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Anıtkabir
Anıtkabir (; ) is a mausoleum complex located in the Çankaya district of Ankara, Turkey. It serves as the resting place of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder and first President of the Turkish Republic. Designed by architects Emin Onat and Orhan Arda, the construction of Anıtkabir began in 1944 and was completed in 1953. In addition to the mausoleum, the complex consists of various structures and monuments, as well as a wooded area known as the Peace Park.
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Peoples' Democratic Party
Turkish political party
assassination of Andrei Karlov
2016 murder of the Russian ambassador to Turkey
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Çankaya district
district of Ankara, west-central Turkey
February 2016 Ankara bombing
2016 bombing in Ankara, Turkey by Kurdish separatists
March 2016 Ankara bombing
terrorist attack
Atakule
Atakule is a 125 m (410 ft) high communications and observation tower located in the Çankaya district of central Ankara, Turkey, and is one of the primary landmarks of the city. As the district of Çankaya is itself on a hill, the tower can be spotted from almost anywhere in the city during clear days. The tower was opened on 13 October 1989 by Prime Minister Turgut Özal.
Çankaya University
private university in Ankara, Turkey
Ethnography Museum of Ankara
museum in Ankara, Turkey
Çankaya Mansion
Official residence of Vice President of Turkey
Maltepe Mosque
mosque in Ankara, Turkey
Kızılay Meydanı
urban square in Kızılay, Çankaya, Ankara
Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory
State conservatory
Atatürk Museum Mansion
house museum in Çankaya District, Ankara
Dikmen Valley
recreation park in Ankara
Pembe Köşk
former house of İnönü family, museum
Güvenpark
Güvenpark or Güven Park (literally: Trust Park), is an urban public park located adjacent to the Kızılay Square in the Kızılay neighborhood of Ankara in Turkey. Established in the 1930s as part of the green belts proposed in the urban plan of the rapid growing capital, the park is noted for the Security Monument. In mid-March 2016, a bomb explosion close to it caused the death of more than 30 people while over 100 were injured.
Dikimevi
subway station in Ankara, Turkey
Zafer Square
square in Ankara
İlbank
thumb|Entrance to İlbank’s annex building in Ankara Ilbank A.Ş., short for İller Bankası Anonim Şirketi, is a public development and investment bank based in Ankara, Turkey. It is subordinated to the Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning. The main areas of expertise of Ilbank are banking and insurance, mapping, drinking water supplies and treatment, sewage collection and disposal, wastewater treatment, solid waste management, urban superstructures.
Bangabandhu Boulevard
Avenue in Turkey