It’s time to start dreaming of your next family trip. Here’s some destination inspiration for you. Take a visual journey through Ankara, Türkiye, with us.
Kocatepe Mosque is one of the largest mosques in the world and considered one of the greatest examples of modern Islamic architecture. Accommodating up to 24,000 worshippers, this mosque features beautiful and colorful interiors. © Orhan Çam | Dreamstime.com
In the Çankaya district of the city, Anıtkabir houses a mausoleum, monuments and Peace Park. The mausoleum is the resting place of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder and first president of the Turkish Republic who died in 1938. The Neoclassical style of the site points to the region’s rich history. © Mihail Ivanov | Dreamstime.com
The capital city of Türkiye, Ankara sits more than 3,000 feet above sea level. Ankara Castle and Cidatel sits atop a lava outcrop overlooking the city and dates back to the seventh century. The castle and citadel sit on the earlier site of an eighth-century B.C. Celtic site by the Galatians. © Evgeniy Fesenko | Dreamstime.com
At the entrance of Ankara Castle is Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, located within a 15th-century covered bazaar now restored to showcase a collection of Paleolithic, Neolithic, Roman, Hatti, Hittite and other works. Exhibits include gold, silver, glass, marble and bronze works dating back to the second half of the first millennium B.C. © Evren Kalinbacak | Dreamstime.com
Get a glimpse into Ankara’s Roman past at the Roman baths, now open to the public as an open-air museum. Located 400 meters from the center of the old Ankara district of Ulus, these baths date to the third century A.D. and were used for 500 years. © Leonid Andronov | Dreamstime.com
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