Ankara History |
||
In 278 BC, Ankara was occupied by the Gaulish race of Galatians, who were the first to make Ankara their capital. It was then known as Ancyra, meaning "anchor" in Greek. Ankara's organized and written history starts with the Galatians. The city subsequently fell to the Roman Empire in 189 BC and became the capital of the Roman province of Galatia. Under Roman rule, Ankara became a gate to the east for Rome, and as such was well developed, achieving the status of "city-state" or polis. The city's military as well as logistical significance lasted well into the long Byzantine Empire|Byzantine reign, even after its capital was moved to Constantinople. Although Ankara fell into the hands of several Arab armies numerous times after the 6th century, it remained an important crossroads polis within the Byzantine Empire until the late 11th century. In 1071 Seljuk Sultan Alparslan threw open the door to Anatolia for the Turks by his victory at Malazgirt. He then annexed Ankara, an important location for military transportation and natural resources, to Turkish territory in 1073. Orhan I, second "bey" of the Ottoman Empire captured the city in 1356. Another Turkic leader, Timur Lenk besieged Ankara as part of his campaign in Anatolia, but in 1403 Ankara was again under Ottoman control. At the close of World War I, Turkey was under the control of the Ottoman sultan and having lost the war, was being shared by Greeks, French, British, and Italians. The leader of the Turkish nationalists, Kemal Atatürk established the headquarters of his resistance movement in Ankara in 1919 (See Treaty of Sèvres and Turkish War of Independence). After the War of Independence was won and the Ottoman Empire was dissolved, Turkey was declared a republic on October 29, 1923, Ankara having replaced İstanbul (formerly Constantinople) as the capital of the new Republic of Turkey on October 13, 1923. After Ankara became the capital of the newly founded Republic of Turkey, new development divided the city into an old section, called Ulus, and a new section, called Yenişehir. Ancient buildings reflecting Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman history and narrow winding streets mark the old section. The new section, now centered around Kızılay, has the trappings of a more modern city: wide streets, hotels, theaters, shopping malls, and high-rises. Government offices and foreign embassies are also located in the new section.
|
||
ankara turkey ankara things turkey ankara turkey map ankara turkey restaurant ankara caddy turkey vw turkey turkish ankara istanbul ankara turkey weather university of ankara turkey car rental company in ankara turkey ankara east middle technical turkey university us embassy ankara turkey ankara turkey hotel ankara 2ctur ankara car company rental ankara turkey flight to ankara ankara mobilya ankara ?niversitesi ankara hotel ankara rehberi ankara emlak us embassy ankara ted ankara ankara haritasÄs ankara ankara swisotel ankara marka tescil ankara ticaret odasÄs ankara map ankara marka patent ankara barosu ankara harita ted ankara koleji ankara emniyet ankara bÃbyÃykÅkehir belediyesi ankara net ankara resimleri ankara sinema ankara belediyesi us embassy in ankara ankara anadolu lisesi ankara university travesti ankara bayan ankara ankara sosyete ankara female ankara car company in rental tur ankara baÅakanlÄlığ odasÄs ticaret ankara universitesi ankara numune hastanesi ankara inÅnaat uludaÄa ankara otel swiss ankara hava durumu ankara cafe ankara ankara otel ankara oteller sheraton ankara ankara ?ehir haritasÄs ankara bÃbyÃykÅkehir belediyesi com.tr ankara chat ankara koleji ankara restaurant ankara sigorta ankara weather ankara embassy ankara hastanesi ankara car oto servis tuning siteler ankara avukat ankara gay ankara ankara istanbul opel opel opel servis servis ankara image marka patent x.gif ankara sex ankara ticaret odasi ankara emeklilik ankara emniyet ankara masaj american embassy in ankara ankara hilton ankara haritasi ankara haritasÃs¤ ankara edu tr ankara savaÅai ankara things turkey sibel ankara ankara sinemalar ankara turkey map ankara ankara dedeman hotel ankara sohbet ankara istanbul ankara tÄtp merkezi ankara ankara film festivali ankara hee meb tr ankara hukuk ankara hasarlÄl oto hotel in ankara ankara rehber ankara telefon rehberi ankara organize ankara tarihi american embassy ankara ankara kalesi tercÃcme ankara ?ankaya ankara ankara site myspace.com ankara okullar ankara hotel marinem ankara baÅakent bilgiankara turkey ankara things turkey ankara turkey map ankara turkey restaurant ankara caddy turkey vw turkey turkish ankara istanbul ankara turkey weather university of ankara turkey car rental company in ankara turkey ankara east middle technical turkey university us embassy ankara turkey ankara turkey hotel ankara 2ctur ankara car company rental ankara turkey flight to ankara ankara mobilya ankara ?niversitesi ankara hotel ankara rehberi ankara emlak us embassy ankara ted ankara ankara haritasÄs ankara ankara swisotel ankara marka tescil ankara ticaret odasÄs ankara map ankara marka patent ankara barosu ankara harita ted ankara koleji ankara emniyet ankara bÃbyÃykÅkehir belediyesi ankara net ankara resimleri ankara sinema ankara belediyesi us embassy in ankara ankara anadolu lisesi ankara university travesti ankara bayan ankara ankara sosyete ankara female ankara car company in rental tur ankara baÅakanlÄlığ odasÄs ticaret ankara universitesi ankara numune hastanesi ankara inÅnaat uludaÄa ankara otel swiss ankara hava durumu ankara cafe ankara ankara otel ankara oteller sheraton ankara ankara ?ehir haritasÄs ankara bÃbyÃykÅkehir belediyesi com.tr ankara chat ankara koleji ankara restaurant ankara sigorta ankara weather ankara embassy ankara hastanesi ankara car oto servis tuning siteler ankara avukat ankara gay ankara ankara istanbul opel opel opel servis servis ankara image marka patent x.gif ankara sex ankara ticaret odasi ankara emeklilik ankara emniyet ankara masaj american embassy in ankara ankara hilton ankara haritasi ankara haritasÃs¤ ankara edu tr ankara savaÅai ankara things turkey sibel ankara ankara sinemalar ankara turkey map ankara ankara dedeman hotel ankara sohbet ankara istanbul ankara tÄtp merkezi ankara ankara film festivali ankara hee meb tr ankara hukuk ankara hasarlÄl oto hotel in ankara ankara rehber ankara telefon rehberi ankara organize ankara tarihi american embassy ankara ankara kalesi tercÃcme ankara ?ankaya ankara ankara site myspace.com ankara okullar ankara hotel marinem ankara baÅakent bilgi |
Persian sovereignty lasted until the Persians' defeat at the hands of the Macedonian king Alexander the Great. In 333 BC, Alexander came from Gordium to Ankara and stayed in the city for a period of time. After his death at Babylon in 323 BC and the subsequent division of his empire amongst his generals, Ankara and its environs fell into the share of Antigonus.