Killik Mosque

According to its inscription, Killik Mosque, situated in Hacı Veli Street of Ayaş, was built in 1560. The rectangular mosque is covered with a tile roof. The main walls made of rubble stone are fortified by bonding timber. Known to have earthen roofs in the past, the mosque today has a hipped roof covered with Turkish tiles. The wooden minaret in the northeast corner of the mosque was added to the mosque later.

Peçenek Dam

The Peçenek Dam was built on the Peçenek Stream for supplying drinking water. The 32-meter-high dam irrigates 1,410 hectares of agricultural land. The surrounding area of the dam, with the village of Fadillı nearby, is suitable for hiking and photosafari.

Atatürk Ankara Turkısh Natıonal Struggle Museum

The historic Çoban Mektebi building, located in Keçiören and registered as a cultural heritage site in 2009, was restored by the Keçiören Municipality and opened as the Atatürk Ankara Turkish National Struggle Museum in 2024. Built in 1889 during the reign of Sultan Abdulhamid II for agricultural education, this building hosted the civilian heroes of the Turkish National Struggle from December 27, 1919, onward. It was a frequent gathering place for many notable figures, including Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Halide Edip Adıvar, Yunus Nadi, and Mehmed Âkif Ersoy. The two-story museum building comprehensively presents Ankara’s historical memory, the civilian resistance during the Turkish National Struggle period, and the process leading to the Republic through extensive exhibitions. Through documents, period reenactments, and an original narrative style, the museum aims to keep alive the face of the Turkish National Struggle in Ankara and its collective spirit.

Hacı Musa Mosque

The mosque, located in Gündoğdu District, was built in 1432. It is a roofed structure with a longitudinal rectangular plan, conspicuous by its wooden parts. The structure is made of mud brick on a stone base and has a Turkish style sloping tile roof. The mosque’s minaret is in the west of the narthex. To the right of the minaret is a fountain built in 1867 by Hafize Sultan, daughter of Hacı Satılmış.

Metu Museum Of Archaelogy

The METU Archaeology Museum exhibits artifacts obtained from archaeological site areas within the campus. Although it houses a small collection of 825 inventory items, the museum’s collection covers significant periods that shed light on the historical development of Ankara and its surroundings

Mosque of Gökçeören Village

The mosque was built in the late 19th century. The main walls of the mosque, which is made of cut stone, has a roof covered with tiles. It has a wooden ceiling. There is an open congregation place to the north. The minaret of the mosque is in the northwest corner. The wooden ceiling covering the harim is decorated with geometric and floral motifs painted in various colours. The most striking feature of the building is the beauty of its woodwork. The mosque was repaired by the General Directorate of Foundations in 2006.

Old Bucuk Mosque

The building is dated to the 16th or 17th century according to its architectural features. The rectangular mosque is covered with a tile-covered hipped roof. There is a tomb adjacent to the north facade. The western and southern facades of the building is made with proper ashlar stone: the eastern and the northern facades, where the tomb and the building meet, are of rubble stone. All the walls are plastered and whitewashed. The mosque was renovated by the General Directorate For Foundations in 2006.

Museum of Atatürk Forest Farm Dırectorate and Exhıbıtıon Hall

The building that was used as the production unit and storage facility of Atatürk Forest Farm was opened as a museum in 2010. At the Atatürk Forest Farm Museum and Exhibition Hall, the first ice cream machine used on the farm, bottling machines, old barrels, agricultural tools, veterinary instruments, and various equipment are on display.

Eğerlidere Valley

Cezirdede Hill has an altitude of 2,015 meters and is a member of the Köroğlu Mountains. Eğerlidere is fed by the slopes of Cezirded Hill, passes through a narrow and steep valley and reaches Hamam Stream in Semeler village near Çerkeş-Kızılcahamam highway. There are natural caves on the slopes of these valleys, which are about 15 km long. These rock caves had been used for accommodation and protection since ancient times. The valley is worth seeing for its geological and archaeological richness. The settlements in the valley are Eğerlidereköy, Eğerlikozören, Akçabayır, Alıç, Değirmenciler, Duraşar, and Eğerlibaşköy. Following the road after Başköy Pond, Semerözü is reached. On the slope of Kale Tepe and around Eğerlibağ, there is a rock settlement built for shelter in its natural appearance on a slope overlooking Eğerlidere Valley. The four-storey caves were connected internally and organised through corridors and rooms. There are rectangular openings connecting the floors and rectangular niches on the walls.

Melike Hatun Mosque

The mosque was opened on 27 October 2017 in Ulus. There is a congress hall, foyer area and parking lot under the mosque, which covers an area of 3,600 square meters, including a section for women. The domed mosque, where approximately 7 thousand people can pray at the same time, has 4 minarets. The mosque, where wooden and nail-free kundekari (the technique of placing small pieces of wood side by side to form a design) doors are installed, has a main entrance, two side entrances, 12 minaret doors and an imam room door and 38 window shutters. There are inscriptions engraved with gold leaf, mother-of-pearl, vineyard and ivory on the entrance doors of the mosque, which has 17 narthex domes.

Pink Villa

The Pink Villa is the residence of İsmet İnönü, the second President of Türkiye. İnönü had this mansion built on the land he purchased in 1924 and lived there until his death in 1973. The first experiments with plants suitable for Ankara’s climate were carried out in the villa’s garden. With its high ceilings, interiors decorated with motifs, interlocking salons, dining room where Atatürk occasionally stayed, period furnishings, paintings, and wide wooden staircases, the Pink Villa is considered one of the symbolic buildings of the Republican era. The villa, which functions as a house museum, is opened to visitors annually on national holidays, displaying various belongings of İsmet İnönü and his family.

Çanıllıdere Valley

Çanıllı Stream, located in the west of Kızılcahamam district centre, is formed by the merging of the streams fed from the slopes of Avar Mountain and merges with the Koca Stream near the district centre. The valley, which descends from the plateau slopes with a little inclination, becomes narrower in Çanlı locality and creates steep slopes. Numerous wild pear, hawthorn and rosehip trees populate the slopes. In the geographically rich valley and the streambed are the settlements of Yukarıbayır, Aşağıbayır, Aşağıçanlı and Koçaklar.