Ankara
Attractive capital of the Turkish Republic
Though many non - Turks don't know it: It is not Istanbul, but Ankara in western Anatolia in an extremely dry climate zone that is the capital of the Turkish Republic. The core area of the Turkish metropolis Ankara, which covers about 2,500 square kilometres, is part of the province of the same name and has about five million inhabitants. This makes Ankara the second largest city in Turkey by population. Like Istanbul, the city formerly...