ANKARA

The name comes from Ἄγκυρα in the Phrygian language. According to some beliefs, the Phrygian King Midas found the ship's anchor here, so he named it Ἄγκυρα, which means a ship's anchor. What is interesting is that Ankara is not a seashore. The fact that the date coins found were the symbol of the ship anchor and the writing of üzerinde Ἄγκυρα confirms this situation.

Turkey's most populous 2th city. 5.5 million people live. It is the third largest city. It is Turkey's capital. Turkey's is located right in the middle. The reason for this is to protect the capital from enemies. The industry has not developed. The countryside is farming. The second most saline lake in the world is located in Ankara.

The tomb of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder and pioneer of the idea of Turkey is in this city. Because the Turkish people loved him very much, they gave him the surname of Atatürk which means father of Turks. The tomb of Atatürk is in Anıtkabir. 3.5 million people visit Anıtkabir annually.

Anıtkabir

HISTORICAL

Capital of Turkey Ankara BC. It is thought to have been founded in 3000. To Ankara respectively; Hittite, Phrygian, Lydian, Persian, Macedonian, Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk, Ottoman and Turkey, Ankara's domination has established . The biggest event in the history of Ankara; Ottoman-Timur War has been. As a result of this war, the Ottoman lost and the Ottoman state entered the power vacuum. Thus, the 11-year-long war of power began. The city has suffered a lot of damage. It took a lot of time to repair. In 1917, 2000 houses burned down with the big fire.

In 1919, he became the Turkish defense center. all the wars in the territory of Turkey has managed here. Even if the Greeks attacked with all their forces to take over, they were not successful. The Turks have won all the wars they have ruled from here and have accepted their existence all over the world.