Things to do & places to visit in Ankara Province, Turkiye

Ankara Province #7 destination in Turkiye 2023. The average rating score is 4.50 based on 17.4k traveler reviews, of 79 attractions. Timezone: Europe/Istanbul, current date and time: Friday, May 10, 2024, 15:55.

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General weather summary in May

71°F - 46°F

Temperature Highs - Lows

Moderately chilly, humid but cool

Feels like

27%

Chance of rain

82.0 millimeters

Amount

9.5 mph

Wind speed

62%

Humidity

14.3

Daylight length

5:34 AM

Sunrise

7:55 PM

Sunset

54%

Cloud cover

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5.0 Anitkabir (4.587 reviews)
- Great experience
Friday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM History Museums

A great monument/tomb to the former president that did great things for his country. Well laid out buildings to guide you through the process, like everywhere in Turkey you have to go through security scanning of all bags etc. You can take photos and enjoy the venue, fairly easy to get to from most areas of Ankara. See more..
5.0 II. Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi Cumhuriyet Müzesi (128 reviews)
- The second Turkish Parliament
History Museums

This review is a continuation from my first Parliament review, on TA named as "1. TBMM Kurtulus Savasi Muzesi", which is 100 m up the street. To better understand, I advise visiting this after the first Parliament - the same ticket of 3-4 Euros is valid for both. This edifice was primary built for the Republican People's party, but was converted into a Parliament and served for that purpose 1924-1960. On the lower floor is the big assembly room with Ataturk vax figure on the balcony. The upper floor has offices of the President, Prime minister, clerks and a guest meeting room. Count on 30-45 min for your visit. See more..
5.0 İlluzion World - Illuzyon Muzesi (27 reviews)
- It was an incredible experience
Friday: 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums

We would like to present you the first augmented reality and illusion museum of Turkey in Ankara… Our museum enables our visitors educative and perception developing demonstrations in electronic and visual environments. During exhibition we share moments which contains augmented reality and artificial intelligence with our dear visitors. In the museum, there are various and exciting parts in 85 different spots on 2 floors. You can visualize and record many 3D figures such as mirror room, dinosaurs, giant spiders, penguins, cat in boots, flying balloons, monsters and portraits via tablet pc or phone. See more..
4.5 Anadolu Medeniyetleri Muzesi (1.995 reviews)
- Eye opener
Friday: 8:30 AM - 7:00 PM Natural History Museums • History Museums

This fascinating museum contains over 200,000 historic pieces of which only a fraction can be displayed at one time. Exhibits include Early Bronze Age statues and Neolithic wall paintings. See more..
4.5 Rahmi M. Koc Muzesi (1.262 reviews)
- Collection museum
Friday: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums

Çengelhan Rahmi M. Koç Museum is the first and only industrial museum in Ankara Like its namesake, it is dedicated to the history of Transport, Industry and Communications, with additional material on Ankara and the founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Housed in a magnificent building before the entrance to the Ankara Citadel, the collection contains hundreds of items from miniatures to full size boats and vehicles.The location is unrivalled – romantic, historic, convenient. And the appeal is universal: objects that affect our daily lives, created by talented engineers and craftsmen, encapsulating man’s ingenuity and hard work yet at the same time exhibiting great beauty.Our museum educates, informs, and entertains tens of thousands of adults and children each year. Please do explore this website now for a taste of what we have on show… but better still, come and visit us soon! See more..
4.5 Hamamonu Restored Area (1.009 reviews)
- Very Nice Restored Area of the City
Points of Interest & Landmarks • Historic Walking Areas

A wonderful area with many restored 1920-1930 houses now filled with cafes,restaurants,artist shops. A must see place for local and foreigh tourists. See more..
4.5 Haci Bayram Mosque (Haci Bayram Camii) (716 reviews)
- Mosque and Temple.
Friday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Architectural Buildings • Religious Sites

The mosque as it stands today shows the architectural characteristics of late 17th century and 18th century mosques. The ceiling is made of ornamental wood, and floral and plant motifs can be found throughout. See more..
4.5 Kocatepe Mosque (Kocatepe Camii) (677 reviews)
- Ankara's biggest Mosque
Architectural Buildings • Religious Sites

This commanding mosque was built between 1967 and 1987 and is both the newest and largest in the city. See more..
4.5 Ulucanlar Prison Museum (390 reviews)
- Democracy history of my lovely hometown
Friday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Speciality Museums

