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, as well as nearly all foreign embassies to Turkey. Çankaya is a cosmopolitan district and considered the cultural and financial center of Ankara.
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.