Collection · The city made capital
Republican Ankara
Proclaimed capital on 13 October 1923, Ankara was built at extraordinary speed. From the First Assembly to its monuments and founding museums: a young Republic’s hope set in stone.
Founding memory
Anıtkabir
The monumental mausoleum of Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of the Turkish Republic; an architectural masterpiece featuring Peace Park, symbolic towers, and the War of Independence Museum.History & Heritage · Çankaya
War of Independence Museum / First Assembly
The historic First Grand National Assembly building opened on April 23, 1920, where the Turkish War of Independence was directed.MuseumsRepublic Museum / Second Assembly
The Second Grand National Assembly building, which served from 1924 to 1960 as the crucible of modern Republican reforms and where Atatürk delivered his Great Speech (Nutuk).Museums
Alagöz Headquarters Museum
Historic farmstead in Polatlı Alagöz where Commander-in-Chief Mustafa Kemal Pasha directed the 22-day Battle of Sakarya in 1921.MuseumsMehmet Akif Ersoy Museum
The historic Taceddin Dervish Lodge in Hamamönü where national poet Mehmet Akif Ersoy resided and composed the Turkish National Anthem in 1921.MuseumsMonuments of the young Republic
From Ulus to Güvenpark: an era cast in stone and bronze.
Ulus Republic Monument
Iconic 1927 bronze equestrian monument in Ulus Square sculpted by Heinrich Krippel, commemorating the heroes and solidarity of the War of Independence.History & HeritageGüven Monument
Monumental 1935 sculpture in Kızılay Güvenpark designed by Anton Hanak and Josef Thorak, celebrating the strength and security of the young Republic.History & HeritageVictory Monument
1927 bronze statue by Italian master Pietro Canonica in Sıhhiye, depicting Atatürk in military coat leaning decisively on his sword.History & HeritageHittite Monument
Monumental bronze replica of the 4,500-year-old Hittite Sun Disk of Alacahöyük, erected in Sıhhiye Square in 1978 as the capital's civic symbol.History & HeritageMithat Paşa Monument
Statue in Ulus honoring Mithat Pasha, founder of the Agricultural Credit Funds ('Memleket Sandıkları') that gave birth to Ziraat Bank.History & HeritageKorean Monument
Monument erected in 1973 in Ulus in partnership with South Korea, commemorating Turkish soldiers who served and fell in the Korean War.History & HeritageFounding institutions
Banks, railways, farms and industry: the structures that fed a capital.
Ziraat Bank Museum
Turkey's first banking museum located inside the historic 1929 Ziraat Bank Headquarters in Ulus, designed by Giulio Mongeri.Museumsİşbank Economic Independence Museum
Museum in Ulus occupying the iconic 1929 İşbank Headquarters by Giulio Mongeri, charting Turkey's economic independence and financial modernization.MuseumsAtatürk Residence and Railway Museum
Historic 'Direksiyon Building' at Ankara Central Station, which served as Atatürk's residence and headquarters from 1919 to 1921.MuseumsAtatürk House Museum / Forest Farm
Exact architectural replica of the house in Thessaloniki where Atatürk was born, constructed in 1981 at Atatürk Forest Farm.MuseumsÇankaya Atatürk Museum Mansion
The historic presidential vineyard mansion at Çankaya where Atatürk resided from 1921 to 1932, conceptualizing key early Republican reforms.MuseumsEthnography Museum
Inaugurated in 1927 on Namazgâh Hill by architect Arif Hikmet Koyunoğlu, Turkey's first purpose-built state museum showcasing Islamic and folk arts.Museums