Ankara Historical Sites
We gathered 76 Historical Sites places to visit in Ankara — with addresses, transport, visiting hours, ratings, and travel tips.
Ankara Historical Sites Guide
This guide lists 76 Historical Sites places in Ankara with location, transport, visiting hours, ratings and practical trip notes.
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Merik Mansion (Golden Pavilion)
Merik Mansion, rising in Bilkent, Ankara, is popularly known as the Golden Pavilion. This sp…
Ankara Castle
Ankara Castle, a symbol of Ankara, has hosted many civilizations such as the Galatians, Roma…
Museum of Anatolian Civilizations
Located right at the foot of Ankara Castle in Ulus, Ankara, the Museum of Anatolian Civiliza…
Anıtkabir
Anıtkabir, rising in Ankara's Çankaya district, is a colossal complex housing the monumental…
Hacı Bayram-ı Velî Mosque
A 15th-century mosque and tomb located in Ulus, Ankara, right next to the Temple of Augustus…
Kocatepe Mosque
Kocatepe Mosque, a symbol of Ankara, is the largest mosque gifted to the capital during the …
Ulucanlar Prison Museum
Located in Altındağ, Ankara, Ulucanlar Prison Museum is a historical prison that was activel…
Altınköy Open Air Museum
An open-air museum in Altındağ, Ankara, reflecting village life. Wooden houses, a mill, a br…
War of Independence Museum (First Grand National Assembly Building)
Located in Ankara's Ulus district, the War of Independence Museum is the historic building w…
Republic Museum (2nd Grand National Assembly Building)
Located in Ulus, Ankara, the Republic Museum is a historic building that hosted the Grand Na…
Ankara Ethnography Museum
Ankara Ethnography Museum holds the distinction of being the first museum established in the…
Temple of Augustus
Standing with its back to Hacı Bayram Mosque in the heart of Ankara, the Temple of Augustus …
Mehmet Akif Ersoy House Museum
This modest wooden house, where Mehmet Akif Ersoy, the author of the Turkish National Anthem…
Ahi Şerafettin (Aslanhane) Mosque
Rising on the southern tip of Ankara Castle in Ankara's Altındağ district, the Aslanhane Mos…
Gökyay Foundation Chess Museum
Located right at the foot of Ankara Castle, in the historic Hamamönü district, the Gökyay Fo…
Ankara Roman Bath and Ancient City
Built in the 3rd century AD during the reign of Emperor Caracalla, the Ankara Roman Bath is …
Erimtan Archaeology and Art Museum
Located right next to Ankara Castle, the Erimtan Archaeology and Art Museum is Ankara's firs…
Estergon Castle Turkish Cultural Center
Located in Ankara's Keçiören district, this cultural center, inspired by the historic Eszter…
Pirinç Han
Pirinç Han, rising at the foot of Ankara Castle in the Atpazarı area, is a historic structur…
Ankara Palas Museum
This historic building from the early years of the Republic has witnessed Turkish political …
Pink Mansion (İsmet İnönü Museum House)
Located in Ankara's Çankaya district, the Pink Mansion is the historic residence where İsmet…
Tacettin Sultan Mosque and Dervish Lodge
Located in Ankara's Hamamönü district, near the Hacettepe University campus, Tacettin Sultan…
Suluhan Caravanserai (Nasuh Pasha Inn)
Located in the Beypazarı district of Ankara, Suluhan Caravanserai is an authentic Ottoman ur…
Türkiye İş Bankası Museum of Economic Independence
Located in the heart of Ankara's Ulus district, in one of the finest examples of early Repub…
Kızılay Square
Considered the heart of Ankara, Kızılay Square is the capital's busiest and most vibrant mee…
Atatürk and the War of Independence Museum
Located within the Anıtkabir complex, the Atatürk and the War of Independence Museum showcas…
Hamamönü Historical District
Located in Ankara's Altındağ district, Hamamönü is a restored historical neighborhood that b…
Anıtkabir Atatürk and War of Independence Museum
Located in the heart of Ankara, within the Hall of Honor at Anıtkabir, the Atatürk and War o…
Ahi Elvan Mosque
A 14th-century structure built on a sloping rock in Ankara's Samanpazarı district. The mosqu…
Ahi Yakup Mosque
Located in Ankara's Altındağ district, near Hacı Bayram Veli Mosque, Ahi Yakup Mosque is a 1…
Duatepe Monument
Rising in Polatlı district of Ankara, at Duatepe, the turning point of the Battle of Sakarya…
Ankara Houses
Reflecting Ankara's traditional residential architecture with their wooden and adobe structu…
Ulus Republic Monument
The Ulus Republic Monument, a symbol of Ankara, is a historical masterpiece opened on Novemb…
Alagöz Headquarters Museum
Located in Alagöz Village, Polatlı district of Ankara, this museum is housed in the historic…
Gordion Museum
Located in Yassıhöyük village, Polatlı district of Ankara, the Gordion Museum exhibits artif…
Presidential Atatürk Museum Mansion
Located in Çankaya, Ankara, the Presidential Atatürk Museum Mansion is a historical building…
Museum of the State Cemetery of Dignitaries
Located in Ankara's Gazi District, this museum exhibits pictures, documents, and personal be…
