Ankara

Museums & History

Roman Baths of Ankara

The Roman Baths of Ankara are the remains of a large imperial bath complex traditionally associated with the third century. Visitors can examine the foundations of cold, warm and hot rooms together with columns, inscriptions and other archaeological material.

📍 Anafartalar, Çankırı Cd. No:43, Altındağ, Ankara

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Sakarya Şehitliği

A memorial site near Polatlı commemorating the Battle of Sakarya in the Turkish War of Independence.

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Selanik Caddesi

A central Ankara street with shops, cafés and restaurants between Kızılay and Kocatepe.

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Soğuksu Milli Parkı

A national park near Kızılcahamam with pine forests, walking trails and picnic areas.

Museums & History

Temple of Augustus and Rome

The Temple of Augustus and Rome stands beside Hacı Bayram Veli Mosque and preserves one of the most important surviving copies of the Res Gestae Divi Augusti. Its location reveals the layered Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman and modern history of central Ankara.

📍 Hacı Bayram, Altındağ, Ankara

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Tunalı Hilmi Caddesi

Ankara's most famous shopping and café street, in the Kavaklıdere district.

Museums & History

Ulucanlar Prison Museum

Ulucanlar Prison Museum preserves a former prison that operated for much of the twentieth century. Restored cells, wards, personal stories and historical displays examine imprisonment, political history and difficult periods in Türkiye's recent past.

📍 Şükriye, Ulucanlar Cd. No:63, Altındağ, Ankara

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Vakıf Eserleri Müzesi

A museum showing Ottoman-era calligraphy, carpets, metalwork and foundation artefacts.

Museums & History

War of Independence Museum

The War of Independence Museum occupies the building where the Grand National Assembly first convened in 1920. Its rooms, documents, photographs and historical objects introduce the political and military foundations of the Turkish Republic.

📍 Doğanbey, Cumhuriyet Blv. No:14, Altındağ, Ankara