Why visit Çankaya
Townapedia lists 37 museums and landmarks, 25 parks and trails, 256 places to eat, 59 places to stay and 12 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Akköprü, Altındağ Theatre, Anıtkabir and Ankara Aviation Museum.
Weather in Çankaya
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About Çankaya
Çankaya is a municipality and district of Ankara Province, Turkey. Its area is 483 km2, and its population is 942,553 (2022). It is home to many government buildings, including the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, as well as nearly all foreign embassies to Turkey. Çankaya is a cosmopolitan district and considered the cultural and financial center of Ankara. As of 2025 it was the most socioecomomically developed district in the country, it likely has the highest HDI too.
From the Wikipedia article Çankaya District (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do12
Atakule
Monument and historic site · 3.6 km
Observation tower and shopping mall in Ankara, Turkey
Muhsin Ertuğrul Sahnesi
Cinema and theater · 2.2 km
Theatre venue in Turkey
Museums and landmarks37
Anıtkabir
Monument and historic site · 2.3 km
Atatürk's mausoleum in Ankara, Turkey
Ankara Aviation Museum
Museum · 13.9 km
Aviation museum in Ankara, Turkey
Ankara Painting and Sculpture Museum
Museum · 1.8 km
Art museum in Ankara, Turkey
Ankara Vakıf Museum
Museum · 2.1 km
Ethnography museum in Ankara, Turkey
Atatürk Museum Mansion
Museum · 3.2 km
House museum in Çankaya District, Ankara
Atatürk's Residence and Railway Museum
Museum · 2.5 km
Museum in Altındağ District
Çengelhan Rahmi M. Koç Museum
Museum · 11.7 km
Turkish museum, Ankara
Ethnography Museum of Ankara
Museum · 1.8 km
Museum in Ankara, Turkey
Feza Gürsey Science Center
Museum · 5.4 km
Science museum in Ankara, Turkey
25 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds25
13 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes256
Verte Coffee House
Cafe · Coffee Shop, Sandwich, Dessert · 1.2 km
Verte Coffee House, Türkiye'de benzersiz bir kahve deneyimi yaratma vizyonuyla kuruldu. Kalite ve yenilikçiliğe olan bağlılığımız, en...
24-A Sümer 2. Caddesi, Ankara
Mo-Su 08:00-23:00
Anka E-Spor Merkezi Bayındır
Cafe · Chicken, Burger, Coffee Shop, Sandwich, Barbecue, Kebab, Regional, Turkish · 0.6 km
23/B Bayındır 1 Sokak, Ankara
24/7
Urumchi Uyghur Restaurant
Restaurant · Uygur · 0.9 km
76 Ziya Gökalp Caddesi, Ankara
Mo-Su 11:30-21:30
244 more on the map.
History
Until the founding of the Republic of Turkey in 1923, Çankaya was a hillside of orchards and gardens to the south of the city, which had grown up in time, surrounding the Ankara Castle (Kale) on the opposite hill. Everything changed in the 1920s when Mustafa Kemal Atatürk came to stay in one of the garden houses. Atatürk selected Ankara as capital of the new republic and in the 1920s and 30s the city quickly grew, especially in the direction of Çankaya. In 1934 the writer Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu described the area as "a wooden bridge, a dirt road, and when you come round the hill you see a hillside, green in gentle contours. That's Çankaya." Çankaya eventually developed into one of the largest central districts of Ankara in later years.
From the History section of Çankaya District on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay59
Churches and places of worship11
Shopping69
Gas and EV charging4
Schools, colleges and libraries37
Turkish-Japanese University of Science and Technology
School · 6.9 km
Healthcare94
Map of Çankaya
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Getting there and nearby towns
Ankara Airport (ANK) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 16 km away.