It is easy to find by navigation. There is a Parking place inside Thé campus of prisoners - museum Museum staff are good. They are ready for Helping. Price is very reasonable. Besides All of these, people they ı know Who are scholar and intellectual whether they are democratic or conservational or religious, are All innocent. They came there jut because of Their thoughts. It was hard to imaging thier time. Walls and beds have Their own language to say many stories. See more..
4.5 Lake Tuz (359 reviews)
- salt lake !!
Bodies of Water

カッパドキアから、少し離れているので、ツアーに参加して行きました。夏場になると、ほぼ塩で、一面真っ白な綺麗な景色。すごく奥の方まで歩いて、やっと少しだけ水のあるところにいけました。時期によっては、ウユニ塩湖のような鏡ばり写真も撮れるそうです。 A little far from Cappadocia, we went on a tour. In the summer, the scenery is almost completely white with salt. We walked to the back and finally got to the place where a little water remained. Depending on the time of year, you can take a mirrored photo like Uyuni salt lake. See more..
4.5 Eymir Lake (354 reviews)
- Being attracted by any resident in Ankara
Bodies of Water

Enjoy being without traffic tension and fresh air. Take a tour or make jogging. Take delicious food available around. See more..
4.5 Altınkoy Acik Hava Muzesi (237 reviews)
- The best weekend activity
Spent More than 3 hours Speciality Museums

It's a great open air museum with traditional Turkish village houses. You can have a traditional Turkish breakfast (27 lira / person) and start to see village houses and animals. You can spend all day with your darling, children or friends. I suggest everybody to visit wild life museum. It's one of the best in the museum. See more..
4.5 1. TBMM Kurtulus Savasi Muzesi (210 reviews)
- This is it. The place where a Republic has born
Friday: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM History Museums

Thank you Mustafa Kemal Ataturk to give us this country from the ashes of the ottoman Empire. While Sultan have been condemned him death by hanging, he won the Independence war against the British, French,Italians and poor Greeks. Then the supreme powers and created a secular, independent leader country. See more..
4.5 Ethnography Museum (195 reviews)
- One of the Best Etnographical Museums in Turkey
Natural History Museums • Art Museums

This museum houses a rich collection of folkloric artifacts, and was the first resting place of Ataturk until the completion of his mausoleum in 1953. See more..
4.5 Erimtan Arkeoloji ve Sanat Müzesi (191 reviews)
- Wonderful
Speciality Museums

The Erimtan Archaeology and Arts Museum aims at sharing its collection of 2000 objects with the public as well as exhibiting Works from other private collections in a state of the art contemporary museum environment. See more..
4.5 MTA Şehit Cuma Dağ Tabiat Tarihi Müzesi (182 reviews)
- Amazing place
Friday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Speciality Museums

A decent and wonderful environment to go with your family. There are many different subjects that can attract the attention of children and adults. There are dinosaur and whale skeletons, 800-year-old tree trunks, underwater skeletons, frozen animals and plants, metallurgical items, and a variety of stones. There are science experiments in the building opposite.. Dinosaur sculptures add a nice ambience.. There is no parking problem, the staff are attentive and friendly.. Infinite thanks to everyone who contributed to its construction.. I think it adds value to Ankara.. See more..
4.5 Cer Modern (140 reviews)
- Different exhibitions in an old train depot
Art Galleries

Temporary exhibitions held in an old train depot. Not much is left inside of the original building, but worth a visit. See more..
4.5 State Art and Sculpture Museum (85 reviews)
- Currently closed for restoration (April 2018 - some time in 2019)
Art Museums

I went to visit in October and it was closed for visits due to restoration. The note said the restoration began April 2018 and would remain closed for the remainder of 2018 and would open some time in 2019. Just an FYI to anyone planning a visit. Also, Etnoğrafya Müzesi next to it was open but most exhibits were also closed due to renovation. See more..
4.5 Aslanhane Mosque (77 reviews)
- Unique wooden structure mosque!
Architectural Buildings • Religious Sites

This is a good example of a forest mosque as it was constructed of carved wooden columns supporting a wooden roof. Built in the 13th century, it was previously known as Arslanhane (The House of Lions) because of the lion statues surrounding it. See more..
4.5 Hava Kuvvetleri Muzesi (72 reviews)
- Outdoor Display
Speciality Museums

