Ankara Sights

Anıt Kabir

#1 of 47 things to do in Ankara

#1 of 74 sights in Central Anatolia

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  • Address
    • Anit Kabir
  • Price
    • Admission free
  • Hours
    • 09:00-17:00 Apr-Sep, to 16:00 Oct-Mar

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Lonely Planet review for Anıt Kabir

Even if you've never taken much interest in the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's monumental mausoleum, the Anıt Kabir, is well worth a look to try and grasp just how much sway the man held over his adoring republic.

 

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    Anitkabir - The three in one museum complex - Amazing!

    mradinge recommends this,

    ANITKABIR
    (Ataturk's Mausoleum & The War of Independence Museum & The Ataturk Museum)

    The people of Ankara now where ANITKABIR is, not where Ataturk's Mausoleum is. Getting there: It is possible to visit this amazing monument by catching a mini-bus from the dolmus "otogar", 500m downhill from the Ataturk statue near Ulus. Ask the driver to drop you near Anitkabir. Then walk the last 500m, enter through the gate (where you will be searched like at an airport). Take the shuttle bus or walk 500m to the complex. Entrance free.

    The layout and history can be read on wikipedia or various Turkish websites.

    The complex is amazing and warrants at least half a day to really appreciate the displays.

    The Ataturk Mausoleum exudes veneration of Turkey's hero.

    Ataturk's Museum displays personal belongings of this man who is idealised by his nation (the daggers are beautiful).

    The War of Independence Museum (which was opened in 2002) is a wonderful display of the hardships suffered by the Turkish soldiers and common people to attain their independence. In partnership with Russian experts, the display is virtually "alive": bombs whistle, groans and suitable music are heard, bullets fly and barbed wire virtually trips one up - the three dimensional display certainly is touching. The passageway out of the museum, documents the contributions of other high ranking officials - Ataturk shares his glory with them.

    The last two passageways out of the museum complex, document all the changes which Ataturk engineered (social, religious, economic, literary, agricultural, etc) in order to attain his vision of a unified Turkish nation in line with Western development strategies. In some instances he was tough, in others he was gentle - a truly amazing man.

    Anitkabir is one of the must-see sites which we visited during our two-month long travels throughout most of Turkey.

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