ANKARA

Welcome to Ankara which is the capital and the second biggest city of Turkey. The population of Ankara is around 5.5 million. It has a continental climate cold and snowy in winters and hot and dry in summers.

The history of Ankara began with the Hatti civilization which existed during the Bronze Age so you will see a lot of interesting archaeological sites and museums in Ankara. Also you will find an opportunity to understand how secular republic Turkey was established.

If you go to Ankara, you must visit to following historical places and museums:

- Ankara Citadel


- Roman Theatre

-Temple of Augustus and Rome

-Roman Bath

- Column of Julian

- Anitkabir

- Ankara Ethnography Museum

- Museum of Anatolian Civilizations

- State Art and Sculpture Museum

- War of Independence Museum

- METU Science and Technology Museum

If you want to have something delicious and special to Ankara you should taste Ankara Tavasi and Ankara Doneri.

If you want to see historical shops you need to visit the old shops in Çıkrıkçılar Yokuşu where you can find myriad things from traditional fabrics, hand-made carpets and leather products can be found at cheap prices. Also you can visit Bakırcılar Çarşısı where you can find jewelry, carpets, costumes, antiques dried fruits, nuts, and other produce.