Hatti Monument
Rising near Sıhhiye Square in Ankara, the Hatti Monument is a modern structure that preserve…
Atatürk Forest Farm
Established in 1925 by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Atatürk Forest Farm is located in Ankara's Yen…
Ankara Museum of Foundation Works
Located in the Ulus district, directly opposite Gençlik Park, the Museum of Foundation Works…
TCDD Malıköy Train Station Museum
Located in Malıköy, Polatlı district of Ankara, this museum showcases the railway front of t…
75th Anniversary Republic Education Museum
Located in Sıhhiye, Ankara, right next to Atatürk High School, this museum houses a unique c…
Zincirli Mosque (Kazasker Mosque)
Standing on Anafartalar Street in the Ulus district of Altındağ, Ankara, Zincirli Mosque is …
Atatürk Forest Farm Museum and Exhibition Hall
Located in the historic barn building of Atatürk Forest Farm in Ankara's Yenimahalle distric…
Sultan Alaaddin Mosque
Located within the inner citadel of Ankara Castle, Sultan Alaaddin Mosque is the first mosqu…
Karyağdı Hatun Tomb
Standing between Opera Square and Gençlik Park in Ankara's Ulus district, Karyağdı Hatun Tom…
National Struggle Atatürk's Residence and Railway Museum
Located within the Ankara Train Station complex, this museum is established in the historic …
Beypazarı Turkish Bath Museum
Beypazarı Turkish Bath Museum, Turkey's first bath museum, was founded by Assoc. Prof. Dr. S…
Kurşunlu Mosque
Located in Kale Neighborhood, Altındağ district of Ankara, Kurşunlu Mosque is a classical Ot…
Mehmetçik Monument (Dur Yolcu Mehmetçik Monument)
Rising on Kartaltepe in Polatlı district of Ankara, the Mehmetçik Monument is one of Turkey'…
Victory Monument (Ulus Square, Ankara)
Rising in Ankara's Ulus Square, the Victory Monument is an iconic statue symbolizing the tri…
Karacabey Mosque
Karacabey Mosque, located within the Hacettepe Hospital grounds in Ankara's Altındağ distric…
Tabakhane Mosque
Located in Kale Neighborhood, Altındağ district of Ankara, Tabakhane Mosque is a small but v…
Mimar Sinan Monument
The Mimar Sinan Monument, standing in the garden of the Faculty of Language, History and Geo…
Gendarmerie Museum
Located within the Gendarmerie Training Command campus in Ankara, the Gendarmerie Museum chr…
Ahi Şerafettin Tomb
The Ahi Şerafettin Tomb, located in the Aslanhane neighborhood of Ankara's Altındağ district…
Beypazarı History and Culture Museum
Located in the Beypazarı district of Ankara, this museum, which opened its doors in a three-…
METU Museum of Archaeology
METU Museum of Archaeology, Turkey's first university museum, is located within the METU cam…
Cenabi Ahmet Pasha Tomb
Located in Ankara's Altındağ district, this tomb, part of the Cenabi Ahmet Pasha Complex on …
Hacettepe Mosque
Standing in Hacettepe Neighborhood of Ankara's Altındağ district, Hacettepe Mosque is a mode…
Cartography Museum
Located in the Cebeci district of Ankara, within the General Directorate of Mapping campus, …
Anatolian Architecture and Furniture Cultural Heritage Museum and Research Center
This building, Turkey's first museum in the field of architecture and furniture, is located …
Çubuk City Museum
Serving in the historical Bekir Aalar Mansion, built in 1933 in Ankara's Çubuk district, the…
Eskicioğlu Mosque
This small mosque, located on Eskicioğlu Street in Hacı Bayram Neighborhood, Altındağ distri…
Sebahattin Yıldız Museum
Located in the Çankaya district of Ankara, the Sebahattin Yıldız Museum is a private museum …
Ağaç Ayak Mosque
Located on Ulucanlar Street in Ankara's Altındağ district, Ağaç Ayak Mosque is a historical …
Security Monument (Güvenpark Monument)
Rising in Güvenpark in Kızılay, at the heart of Ankara, the Security Monument was built in 1…
Hacı Arap Mosque
Standing at the corner of Koyunpazarı Street and Asker Street in Ankara's Samanpazarı distri…
Kahramankazan July 15 Martyrs and Democracy Museum
Established in the Kahramankazan district of Ankara, this museum was opened to document the …
Azimi (İsmail Paşazade Hacı Esad) Tomb
This tomb, located in the courtyard of Cenab-ı Ahmet Paşa Mosque in Ankara's Altındağ distri…
Ankara University History Museum
Located on Ankara University's Beşevler campus, this museum is a quiet but valuable reposito…
Türkpusat Traditional War Artifacts Museum
Located in Ankara's historic Kale neighborhood, very close to the Museum of Anatolian Civili…
Khojaly Memorial Park Museum
Located in the Kızılcahamam district of Ankara, the Khojaly Memorial Park Museum was establi…
Atatürk's Private Train Car Museum
Located within Ankara Station, Atatürk's Private Train Car Museum is a historical site that …
Melike Sultan Hatun Tomb
The tomb of the benevolent Melike Hatun, who lived in Ankara in the 14th century, stands in …
Hallac Mahmud Mosque and Tomb
Located in the Doğanbey neighborhood of Ankara's Ulus district, Hallac Mahmud Mosque is a si…
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