ANKARA - The Capital City of Turkey

System_Halted · December 10th, 2005, 11:32 AM

Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after İstanbul.

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.

Photo by Ismail K.

Photo by Fatih Sayar

Devrim Barış Acar

Ozan @ Flickr

Mevlut Tosun

Ünsal Yastık

MeReK

Reingman

Anatolia

I will try to post photos from Ankara in parts in this thread.

This is an evolving thread, new photos are posted regularly with the lowest repeating rate as much as possible, check the latest pages to see the most fresh photos.

LOOKING FORWARD FOR YOUR COMMENTS

System_Halted · December 10th, 2005, 11:33 AM

Some General Views

Onur Dongel

more will come..

System_Halted · December 10th, 2005, 11:38 AM

Some Street Level

KIZILAY can be described as the center of Ankara, the capital. It is a place where every citizen from every social status meets. It is probably the most crowded district in Ankara in day time.

It's a trade, business, shopping, entertaintment and education (considiring language centers and university preparetion courses) center.

Kizilay (Izmir Caddesi/Izmir Street)

Kizilay (Center)

cmoonflyer · December 10th, 2005, 01:45 PM

Magnificent & Impressive

Puto · December 10th, 2005, 02:48 PM

yeah... really impressive!!

System_Halted · December 10th, 2005, 05:35 PM

Some images from Ankara nightlife

more will come if you like the thread (highrises, parks, historical buildings, Atatürk's Mauselum and more...)

System_Halted · December 11th, 2005, 11:59 AM

Some fresh shots from Tunali Hilmi Street..

New Year preparations inside Karum Shopping Mall..

***meow*** · December 11th, 2005, 12:17 PM

beautiful city

Allan · December 12th, 2005, 02:35 AM

i love ankara

loco · December 12th, 2005, 10:33 PM

Very beatiful and modern city.

shivtim · December 13th, 2005, 12:33 AM

Looks great. Much greener than I expected.

Khanabadosh · December 13th, 2005, 04:24 PM

Lovely city.

System_Halted · December 13th, 2005, 05:44 PM

Thank you guys, for kind comments

Altin Park
"Best Park of Eastern Mediterrian Awarded"

ZOHAR · December 13th, 2005, 06:09 PM

this park is great!

System_Halted · December 13th, 2005, 06:27 PM

ANITKABiR - Atatürk's Mauseleum

ILoveChina · December 13th, 2005, 06:28 PM

wow，very good looking night view.

wc eend · December 13th, 2005, 06:34 PM

Very interesting. Ankara is relatively unknown.

ILoveChina · December 13th, 2005, 06:39 PM

Istanbul is much more famous

scorpion · December 13th, 2005, 06:45 PM

wonderful pictures of a wonderful city~~

***xzmattzx*** · December 13th, 2005, 07:02 PM

great-looking city. looks better than i expected. in my opinion, they achieved their goal of a western civilization capital.

December 10th, 2005, 11:32 AM	#1
System_Halted Ouch, ouch, ouch! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ankara Posts: 9,095	ANKARA - The Capital City of Turkey Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after İstanbul. 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. Photo by Ismail K. Photo by Fatih Sayar Devrim Barış Acar Ozan @ Flickr Mevlut Tosun Ünsal Yastık MeReK MeReK Reingman Anatolia I will try to post photos from Ankara in parts in this thread. This is an evolving thread, new photos are posted regularly with the lowest repeating rate as much as possible, check the latest pages to see the most fresh photos. LOOKING FORWARD FOR YOUR COMMENTS __________________ .. Architects have unique dreams. Fortunately, engineers have unique solutions... ;) SSC : Turkey Forum My City: ANKARA THE CAPITAL of TURKEY My Photos: NORTHERN CYPRUS \| BEYPAZARI - The Real Anatolia \| My Weekend in ISTANBUL Last edited by System_Halted; November 1st, 2009 at 03:58 PM.

December 10th, 2005, 11:33 AM	#2
System_Halted Ouch, ouch, ouch! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ankara Posts: 9,095	Some General Views Onur Dongel more will come.. __________________ .. Architects have unique dreams. Fortunately, engineers have unique solutions... ;) SSC : Turkey Forum My City: ANKARA THE CAPITAL of TURKEY My Photos: NORTHERN CYPRUS \| BEYPAZARI - The Real Anatolia \| My Weekend in ISTANBUL Last edited by System_Halted; November 1st, 2009 at 03:59 PM.

December 10th, 2005, 11:38 AM	#3
System_Halted Ouch, ouch, ouch! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ankara Posts: 9,095	Some Street Level KIZILAY can be described as the center of Ankara, the capital. It is a place where every citizen from every social status meets. It is probably the most crowded district in Ankara in day time. It's a trade, business, shopping, entertaintment and education (considiring language centers and university preparetion courses) center. Kizilay (Izmir Caddesi/Izmir Street) Kizilay (Center) __________________ .. Architects have unique dreams. Fortunately, engineers have unique solutions... ;) SSC : Turkey Forum My City: ANKARA THE CAPITAL of TURKEY My Photos: NORTHERN CYPRUS \| BEYPAZARI - The Real Anatolia \| My Weekend in ISTANBUL Last edited by System_Halted; November 1st, 2009 at 03:40 PM.

