After the founding of the Turkish Republic in 1923 by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the move of the capital from Istanbul to Ankara. At that time Ankara were not a big city, where the population of about 60,000 people.
Although Ankara is very old and rich historical sites,
But it is not teeming with tourists such as Istanbul, Antalya, Cappadocia.
But to see the history and culture of Turkey, we must visit the capital Ankara to it and worthy of a visit to each city.
* historical overview:
Difficult to determine exact date of the founding of Ankara,
But it is likely that in the Hittite era (1180 - 1800 BC)
I found the city of Ankara and was dubbed the "Ankuvash",
And in the seventh century BC, has been replaced by the name Ankara "Ankara".
In the twenty-fifth year BC was located on the Ankara
The crossroads of caravan routes and became the administrative center of the county Romania
"Glattiya", and later the Byzantines king time.
In the mid-fourteenth century Ankara fell to the Ottoman Empire.
In fact the First World War and in 1914 put the end of the Ottoman Empire,
Where Turkey participated along with Germany,
After losing the war in the years 1918-1923 Ankara became the center of national liberation movements.
* What can be seen in Ankara?
All the historical sites in Ankara is located in the old section of the city,
And named "Ulus" (Ulus) The modern section of the city alleges "Kizilay" (Kizilay).
I will introduce you to some of the sites that are recommended to visit in Ankara:
1. "Ontekber" (Antikabir) mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
One of the landmarks of contemporary Turkey,
Located in the modern section of the city,
It was built 15 years after the death of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in 1953 in his honor.
The shrine consists of three sections, the first section is a lion track,
With a length of 262 meters on each side of its aspects are lined twelve statue of black.
Assad leads a path to the second section of the mausoleum, a celebration Square.
The third section is the main building of the shrine,
And where there is the tomb and around pots filled with soil collected from all Turkish provinces.
Near the shrine, there is a museum displays personal belongings of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.
2. Museum of Anatolian Civilizations
It is one of the major attractions in Ankara, and is one of the richest museums in the world.
The museum houses a unique collection of exhibits that have been collected from all over Anatolia
(Asia Minor), also contains statues dating back to the Hittite civilization Group,
The largest group in the world in addition to that museum includes stone groups since the Stone Age and the Bronze Age and many of the effects belonging to all civilizations that lived in the region of Anatolia.
3. Musjid "Haji Bayram"
It is the oldest al musjid in Ankara, dating back more than six centuries,
Where the mosque was built in the middle of the fifteenth century, it is located in the tomb of Haji Bayram Mosque.
It was during the reign of Emperor Augustus build a common wall with the Church of Rome and Augustus.
4. Church "Augustus and Rome"
Located close by the Haji Bayram Mosque. The church was built in the first century in the reign of Emperor Augustus, and it is worth mentioning that in this period was the capital of Ankara Declaration of the Romanian province Glata.
5. Romania bathrooms
Romanian spa entrance is located in the yard, "Chankiri" Street (Çankırı Caddesi). Bathrooms were built in the third century under the guidance of the Emperor "Karakali" doctor "Asclepius". The bathroom the size of 80 × 130 meters.
6. Alatnojravek Museum
The museum was founded in 1925 and is the first museum will be inaugurated after the proclamation of the Republic,
It features a set of basic material on the era of Seljuk and Ottoman Museum,
And shed these materials from the everyday life of those peoples light on the various folk traditions and crafts.
7-Museum the War of Independence
The museum is located in the yard of "Ulus", it reflects the facts of the war of independence in the form of images and documents.
The first parliament in the Turkish Republic