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INNS, CARAVANSERAIS, SHOPS, BAZAARS
It is located below the castle, on Sefa Street in Atpazari Square. From the inscriptions found there, it is concluded that it was built in 1522.
Kursunlu Inn On the road leading to Ankara Castle, it was built by Fatih's vizier, Mahmut Pasa, in 1421. It is a typical example of Ottoman Inn built in a city.
Mahmut Pasa Bazaar Built by Vizier Mahmut Pasa between 1421 and 1459, it is adjacent to Kursunlu Inn and on the road to the castle. The building is a perfect square, with an east-west orientation. It consists of two parts: the bazaar storage area with 10 domes, and the shops which face outwards. The domed part of the building is now the exhibition hall of the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations.
Sulu Inn Sulu Inn, also known as Hasan Pasa Inn, is located in the Haci Dogan neighbourhood between Tekneciler Street and Sulu Inn Street. It is claimed that Sulu Inn was built in 1685 by Seyhulislam Cevvar Zade Mehmet Emin Bey and then donated to the Zincirli Mosque. However, to contradict that, the records indicate that it was donated to the mosque in 1141 by Abdulkerimzade Mehmet Emin Bey.
Zagfiran (Safran) Inn Located in Atpazari, Zagfiran Inn was built in 1512 by Haci Ibrahim Bin Haci Mehmet, a resident of Kayseri who settled in Ankara. Since the organisation was charted in 1512, it is presumed that it was built around this time. Half the Inn is private, half of it is devoted to praying for the soul of the builder, and taking care of the fountain at the entrance to the Lutfi Inn. There is a small mosque inside.
Memorials Mimar Sinan Memorial This memorial is a marble statue of the greatest Turkish architect, Mimar Sinan (1409-1588), wearing clothes original to his own style of dress, and located in front of the Language, History and Geography Faculty. Made by scultor Huseyin Anka, it was commissioned by the Real Estate Loan Bank in 1956.
Guvenlik Memorial In Guven Park, in the city centre of Kizilay, it was made in 1935 out of local stone. Because it was presented as a gift to the Turkish national police, it is known as the Security Memorial.
Mithat Pasa Memorial In 1966, the Turkish Republic Agricultural Bank commissioned Professor Huseyin Anka of the Fine Arts Academy in Istanbul to make this sculpture. It is located beside the General Headquarters of the bank in Ulus.
Ulus Republic Memorial This was erected in 1927 in honour of the heroes of the Turkish War of Independence, and lies in Ulus Square.
Triumph Memorial On Ataturk Boulevard in Yenisehir in front of Ordu Evi, the Triumph Memorial is a bronze statue of a uniformed Ataturk, standing on his feet and leaning on his sword.
The Bust of Lady Zubeyde In front of the Ismet Pasa Girls Institute, the bust of Ataturk's mother Zubeyde was erected March 31 1964 by the United Turkish Women's Centre, in honour of the greatest of all Turkish mothers.
THEOLOGICAL SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, ALM'S
HOUSES, BATHS The Old Baths The Old (Eski) Baths are right across from the Gazi High School. Although the dressing rooms of the baths are in ruins, the sauna and cold rooms including the boiler room are still intact. From the architecture and building techniques used, the structure can be dated back to the 15th century.
Karacabey Baths Built in 1444, the Karacabey Baths are on the Talat Pasa Boulevard. Originally designed as a double bath, the west wing consists of adjacent dressing rooms and the east wing, built in a style distinctively different from the west wing, houses the saunas. The whole structure forms an almost perfect square.
Sengul Baths Located on Istiklal Mahallesi on Aci Cesme Street, the Sengul Baths were designed as a double bath for women and men. Sengul Baths on Istiklal Street used to belong to women, and now belongs to the men. From the construction technique and building materials used in the dressing rooms, which are found side by side, it is obvious that the building was built in the 19th century.
Altınpark The 640,000 square metre park is on Irfan Bastug Street in Aydinlikevler, and consists of a wide range of facilities which are all open to the public, including sports centres, cultural centres, restaurants, as well as gardens and lakes.
Tel: (+90 312)
317 96 70 / 317 96 96
Atakule Tel: (+90 312) 440 77 01 Fax: (+90 312) 440 77 02
Ataturk Forest Park
Gençlik Parkı
Bayindir Dam
The
Cankaya Ridge
Cubuk Dam
Golbasi
Other Recreational Areas Include:
Closest to the city is Soguksu National Park is in Kizilcahamam, 78km from Ankara, with many species of trees. The wildlife inhabiting the park includes wild boars, bears, wolves, foxes, deer, martins and vultures. Outside the park are partridge and pheasant production farms which are managed by the park directorate. It is a good location for nature walks, trekking and mountaineering, and the park has accommodation and restaurants.
The most important thermal
springs in the province are: Kizilcahamam-Sey, Ayas, Ayas Karakaya,
Beypazari-Dutlu-Tahtali, Kapullu, Cubuk Meliksah, and Haymana.
Bird Watching
Good places in the area for
birdwatching are: Col Golu, Mogan Golu, Kizilcahamam Ormanlari, Kavakli
Dagi, Inozu Vadisi and Sariyar Baraji, Beynam Ormani and Tuz Golu.
Winter Sports
Hunting
For more information, contact: - Forest Ministry, National Parks and Wildlife General Directorate, Gazi Tesisleri No 11, Gazi, Ankara. Tel: (312) 221 1769/212 6300. Fax: 222 5140. - Youth and Sport General Directorate, Hunting and Marksman Federation Ulus Ishani A Blok 4 Kat No 404, Ulus, Ankara. Tel: (312) 310 6160/310 3960. Fax: 310 6160. The province of Ankara has a wide variety of wild game, the most important of which are partridge, hazel grouse, rabbit, ducks and geese. In the forests of Nallihan, Beypazari, Kizilcahamam, Camlidere, Cubuk and Gudul, there are bears, lynx, wild hogs and deer.
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Atakule
has a great influence in Ankara's modern appearance. The 125-metre tower
stands 118.2 metres above the ground, and the 600 sq. metre
multi-purpose cocktail bar at the top of the tower is used for weddings,
seminars and conferences. The revolving restaurant (111.8m) makes one
full revolution every hour. The lookout terrace at 104m is open everyday
from 09.30 to 23:00, and there is a café/bar at 100m. 
Established
by Ataturk, the park is one of the most important recreational areas in
Ankara and contains teahouses, picnic areas, a zoo and produces a number
of products. City buses, minibuses and community trains provide
transportation. 
Between
the Train Station and Opera buildings, this is a popular entertainment
centre in the summer, with an amusement park, tea-gardens, food shops,
summer theatrical productions, a large pond with paddle boats and
canoes, restaurants and a variety of amusements. All the facilities in
the park are open between May and October. 
Fishing
in the Ankara province can be divided into four different categories:
rivers, dams, lakes and ponds. For river fishing there are the
Kizilirmak, Sakarya and Kimir rivers and their tributaries. Lake fishing
is done at Lake Mogan, Lake Eymir and Lake Karagol. There are also a
number of dams in the province for excellent fishing.