- Ankara 1 km west, about 1 min by car
- Gölbaşı 15 km south, about 15 min by car
- Kızılcaşar 15 km southwest, about 15 min by car
- Örencik 16 km south, about 16 min by car
- Yurtbeyi 18 km south, about 18 min by car
- İncek 19 km southwest, about 19 min by car
- Saracalarçiftliği 20 km northeast, about 20 min by car
- Güzelhisar 20 km northeast, about 20 min by car
- Karaoğlan 21 km south, about 21 min by car
- Kırıkkale 56 km east, about 56 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Kocatepe Parkı, Çankaya 03, Михал Орела, CC BY 2.0
- Kocatepe Parkı, Çankaya 02, Михал Орела, CC BY 2.0
- 2011'de Çankaya 06, SeraTJ, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Küçük Tiyatro, Gargarapalvin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- AnkaraStateOpera2, Şevki Balmumcu as an exhibition house in 1933, Paul Bonatz as an opera house in 1948, photographed by Atilim Gunes Baydin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Şinasi Sahnesi, Ankara Devlet Tiyatrosu, 2021 01, Gargarapalvin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- North American F-100C Super Sabre, Turkey - Air Force AN1277217, Ercan Karakas - SpotTR, GFDL
- Ankara Palas Frontal, Hajo-Muc, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ankara Vakıf Museum building, Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ataturk's Coach Ankara, Ex13, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Rahmi M. Koç Museum, Ankara, User:Quintucket, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Erimtan, Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Feza gürsey bilim merkezi, Nosferatü, Public domain
- Gökyay Vakfı Satranç Müzesi, 2023 09, Gargarapalvin, CC BY 4.0
- Ankara -Güven park - panoramio, HALUK COMERTEL, CC BY 3.0
- Altınpark vadi 2014, Lubunya, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dikmen Vadisi, Ankara 3, Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 3.0
- Esertepe parki, Pekingeseclub, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gökçek Park, Aykut Uludağ, CC BY 2.0
- Ankara Kuğulu Park, Elelicht, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Azize Tereza Kilisesi (1), Canercangul, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dil ve Tarih Coğrafya Fakültesi Binası, Ankara, User:Avniyazici, CC BY-SA 3.0
- GaziUnıversitesi, The original uploader was Ben Linus at Turkish Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 2.5
- Musiki Muallim Mektebi (literally Music Teachers’ School, later became Ankara State Conservatory), 1930s (16230087064), Directorate General of Press and Information, No restrictions
- MiddleEastTechnicalUniversityCampus800x470, AtilimGunesBaydin at English Wikipedia, Public domain
- Abdi İpekçi Parkı, Cano58, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 50. yıl parkı - panoramio, partunc, CC BY 3.0
- Ankara from bus station, Boubacar Amadou Cisse, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The President's Mansion in the Angora Suburbs, I think the credit in Mears' book says "Courtesy Asia"; the last two letters are illegible, Public domain
- İpek Üniversitesi 01, Murat Birtane, CC0
- Çömlek peyniri, E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kocatepe Mosque 1, Dudva, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kocatepe Mosque 02, Михал Орела, CC BY 2.0
- Kоcatepe Camii, 2007 02, Михал Орела, CC BY 2.0
- Kocatepe Mosque 07, alelâde, CC BY 2.0
- Kocatepe Mosque 03, alelâde, CC BY 2.0
- Kocatepe Mosque 06, alelâde, CC BY 2.0
- Kocatepe Mosque 05, alelâde, CC BY 2.0
- Kocatepe Mosque 04, alelâde, CC BY 2.0
- Kocatepe Mosque 08, alelâde, CC BY 2.0
- Akköprü Metro İstasyonu 1112024, Kayra, CC BY 4.0
- Botanik parkından Atakule, Reality, CC BY 3.0
- Anıtkabir 2022, Dursun Sülük, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Interior of the Ankara Painting and Sculpture Museum, Derbrauni, CC BY 4.0
- Ankara Gençlik Parkı - panoramio, cankurtaran, CC BY 3.0
- Street-level photo, BeronTheColossus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, BeronTheColossus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, empty, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, BeronTheColossus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, mapman66, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, BeronTheColossus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, mapman66, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ozleem, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kubikanber, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, dundar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, BeronTheColossus, CC BY-SA 4.0
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