Bakanlıklar (''literally "Ministries"'') is a neighborhood in central
Ankara
Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...
, the capital of
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
.
It's a section of the larger
Kizilay neighborhood, centered around nearby
Kizilay Square.
As the name suggests, the area is the location of several agencies of the Turkish government, most notably the
Grand National Assembly, the Turkish parliament, which has met here since 1960. The
Supreme Court of Appeals, the Interior Ministry and the
General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces
The General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces ( Turkish: ''Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri Genelkurmay Başkanlığı'', ''abbreviation: TSK Gnkur. Bşk.lığı'') is the highest staff organization in the Turkish Armed Forces.
Chief of the General S ...
are also located in the neighborhood, as well as the popular
Güvenpark
Güvenpark or Güven Park (literally: Trust Park), is an urban public park located adjacent to the Liberty Square in the Kızılay neighborhood of Ankara in Turkey. Established in the 1930s as part of the green belts proposed in the urban plan ...
.
Gallery
Building of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.jpg, Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Güvenpark Kızılay square 02.jpg, Güvenpark
Bakanlıklar Ankara Kızılay.jpg, Court of Cassation (Yargıtay)
Ankara asv2021-10 img03 General Staff building.jpg, General Staff of the Republic of Turkey
Ankara asv2021-10 img02 Atatürk Square.jpg, Atatürk Square
Ankara, Turkey - panoramio (142).jpg, Confederation of Turkish Tradesmen and Craftsmen (TESK) Monument
References
Çankaya District
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