Turkey Travel Tips

Ankara's Journey to Becoming the Signature Capital Ankara, the fortress of the Republic and Anatolia, has also been used for centuries as a route extending westward. Numerous inns and caravanserais were established along this path. Although these structures have not survived to the present day, Ankara continues to serve as a stopover point. In the…

Is Ankara a Gray City? Poems and songs have been written about Ankara's cold. Winters in Ankara are harsh, but its snow and frost have a beauty of their own. Its spring is beautiful, as is its summer, with its mild breezes that don’t make you sweat. In summer, it’s delightful to spend time freely…

In this article, we visit two notable museums in Ankara; the Ankara Museum of Painting and Sculpture, and the Ethnography Museum... A Holistic Perspective on Art in Ankara Ankara is an important center for everyone who has ever been involved in art. Many artists have walked the streets of Ankara and spent a significant part…

Ankara is the land where the republic was declared, Turkey was founded and governed. After the establishment of the Republic of Turkey, while everyone expected Atatürk to make Istanbul the capital, he made Ankara the capital. Istanbul, with its status of opening and closing eras, is the apple of Turkey's eye, but Ankara is its…

We continue our museum journey in Ankara with various unique locations. Every corner of Ankara leads us to places that tell different stories in different fields. In a historical atmosphere, we suddenly return to the present, meet with art, follow in the footsteps of poets, ponder the story of a sculpture, and blend into the…

Republican Ankara: A Journey to the City of Firsts Ankara is a city that was shaped on the basis of the republic, wearing its status as the capital almost like a uniform, and fulfills its role with distinction. Ankara is a city of firsts for the Turks. The first parliament, the first archaeological excavation, and…