Şorba Town

During the Ottoman period, the Ankara Sanjak served as the administrative center of the Şorba and Yabanabad districts. In the town center, notable historical landmarks include the Abdülbaki Mosque, constructed in the 15th century, the Hacı Ali Efendi Mosque and Fountain built in 1905, as well as historic mansions. Pazar Stream flows through the town before joining the Kurtboğazı Dam, and the Pazar Pond, located within the Pazar Stream Valley, serves irrigation purposes.

Toy Museum Of Ankara Unıversıty

The Toy Museum is a scientific institution that exhibits various examples of traditional children’s games and toys, contributing to the research of children’s culture in Türkiye. The museum houses approximately two thousand toys, both domestic and foreign, industrially produced and handmade, which are organized into five main sections.

Altınköy Etnography Museum

Located within the Altınköy Open-Air Museum, the Ethnography Museum houses a significant collection that showcases Türkiye’s cultural history and rich heritage. Traditional garments from various provinces such as Ankara, Bolu, İzmir, Muğla, Mardin, Hakkâri, and Gaziantep are displayed on mannequins, offering visitors a visual journey through regional attire. The museum not only presents clothing but also immerses visitors in the lifestyle of past eras through carefully recreated room scenes furnished with authentic household items. A dedicated section on Seğmen culture provides insight into the meaning and significance of this tradition. In this area, visitors can view traditional Seğmen outfits as well as cultural elements that reflect Anatolian heritage, such as “Ankara Seğmenleri” (Ankara’s Seğmen Warriors) and “Ankara Gelinleri” (Ankara Brides). Through this rich collection, visitors gain a deeper understanding of Anatolia’s cultural wealth and traditional ways of life.

Güvenlik Monument

The statue made of Ankara stone is located at Güvenpark in Kızılay. It was built by Prof. Holzmeister, Prof. Anton Hanlak and Prof. JosephThorak in 1935. The monument, built as a gift of Turkish people to the police and gendarmerie, includes various reliefs symbolizing these security forces, sculptures of Atatürk and his comrades in arms during the War of Independence and reform movement, reliefs symbolizing the human intellect and agricultural works of farmers.

The Khojaly Memorial Park Museum

The Khojaly Memorial Park Museum was established in Kızılcahamam district through the joint efforts of the district’s municipality and the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Ankara. Within the museum building, there an exhibition area and a library featuring panels, books, magazines and various materials depicting the massacre commited by Armenians in the town of Khojaly, Azerbaijan, in 1992. In the courtyard of the museum, a commemorative monument is also situated

Altinköy Village Museum

The establishment process of the Altınköy Open-Air Museum and its affiliated museums, as well as the significance and development stages of the ecomuseum concept, are conveyed to visitors through the Village Museum (Information Mansion). Supported by photographs and documentary materials, this museum presents the journey of Altınköy from its founding to the present day, while also emphasizing the role of the ecomuseum approach in the preservation and sustainability of cultural heritage

Museum Of Ankara Universıty Pharmacy Faculty

The museum, established within Ankara University’s Faculty of Pharmacy, consists of three sections: the Equipment Museum, and the Museum Pharmacy. The Pharmacy Museum displays ready-made medicines and raw materials used during the Ottoman period and the first 30 years of the Republic. The Equipment Museum exhibits pharmacy devices that are no longer in use, while the Museum Pharmacy section recreates a pharmacy from the early 1900s.

Turkish Bath Museum

The Turkish Bath Museum preserves the Turkish bath culture, etched in universal and collective memory, as a whole and strives to pass it on to future generations. In addition to exhibiting the architectural features of the baths and the items used during bathing, the museum also interprets Turkish bath culture through the “henna (bridal) bath” exhibition, which depicts the role of baths in ceremonial life, and through reenactments of the “mother of the bath,” “father of the bath,” and “bullying” figures.

Ziraat Bank Museum

Constructed between 1926 and 1929 by Italian architect Giulio Mongeri, the building is one of the significant structures of the First National Architectural Movement. The museum is located in the Honor Hall of the Ziraat Bank Headquarters and was opened as a museum on November 20, 1981, coinciding with the bank’s 118th anniversary. Reflecting the commercial, economic, political, cultural, artistic, and educational evolution of Türkiye’s banking system up to the present day, the Ziraat Bank Museum exhibits numerous antique artifacts within a historical atmosphere.

Balıklı Hot Spring

In the village of Ilıca, 35 kilometres southeast of Polatlı district, the hot spring water, which is thought to be discovered in the Roman Period, flows warm in the winter and cold in the summer. Fishes that live in the pond are said to be sacred. According to the belief, when the country goes into war, the fish disappear from the pool and join the war as soldiers.

Ptt Stamp Museum

Located in the Ulus district, the former building of the National Estate and Orphans Bank was renovated and opened as the PTT Stamp Museum in 2013. Recognized as a prominent stamp museum on a global scale, the venue offers insight into the history of communication and exhibits various materials used in postal services from past to present. In addition to showcasing artifacts that shed light on Turkish history, the museum’s collection includes stamps from both the Ottoman and Republican periods. The museum also features stamps themed around Atatürk, history, tourism, nature, sports, vehicles, and cultural heritage, as well as children’s stamps, international stamps, postcards, first-day covers, and commemorative envelopes

Cartographical Museum

Located within the Central Barracks of the General Command of Mapping under the Ministry of National Defense, the Cartography Museum holds the status of a second-class military museum. It was originally established on May 2, 1971, under the Command of the Higher School of Mapping and was reorganized in 2003. The museum’s collection includes old tools and equipment related to cartography, as well as various maps obtained from archives and sources both domestically and internationally.