Ankara
Turkey's 'other' city may not have showy Ottoman palaces or regal facades, but Ankara thrums to a vivacious, youthful beat unmarred by the tug of history. Drawing comparisons with İstanbul is pointless – the flat, modest surroundings are hardly the stuff of national poetry – but the civic success of this dynamic city is assured thanks to student panache and foreign-embassy intrigue.
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Attraction in AnkaraErimtan Archaeology & Arts Museum - Attraction in AnkaraEthnography Museum
- Attraction in AnkaraMuseum of Anatolian Civilisations
- Attraction in AnkaraHacı Bayram Cami
- Attraction in AnkaraVakıf Eserleri Müzesi
- Attraction in AnkaraAnıt Kabir Museum
- Attraction in AnkaraPainting & Sculpture Museum
- Attraction in AnkaraRoman Baths
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