Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Ýstanbul.
Centrally located in Anatolia, Ankara is an important commercial and industrial city. It has been the neural center of the Turkish Government, and houses all foreign embassies. It is an important crossroads of trade, strategically located at the center of Turkey's highway and rail network, and serves as the marketing center for the surrounding agricultural area.
Modern ANKARA is really two cities, a double identity that is due to the breakneck pace at which it has developed since being declared capital of the Turkish Republic in 1923. Until then Ankara had been a small provincial city, famous chiefly for the production of soft goat's wool. This city still exists, in and around the old citadel that was the site of the original settlement. The other Ankara is the modern metropolis that has grown up around a carefully planned attempt to create a seat of government worthy of a modern, Western-looking state.
The Citadel from back.. Unfortunately other side of citadel still holds bad looking non-historical old houses, but there are projects of clearing them.
Some historical buildings in Ulus (Historical District) built at the first years of republic.
The First Parliament of Republic of Turkey (It was a primary school actually, then converted into parliament in the independence war)
Very nice, not what I expected. Right before I was discharged from the Air Force I got orders for Ankara. Was to be a 22 month tour.
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"it was sooo damn sweet I vomited big time, in fact I threw up an entire meatloaf dinner and I haven't even eaten meatloaf in over three months....the show was that bad. " ~ Rockyi 12/16/06
wow, nice city ,very modern. I wasnt expecting that, usually its not what they show here on tv.
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I saw this wino, he was eating grapes. I was like, "Dude, you have to wait.
If you're an animal, you want to have a beaver as a friend, 'cause they have some kick-ass houses. That shit is on the lake. Lakeside my ass, lake-on!
Kocatepe Mosque was built in 1967-1987 in accordance with classical Ottoman models, which emphasize the placement of four minarets. Its size and prominent location make it a landmark that can be seen from most anywhere in central Ankara.
there is also this kind of architecture
this district is crazy
Incek is a southern suburban district of Ankara, close to Mogan Lake. District consists of indivual estates mainly villas. Those are the ones which are called trimetal - steel construction.
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