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Backpacking in Ankara | Turkey

November 13 2020

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Ankara, capital of Turkey; yes, Istanbul is not the capital. The 2nd biggest city in Turkey after Istanbul. Bit of a concrete jungle actually and doesn't really have that much going for it but still worth a look round.
Anıtkabir Ankara Turkey
So why come to Ankara, for a 2nd time in my case if it doesn't have that much going for it? Well, the YHT from Istanbul finishes here. Last time, back in 2013 I had taken the bus from Istanbul and then took the sleeper train east to Erzurum.
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Deeps Hostel is a comfy place to hang out for a few days breaking up the journey.

​I went to ​Anıtkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the leader of the Turkish War of Independence and the founder and 1st President of the Republic of Turkey. 
Anıtkabir Ankara Turkey
Anıtkabir Ankara Turkey
Backpacking in Ankara
Anıtkabir Ankara Turkey
I headed out the Ankara Castle via the Atatürk Statue:
Backpacking in Ankara Turkey
The ​Altındağ Camii:
Backpacking in Ankara Turkey
And the ​Haci Bayram Mosque:
Backpacking in Ankara Turkey
Next to the ancient ruins of the Temple of Augustus:
Backpacking in Ankara Turkey
And finally to the Ankara Castle for the rather awesome city panorama:
Backpacking in Ankara Turkey
On the way back I stopped off at the Gençlik Parkı but the lake has been drained. But read a few chapters of Down And Out In Paris And London. Decent enough place to sit for an hour or two.
Getting there and away:

From Istanbul you can take the YHT high-speed train. Arrival point in Ankara:
From the A.Ş.T.I bus terminal you can travel to any destination in Turkey:
Getting from Ankara to Cappadocia during the Coronavirus pandemic involved taking a bus to Nevşehir and then a Dolmus to Göreme which is the most popular town in the region known as Cappadocia. I took the first but at 09:00. Fare was 70TL.
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Getting around:

Ankara has an efficient Metro system. I used it twice, both times to go to the AŞTI bus terminal from Kızılay which was near my guesthouse. You can get a one-trip ticket which costs just 4TL. If you spend a lot of time in Ankara you can get a top-up card as well but the main places of interest are all within walking distance.
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