Ankara
Ankara is the capital of Turkey, central within the country on the plateau of Central Anatolia. It's a sprawling modern place around an ancient citadel, and in 2022 had a population of almost 5. Wikivoyage
Population 5,803,482 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Turkey
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Ethnography Museum of Ankara Museum · 520 m -
Ankara State Art and Sculpture Museum Museum · 600 m -
Foundation Works Museum of Ankara Museum · 810 m -
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Güven Abidesi Monument · 980 m - CerModern Museum · 420 m
- Tankut Öktem Memorial · 430 m
- Leyla Gencer Memorial · 700 m
- Cüneyt Gökcer Memorial · 730 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Ankara International Music Festival
April
Ankara International Music Festival is in April
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Burn Sonance Festival
June
Burn Sonance Festival of music is next held June
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Jazz Festival
October – November
Jazz Festival is in Oct / Nov
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Ankara Film Festival
November
Ankara Film Festival is next held on Nov
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Şefika Kutluer Festival
December
Şefika Kutluer Festival of music is in December
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Ankara); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Getting around
- Adliye 240 m
- Sıhhiye 270 m
- Yenişehir 500 m
- Demirtepe 500 m
- Maltepe 900 m
- 15 Temmuz Kızılay Millî İrade 930 m
More train stations: Ankara YHT 1.0 km, Ankara 1.1 km, Cebeci 2.1 km, Hipodrom 2.9 km, Demirlibahçe 2.9 km, Gazi Mahallesi 3.8 km, Saimekadın 3.8 km, Gazi 4.9 km, Mamak 5.1 km
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.