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After Ankara became the capital of the newly founded Republic of Turkey, new development divided the city into an old section, called Ulus, and a new section, called Yenişehir. Ancient buildings reflecting Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman history and narrow winding streets mark the old section.
Ankara continued to grow rapidly during the latter half of the 20th century and eventually outranked İzmir as Turkey's second-largest city, after Istanbul. Ankara's urban population reached 4,587,558 in 2014, while the population of Ankara Province reached 5,150,072 in 2015. [40] The Presidential Palace of Türkiye is situated in Ankara. This ...
17 March: The events of the 22nd Ankara International Film Festival started. 2012 - Population: 4,417,522. [15] 2013 1 February: 2013 United States embassy bombing in Ankara. 19 April: Ahmet Hamdi Akseki Mosque was opened. May–June: 2013 Taksim Gezi Park protests. [16] 22 May: 2013 Turkish Cup Final match played in Ankara.
African wax prints, Dutch wax prints [1] [2] or Ankara, [3] are a type of common material for clothing in West Africa. They were introduced to West Africans by Dutch merchants during the 19th century, who took inspiration from native Indonesian batik designs. [4] They began to adapt their designs and colours to suit the tastes of the African ...
Ankara Castle (Turkish: Ankara Kalesi) is a historic fortification in the city of Ankara, Turkey, constructed in or after the 7th century. The earliest fortification on the site was constructed in the 8th century BC by the Phrygians and rebuilt in 278 BC by the Galatians .
Ankara Province (Turkish: Ankara ili, pronounced [ˈaŋkaɾa iˈli], is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey with the capital city Ankara. Its area is 25,632 km 2 , [ 2 ] and its population is 5,782,285 (2022).
Çankaya is a municipality and district of Ankara Province, Turkey. [2] Its area is 483 km 2, [3] and its population is 942,553 (2022). [1] It is home to many government buildings, including the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, as well as nearly all foreign embassies to Turkey. Çankaya is a cosmopolitan district and considered the cultural and financial center of Ankara.
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