Beypazarı History And Culture Museum

The building, functioning as an ethnographic museum, houses artifacts and objects reflecting the culture of Beypazarı and its surroundings during the Ottoman and Republican periods. In the museum’s rooms, traditional weddings -once celebrated over seven days in Beypazarıare presented along with the customs, traditions, and local attire associated with these ceremonies. In the museum garden, archaeological artifacts from the Roman and Byzantine periods are also on display.

Tabanlıoğlu Castle

The site is located to the north of Adaören Village in Beypazarı, along the banks of the Kirmir Stream. On the eastern slope of the hill, well-preserved fortification remains with an approximate height of 8 meters can be observed. The defensive wall, constructed using large, well-cut rectangular stone blocks laid in dry masonry technique, is reinforced with towers. Due to the presence of different construction techniques, it is understood that the same walls and towers were repaired and reused during various periods. Archaeological evidence indicates that the fortifications were in use from the Early Roman Period through the Middle Ages.

Ilıcaözü Deresi Trenches

It is in the boundaries of Polatlı district. It is in the region where the Sakarya Pitched Battle took place. The defense line extending in the north-south direction turns in the West-East direction along the Ilıcaözü stream. On the first days of the war, when the Ilıcaözü stream was red because of the bloodshed, the green Ilıca Valley was in flames and smoke.

Martyrdom Monument of Sakarya

The monument is in Şehitlerkaşıtepe in Polatlı. The body of the monument starts at an altitude of 915 meters and goes up to 970 meters. You need to climb to a height of approximately 55 meters by stairs to reach the monument. In the beginning, the stairs are quite steep, space between the columns are narrow. However, as you progress, climbing up the stairs gets easier. In this climb, the difficulties on the first days of the war were expressed with steep stairs, and the ease of the stairs after a while represents the victory of the war. Besides, the tough steps of the stairs symbolise the anxiety of both the armed forces and the state of the nation after the Ottoman Empire was defeated in the First World War. With the decrease in the inclination of the stairs, the enlargement of the pillars and the widening between them express the new power created by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in Anatolia and the enlightenment of the dark horizon as a result of this power.

Educator Nuray Yeşil Museum

The Kızılcahamam Municipality 100th Year Educator Nuray Yeşil Museum was opened in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the district’s founding. The museum exhibits include the historical texture of Kızılcahamam, endangered traditional professions, handwritten Qur‘ans, identity cards, marriage certificates, Ottoman Turkish manuscripts, various books, magazines, land deeds, newspaper articles, an Atatürk corner, thematic reenactments, and many other objects, documents, and elements

Erimtan Arcaeology and Art Museum

Erimtan Archaeology and Art Museum was established to exhibit the archaeological artifacts collected by collector Yüksel Erimtan over the years. Opened in 2015, the museum has become a dynamic and contemporary cultural center contributing to Ankara’s artistic and cultural life. It features a rich collection of archaeological objects and ancient coins, and hosts a variety of social events, temporary exhibitions, classical music concerts, and educational programs designed for visitors of all ages.

Pilavoğlu Inn

Pilavoğlu Inn, which is estimated to have been built between the 16th and 17th centuries, is a building with wooden beams, tile roofs, and having traces of classical Ottoman architecture. There is an open courtyard in the middle of the two-storied inn, and there are porticoes in the interior facing the courtyard. The porticos on the upper floor are supported with wooden poles. Since it has undergone some renovations in different periods until today, it lost most of its original architectural features during these renovations. Today, the Pilavoğlu Inn is a center where there are cafes and shops where mostly handicraft products are sold.

Altinköy Open-Air Museum

Located in the Beşikkaya neighborhood, Altınköy is a living open-air museum on a 500-decare land. The museum brings traditional Anatolian village life to life with its mosque, washhouses, bakery, school, grocery store, village houses, windmill, watermill, suspension bridge, and village coffeehouse. Within this space where rural life is actively experienced, visitors can encounter animals, barns, pens, coops, fruit and vegetable gardens, wheat fields, ox carts, natural village products, and workshops. Original architectural examples of timber-framed houses, mosques, and highland houses from forest villages have been relocated to Altınköy, preserving their authentic characteristics.

Gendarmerıe Museum

Established to comprehensively introduce the history and current status of the Gendarmerie Organization and to pass this military cultural heritage on to future generations, the Gendarmerie Museum was opened to visitors on November 21, 2005. On the ground floor of the museum, there is an exhibition hall dedicated to the Ottoman Empire period, while the first floor houses exhibition halls related to the Republican period. These halls present the historical development of the Gendarmerie Organization in chronological order through period-specific weapons, uniforms, photographs, and informational panels

Ayran Stone

Taşlıca village, where Ayran Stone is located, can be reached by a 5- km-road starting at Akdoğan. According to the legend, Kırmızı Ebe served ayran to Seljuk soldiers from this stone trough. The trough fom which the soldiers drank ayran is located inside a cemetery called “Koru’nun Önü”, on the upper side of the village.

Stove Museum

The Stove Museum, the world’s first building built in the form of a stove, is one of 10 thematic museums in Çamlıdere. Its unique architecture and rich collection of nostalgic stoves attract visitors. Established to preserve the tradition of stoves, which have been overshadowed by technology over time, the museum’s collection features numerous stoves from different eras. Each stove reflects the lifestyle, home warmth, and social bonds of a particular era.

Gündüz Alp Tomb

The Gündüz Alp Mausoleum, located in the village of Hırkatepe, approximately 20 km from the Beypazarı district center, bears an inscription stating that it was built in the name of Gündüz Alp, the father of Ertuğrul Gazi and the grandfather of Osman Gazi. The surrounding area features notable geological formations as well as houses reflecting traditional architectural characteristics. According to local belief, Gündüz Alp was martyred at this location during a raid. Although Ertuğrul Gazi’s father is commonly stated to have been Süleyman Shah, a discovered coin bears the inscription “Osman bin Ertuğrul bin Gündüz,” suggesting Gündüz Alp as his father.