Halide Edip Adıvar and Women Heroes of the Turkish National Struggle Museum

"Located in the Sakarya neighborhood of Polatlı, the Sakarya Women Heroes Museum highlights the bravery of women who played significant roles during the Battle of Sakarya, one of the most decisive moments of the Turkish War of Independence. The museum is housed in a historic building where Halide Edip Adıvar stayed during the war. It also served as the working space of the Commission for Investigating the Greek Atrocities, led by Halide Edip Adıvar, Yusuf Akçura, and Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu. This commission was established by the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye to examine the atrocities committed by the retreating Greek forces in the Haymana, Polatlı, and Sivrihisar regions following the war. Today, the museum offers visitors an insightful and compelling look into the courage of women in the National Struggle and the collective memory of the period."

HOTEL İÇKALE

HOTEL İÇKALE ANKARA ilinde ÇANKAYA ilçesinde bulunan konaklama tesisidir. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı tarafından belgeli bir tesistir.

Bakırlı Plateau

Located on the Ankara-Bolu province border, 32 kilometres away from Çamlıdere district centre and at an altitude of 1,470 altitude, Bakırlı Plateau is a natural wonder surrounded by forests. Transportation is provided from Benli and Buğralar highland roads. On the route, there is İnceöz village.

İğdir Pond

There is İğdir Pond in Kavacık Stream Valley fed from the slopes of Hızır Mountain. İğdir Village is 2 kilometres away from Ankara- Bolu Highway. The lake is suitable for angling while the surrounding area is suitable for trekking and photo-safari.

Sarıkavak Faıry Chımneys

There are geological stalagmites at the entrance of Sarıkavak village that is 29 kilometres away from Çamlıdere district centre. Fairy chimneys, which are formed as a result of natural melting, offer a visual feast at different times of the day with the help of the sun.

Sebahattin Yıldız Museum

The museum collection includes archaeological artifacts spanning from the Early Bronze Age to the Byzantine Period, as well as numerous ethnographic items reflecting Turkish and Islamic culture. Among the most remarkable pieces in the collection are the throne and personal belongings of Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamid II.

Akköprü

It is the oldest bridge in Ankara, located on the Ankara Stream in Varlık Neighborhood. It was commissioned by Ankara Governor Kızılbey to Architect Bedreddin during the period of Seljuk ruler I. Alaeddin Keykubat in 1222. Built of ashlar basalt stone on the road connecting Western Anatolia to Ankara, the bridge consists of 7 pointed arches. There are stone railings on the top of the bridge and on the sides. There is an inscription on the west side of the bridge and on both sides of the middle gap.

Hacı Bayram Veli Museum

The Hacı Bayram Veli Museum is a significant structure reflecting Ankara’s spiritual and cultural heritage. Established in collaboration with the Altındağ Municipality and Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, the museum presents Hacı Bayram-ı Veli’s life, thought, and the influence of the Bayramiyye Order through a contemporary museum approach. The museum, which bears the traces of the Ahi tradition, also sheds light on the socioeconomic history of Ankara and keeps the historical identity of the city alive

Beynam Atatürk House

This is the house in Beynam village, located in the Balâ district, where Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and the members of the Representative Committee stayed overnight on December 26, 1919, the day before their arrival in Ankara. The building is a single-storey structure situated within a garden. On the right side of the corridor, where photographs of Atatürk and the Turkish War of Independence are displayed, there is a room arranged as a reading room. On the left side of the corridor, a hall exhibits some of Atatürk’s personal belongings. The building, faithfully restored to its original form, was opened to visitors in 2004.

Biodiversity Museum (Biosphere Museum)

The Biosphere Museum was established under the leadership of the Department of Biology at Hacettepe University to promote Türkiye’s rich biological diversity and raise awareness of its conservation. The museum, housed in a specially designed structure of approximately 6,500 m² and featuring extensive collections in geology, biology, and anthropology, offers visitors the opportunity to explore nature through interactive exhibitions, digital applications, and scientific workshops. Reflecting Türkiye’s biogeographical and genetic richness, the Biosphere Museum serves as a pioneering center for natural history museology.

Pelitçik Fossıl Forest

There are silicified tree fossils in volcanic lacustrine sediments, on the northern skirts of Kuztepe, south of Pelitçik village near the Çamlıdere entrance of the Anatolian Motorway. The area that looks like a petrified forest is under protection. It is possible to come across small fossil areas around Çamlıdere Bayındır Dam.

Mogan Lake Park

One of the most important aspects of Gölbaşı Special Environmental Protection District, the Mogan-Eymir lakes basin, which are approximately 971 km2 size are natural dam reservoirs located on the lower south tip of a basin that is generally flat but rough in certain places and formed behind alluvial sets. The average surface area of Mogan Lake is 5 km2. The basin in which the lakes are in is substantially wide, while the surface area and water volume of the lakes are much smaller in comparison with their basins. This is the biggest natural reason that increase the pollution pressure on these lakes. The average depth of Mogan Lake is approximately 2.8 m. and its average altitude above sea level is approximately 972.6 m. There are picnic gazebos, kiosks, sports areas, walking tracks and cafeterias in the lake area.