December 10th, 2005, 02:48 PM	#5
Puto trás pa diente Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Coimbra Posts: 4,433	yeah... really impressive!! __________________ téka téka béka béka trás pa diente

December 10th, 2005, 05:35 PM	#6
System_Halted Ouch, ouch, ouch! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ankara Posts: 9,095	Some images from Ankara nightlife more will come if you like the thread (highrises, parks, historical buildings, Atatürk's Mauselum and more...) __________________ .. Architects have unique dreams. Fortunately, engineers have unique solutions... ;) SSC : Turkey Forum My City: ANKARA THE CAPITAL of TURKEY My Photos: NORTHERN CYPRUS \| BEYPAZARI - The Real Anatolia \| My Weekend in ISTANBUL Last edited by System_Halted; November 30th, 2008 at 11:15 AM.

December 10th, 2005, 01:45 PM	#4
cmoonflyer Mainland Sea & Sky Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Changchun Posts: 6,025	Magnificent & Impressive

December 11th, 2005, 11:59 AM	#7
System_Halted Ouch, ouch, ouch! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ankara Posts: 9,095	Some fresh shots from Tunali Hilmi Street.. New Year preparations inside Karum Shopping Mall.. __________________ .. Architects have unique dreams. Fortunately, engineers have unique solutions... ;) SSC : Turkey Forum My City: ANKARA THE CAPITAL of TURKEY My Photos: NORTHERN CYPRUS \| BEYPAZARI - The Real Anatolia \| My Weekend in ISTANBUL Last edited by System_Halted; November 30th, 2008 at 11:15 AM.

December 11th, 2005, 12:17 PM	#8
*meow* Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4,154	beautiful city __________________ Success is just like being pregnant. Everybody congratulates you but nobody knows how many times you were fucked.

December 12th, 2005, 02:35 AM	#9
Allan Strength and Honour Join Date: May 2004 Location: Istanbul/Waterloo Posts: 2,351	i love ankara __________________ Veritas Omnia Vincit "The greatest way to live with honour in this world is to be what we pretend to be." (Socrates)

December 12th, 2005, 10:33 PM	#10
loco Vallecaucano Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Cali,Colombia Posts: 546	Very beatiful and modern city.

December 13th, 2005, 12:33 AM	#11
shivtim Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 290	Looks great. Much greener than I expected.

December 13th, 2005, 04:24 PM	#12
Khanabadosh Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 437	Lovely city.

December 13th, 2005, 05:44 PM	#13
System_Halted Ouch, ouch, ouch! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ankara Posts: 9,095	Thank you guys, for kind comments Altin Park "Best Park of Eastern Mediterrian Awarded" __________________ .. Architects have unique dreams. Fortunately, engineers have unique solutions... ;) SSC : Turkey Forum My City: ANKARA THE CAPITAL of TURKEY My Photos: NORTHERN CYPRUS \| BEYPAZARI - The Real Anatolia \| My Weekend in ISTANBUL Last edited by System_Halted; November 1st, 2009 at 03:40 PM.

December 13th, 2005, 06:09 PM	#14
ZOHAR DAMNED Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: ISRAEL Posts: 16,152	this park is great! __________________ Happy birthday,my Tel Aviv!!! Tel Aviv-Promised land for LGBT I could never leave Tel Aviv(Tel Aviv house anthem) BERLIN HERE I COME!

December 13th, 2005, 06:27 PM	#15
System_Halted Ouch, ouch, ouch! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ankara Posts: 9,095	ANITKABiR - Atatürk's Mauseleum __________________ .. Architects have unique dreams. Fortunately, engineers have unique solutions... ;) SSC : Turkey Forum My City: ANKARA THE CAPITAL of TURKEY My Photos: NORTHERN CYPRUS \| BEYPAZARI - The Real Anatolia \| My Weekend in ISTANBUL Last edited by System_Halted; November 1st, 2009 at 03:59 PM.

December 13th, 2005, 06:28 PM	#16
ILoveChina ****** Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 164	wow，very good looking night view.

December 13th, 2005, 06:34 PM	#17
wc eend Fremdkörper Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Wien-Wenen-Vienna Bécs-Беч-Dunaj Wiedeń Posts: 691	Very interesting. Ankara is relatively unknown. __________________ vidi, vici, veni

December 13th, 2005, 06:39 PM	#18
ILoveChina ****** Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 164	Istanbul is much more famous

December 13th, 2005, 06:45 PM	#19
scorpion ...starwood... :-D Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: LA-Lndn-HK-Dub-Amsterdam-Aspen... Posts: 1,089	wonderful pictures of a wonderful city~~

December 13th, 2005, 07:02 PM	#20
*xzmattzx* Philly sports fan Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Wilmington, Delaware Posts: 9,528	great-looking city. looks better than i expected. in my opinion, they achieved their goal of a western civilization capital. __________________ The great state of Delaware; My daily Delaware photo; My urban photo blog Riverfront Wilmington construction photos; Center City Wilmington construction photos

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