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Visiting Ankara, Turkey


Rising dramatically on a steep incline from the banks of the Enguri Su, Ankara, Turkey's capital and second most populous city, is a modern European metropolis speckled with reminders of its varied history. Old castles and ruins from Hittite, Phrygian, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman civilizations dot the landscape. The modern city includes government and state houses, major universities, military bases, consulates, bustling nightlife and the oldest park in the city, Genclik Park.

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20 Things to Do

165 Restaurants

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Weather

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Monthly Averages
Month
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Low
Nov
53°F 11°C
32°F 0°C
Dec
41°F 5°C
26°F -3°C
Jan
39°F 3°C
25°F -3°C
Feb
42°F 5°C
25°F -3°C
Mar
51°F 10°C
30°F -1°C
Apr
60°F 15°C
38°F 3°C
Extended Forecast
Sunday
8 Nov
Hi:
66°F 18°C
Lo:
42°F 5°C
Monday
9 Nov
Hi:
62°F 16°C
Lo:
44°F 6°C
Tuesday
10 Nov
Hi:
68°F 20°C
Lo:
41°F 5°C

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Ataturk Mausoleum (Anitkabir)

5 of 5 stars
Istanbul-Turkey
7 Nov 2009

This is "the" sacred place for Turks as there lies the founder of Modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, to whom we owe our freedom and our secular way of life. The monument is managed by the army,...more

Yeni Hotel Ankara

4 of 5 stars
Copenhagen, Denmark
7 Nov 2009

Ok Yeni means New in Turkish- but Yeni hotel is an old style 3*** turkish traditional hotel. Hotel is located right in the busy old city center of Ulus. Ulus has a bad reputation, as you see real...more

Angora House

5 of 5 stars
London
28 Oct 2009

We stayed here for only one night (breaking up the journey from Istanbul to Cappadocia), but wished we could have stayed for longer. The guesthouse is a beautifully restored Ottoman building within...more

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