BALIKESİR HÜMA HATUN VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL
Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country’s second-largest city. It was formerly called Angora. The city is located on the Ankara River, in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey.
Ankara is a cosmopolitan city with public buildings, wide avenues, parks, an opera, and an international airport. The most important of them are the Youth Park,the Botanical Garden,Swan Park, etc...Anıtkabir,Ankara Ethnography Museum and the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations are important buildings in Ankara . There are several universities in Ankara.Ankara University,Hacettepe University , and ODTU are some of the successful universities.
Because of its location in central Turkey, Ankara is an important commercial city. Textiles, vaccines, cement, tiles, leather goods, and beer are manufactured there.
Papara, Tiritli Köfte, Efelek Dolması, Omaç are famous meals of Ankara.Ankara is also famous with its goats and cats.
The mausoleum of Kemal Atatürk, the founder of Turkish Republic, is in Ankara
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Ankara is Turkey's capital city.It is also one of the third biggest city.The ministries are in Ankara.Turkish National Assembly is in Ankara,too.Ankara's located in Central Anatolia region.The weather is cold in winter.The universities are Başkent University,TOBB University,Ankara Medicine University and Bilkent University.The restaurants are Tavacı Recep Usta and Hacıbaba.Anıtkabir is in Ankara.The museums are Anatolian Civilizations Museum,Rahmi M.Koç Museum and Etnografya Museum.
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Ankara is my birthplace. Ankara is the capital of the Republic of Turkey, located in the middle of Anatolia. With a population of 4,587,558 in the urban center and 5,150,072 in its province , it is Turkey's second largest city after Istanbul. Ankara is a very old city with various Hittite, Phrygian, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman archaeological sites. Ankara became the capital city of Turkey in 1923. In October 13,1923, The Grand National Assembly Of Turkey (Turkish: TBMM, Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi) declared Ankara as the capital city of the Turkish Republic. Ankara has got many cultural, and historical places. There are many parks, shopping malls and sightseeing's. There are about 50 museums in the city.
Anıtkabir
Anıtkabir is located on an imposing hill, which forms the Anıttepe quarter of the city, where the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of the Republic of Turkey, stands. Completed in 1953, it is an impressive fusion of ancient and modern architectural styles. An adjacent museum houses a wax statue of Atatürk, his writings, letters and personal items, as well as an exhibition of photographs recording important moments in his life and during the establishment of the Republic.
Ankara Ethnography Museum
In this museum, there is a fine collection of folkloric items, as well as artifacts from the Seljuk and Ottoman periods.
Museum of Anatolian Civilizations
The Museum of Anatolian Civilizations (Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi) is situated at the entrance of the Ankara Castle. It is an old 15th century bedesten (covered bazaar) that has been beautifully restored and now houses a unique collection of Paleolithic, Neolithic, Hatti, Hittite, Phrygian, Urartian, and Roman works as well as a major section dedicated to Lydian treasures.
State Art and Sculpture Museum
The State Art and Sculpture Museum (Resim-Heykel Müzesi) which opened to the public in 1980 is close to the Ethnography Museum and houses a rich collection of Turkish art from the late 19th century to the present day. There are also galleries which host guest exhibitions.
War of Independence Museum
(I am at the door in the photo)
The War of Independence Museum (Kurtuluş Savaşı Müzesi) is located on Ulus Square. It was originally the first Parliament building (TBMM) of the Republic of Turkey. The War of Independence was planned and directed here as recorded in various photographs and items presently on exhibition. In another display, wax figures of former presidents of the Republic of Turkey are on exhibit.
Other important museums are Mehmet Akif Literature Museum Library, TCDD Open Air Steam Locomotive Museum, Ankara, Aviation Museum, METU Science and Technology Museum, Cer Modern…
PARKS
Kuğulu Park
Ankara has many parks and open spaces mainly established in the early years of the Republic and well maintained and expanded thereafter. The most important of these parks are: Gençlik Parkı (houses an amusement park with a large pond for rowing), the Botanical garden, Seğmenler Park, Anayasa Park, Kuğulu Park (famous for the swans received as a gift from the Chinese government), Abdi İpekçi Park, Esertepe Parkı, Güven Park (see above for the monument), Kurtuluş Park (has an ice-skating rink), Altınpark (also a prominent exposition/fair area), Harikalar Diyarı (claimed to be Biggest Park of Europe inside city borders) and Göksu Park.
Atatürk Forest Farm and Zoo (Atatürk Orman Çiftliği) is an expansive recreational farming area which houses a zoo, several small agricultural farms, greenhouses, restaurants, a dairy farm and a brewery. It is a pleasant place to spend a day with family, be it for having picnics, hiking, biking or simply enjoying good food and nature. There is also an exact replica of the house where Atatürk was born in 1881, in Thessaloniki, Greece. Visitors to the "Çiftlik" (farm) as it is affectionately called by Ankarans, can sample such famous products of the farm such as old-fashioned beer and ice cream, fresh dairy products and meat rolls/kebaps made on charcoal, at a traditional restaurant (Merkez Lokantası, Central Restaurant), cafés and other establishments scattered around the farm.
Archeological sites are Ankara castle, Roman Theatre, Temple of Augustus and Rome, Roman Baths, Roman Road, Column of Julian
Ankara Castle
The mosques are Kocatepe Mosque, Ahmet Hamdi Akseki Mosque, Yeni (Cenab Ahmet) Mosque, Hacı Bayram Mosque, Ahi Elvan Mosque, Alâeddin Mosque and other mosques…
Kocatepe Mosque