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Chuf Chuf Game and Toy Museum
Located in the center of Çamlıdere district, opposite the Şeyh Ali Semerkandi Complex, the museum is designed as a space where adults can experience nostalgia and children can enjoy fun hours. The museum exhibits models of children playing traditional games in the houses and streets of Çamlıdere, alongside handmade wooden toys and a wide variety of toys and games made from wire and iron.
Çamlıdere
Boğazkesen Tomb
Boğazkesen Mausoleum, located in the Ayvaşık Quarter at the entrance to İnözü Valley, is a square-plan structure covered with a dome. Cut rubble stone and brick were used in its construction. As the mausoleum does not bear a construction inscription, it is dated to the 13th–14th centuries. Although the identities of the two graves within the mausoleum are unknown, it is traditionally stated that one of the graves is believed to belong to an individual named Emir Şahmer Pasha.
Beypazarı
Beypazarı Anatolian Open-Air Museum
Open-Air Museum-Living Village located within the boundaries of Macunköy, a district of Beypazarı, the Anatolian Open-Air Museum - Living Village is established on an area of approximately 12 decares. The Living Village is designed with the aim of presenting Anatolian culture in a holistic manner. This holistic approach is supported by authentic examples of residential architecture from the seven geographical regions of Anatolia. The museum enables the exhibition of each valuable element of Anatolian folklore, emphasizing regional differences. It serves the purpose of preserving, sustaining, and embedding cultural heritage in public memory through applied museology techniques. Information within the museum is provided through two methods. The first is through museum interpreters and guides. Dressed in traditional costumes appropriate to the historical period being portrayed, the guides accompany visitors throughout their tour. The second method is based on the technique of radio drama, which is used to convey information in an engaging and narrative format.
Beypazarı
Radio and Communication Museum
Opened on February 13, 2025, the Radio and Communication Museum is located in Ankara’s historic Hamamönü neighborhood, in the Altındağ district, within the Ankara Mansion. The museum’s primary aim is to narrate the historical development of communication, set against the backdrop of rapidly evolving communication Technologies, through human stories. Its collection includes fascinating historical devices such as radios, records, telephones, and gramophones. Following their tour, visitors can also spend time in the nostalgic and pleasant atmosphere of the Radio Cafe. The museum welcomes those who wish to go on an exhilarating journey through the sorrowful, joyful and hopeful pages of history
Altındağ
Zero Waste And Climate Museum
Launched in 2017 under the auspices of First Lady Emine Erdoğan, the Zero Waste Project has gradually evolved into a global environmental movement. Contributing to the widespread adoption of this initiative, the Zero Waste and Climate Museum is designed for all individuals, with a particular focus on children and youth. The museum aims to raise awareness about sustainable environmental management and development, highlight the impacts of climate change, and promote the principles of zero waste. Through its exhibitions and events, the museum encourages visitors to adopt eco-friendly lifestyles and provides practical knowledge for combating the climate crisis. With an inspiring and educational approach, it nurtures future generations with a strong sense of environmental responsibility
Altındağ
Ministry of National Defense Archieve Museum
The Ministry of National Defense Archive Museum exhibits military documents and records from significant historical periods such as the Crimean War, the Italo-Turkish War (Trablusgarp War), the Balkan Wars, World War I, and the Turkish War of Independence. These archive materials document the period by reflecting the military and administration structure of the wars and their historical period.
Çankaya
House of Hacı Bayram Veli
It is believed that Hacı Bayrâm-ı Velî, one of the spiritual architects of Ankara, was born in this house in the mid-14th century in the village of Solfasol. Located in the Solfasol district, the house is a modest two-room structure built with adobe walls on a stone foundation and topped with a flat earthen roof. Following its restoration, the house has been opened to visitors and now welcomes those interested in exploring this significant historical and spiritual site.
Altındağ
Music Teacher School Music Museum
The Music Museum, established under Atatürk’s directive in the building of the Musiki Muallim Mektebi-the first conservatory of the Republic of Türkiye- has been open to the public free of charge by Mamak Municipality since 2024. Alongside a collection reflecting Anatolia’s 12,000-year musical heritage, the museum houses authentic instruments from various continents, bringing together Turkish and world music cultures with a contemporary museology approach. The museum offers visitors a rich cultural experience through its Türkiye Exhibits, World Exhibits, Corridor, and Office-Library sections, aiming to convey the universal language of music from past to future.
Mamak
Kalecik Castle
Located on the road leading to Çankırı, it is 78 kilometres away from Ankara. The castle dated to the Byzantine Period is constructed on the top of a hill. Having a passage to the mountains with a slope in the Southeast, it rises alone in the plain that leads to the Kızılırmak River. The castle was besieged and captured by the Seljuk Turks in 1075 and has been under the rule of the Turks since then.
Kalecik
Museum Of Turiısh Graın Board
It was believed that preserving grainrelated items in a museum setting would serve as an expression of gratitude toward the land that provides our daily bread and the people who endure the hardships of this work. Additionally, establishing a farmer-grain- office museum, which is rare in the world, and protecting our cultural heritage were considered responsibilities toward both future generations and the relevant community. With this aim, items were collected from various regions of the country, particularly from rural TMO (Turkish Grain Board) Auxiliary Facilities, and were prepared for display in accordance with museum standards. As a result, the TMO Museum was established in 2009.
Yenimahalle
Anatolian Architecture and Furniture Cultural Heritage Museum
Türkiye’s first museum dedicated to architecture and furniture was opened to visitors on December 25, 2008. Featuring 1,000 iconic forms and motifs traditionally used in the interior and exterior spaces of Anatolian architecture, the museum presents a comprehensive representation of Anatolian design. These elements were inspired by 30 different examples of palaces, mansions, pavilions, mosques, and houses, reflecting a rich cultural heritage. The exterior cladding of the museum building is made from imported red alder wood sourced from the United States.
Çankaya
Çukurhan
Located across Hisarkapı and nearby Çengelhan in Atpazarı Square, this inn was built by Shaykh al-İslam Mehmed Emin Ankaravi in the late 16th and early 17th centuries to provide income for his foundations in Ankara. The inn is built on a rectangular floorplan, of mudbrick walls on stone foundations. It is a two-storeyed frame house with a roof. The building which lost its original architectural structure is now owned by the Ankara General Directorate of Foundations and used as a hotel.
Altındağ