A wonderful outdoor display for various jets and planes used by the Turkish Airforce. Cheap 10TL entrance for adults and free for kids. See more..
4.5 Gokyay Chess Museum (70 reviews)
- Probably the best chess museum in the world.
Friday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums

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4.5 Beypazari Kent Tarihi Muzesi (41 reviews)
- A must in Beypazarı
Spent 1-2 hours History Museums

This is a must museum in Beypazarı. It doesn't tell about past but also today of Beypazarı. Tickets are really cheap. Museum is nicely organised. See more..
4.5 Nallıhan Bird Sanctuary (34 reviews)
- A must see on the Bolu-Ankara route
Spent 1-2 hours Bodies of Water • Nature & Wildlife Areas

We stopped here on a scenic route from Bolu to Göreme. The drive from Bolu to here is absolutely amazing and recommended for those with enough time to kill as the scenes of nature change vastly and quickly (and the little villages on the way are a sight to see!). The bird sanctuary itself was lovely (albeit hot, even on an otherwise chilly May day) and I was surprised at how many birds we spotted there. See more..
4.5 Sultan Alaaddin Camii (31 reviews)
- Pleasant but basic mosque
Religious Sites

Perhaps we did not know much about the mosque. We poked our heads inside as we did not have head scarves. See more..
4.5 Şeyh Ali Semerkandi Türbesi (27 reviews)
- New museums added...
Religious Sites

Forget about Semerkandi Turbesi...since my last visit a few little museums have been added. At the entrance there is a small "café" with little stalls showing old skills and selling old fashioned sweets...There is also a tea shop where you can have a "simit" of excellent "pogaca" with your tea. A big nice play garden for the children down in the valley... In front of the turbe there is now a "toy museum" housed in a few train wagons... Wonderful place for young and old... "Yok yok" as they say in Turkish...tin toys, horses, dolls, prams, cars, doll houses (my favorites)... you name it, it's there! Down in the village a new small museum added: all kind of scales... very interesting. And don't forget the walk in the forests.. Recommended ... excellent place to visit for people living in boring Ankara! See more..
4.5 Abacı Peribacaları (27 reviews)
- Underrated Beauty of the Fairy Tales
Historic Sites • Geologic Formations

Let yourself a beautiful weekend activity, lost in the climbing by ancient ladders through charming geosites in Kızılcahamam. Honestly this area needs serious landscaping however it still must seen place!! Do something good for yourself, visit it, you will not feel regret. See more..
4.5 Gordion (25 reviews)
- Informative and worth the visit
Points of Interest & Landmarks

Driving towards the museum of Gordion and the tomb of the Phyrigian King Gordios you will see many burial mounds. This is the area where Alexander the Great came to cut the famous Gordion knot. The museum succeeds in portraying the history of that area and the displays are really good. Across the road from the museum you can enter the tomb which is really fascinating. The nearest big town is Polatli but we stayed in Ankara and made the trip for the day which was really easy. From Ankara's main bus station we took a bus with Baysal Turizm to Polatli. The ticket can be bought at ticket office 28 and is 10 Turkish Lire. The trip to Polatli is about one hour and from there we took a Taxi for the last 18km as there is no minibuses to Gordion. The Taxi asked 80 Turkish Lire and waited for an hour for us. Really off the beaten track but worth a visit. See more..
4.5 Kurt Bogazı Baraj Golu (16 reviews)
- A very beautiful place indeed
Bodies of Water • Dams

This lake enchanting you with it's beauty. Blue lake surrounded with pines make its photos fantastic! You will find here a lot of places for picnicers with tables and mangals. It's not allowed to swim in the lake but in one place you can approach the shore and have a stroll there. See more..
4.5 Aluçdağı Mesire Alanı (13 reviews)
- Very nice relaxing area.
Parks

It is a bit far to the city center. But this mean, it is quiter the ones in the city center. You can rent a bike if you don't want to bring yours with you. They also have a paintball area. It is very close to the Çamlıdere. You tourn left and climb just before you arrive to Çamlıdere town. See more..
4.5 Ankara Gudul Inonu Magaralari (12 reviews)
- Doğa,Piknik,Balık avı
Caverns & Caves

Mağaraların mimarisi ve gizemi çok etkileyici. Piknik masaları mevcut yetmezse arazi uygun her yeri kullanabilirsiniz. Balık tutmak isterseniz bol miktarda Gümüş var onun haricinde l, Sazan , Yayın dere balığı çıkıyor. Kesinlikle gezin görün. See more..