Cankaya Travel Guide

Tourist Guide

Grand Bazaar showing interior views and markets
Galata Tower featuring night scenes, a river or creek and skyline
Turkey featuring building ruins
Turkey featuring food
Kocatepe Mosque which includes religious aspects, a mosque and heritage architecture

Popular places to visit

Kizilay Square featuring street scenes

Kizilay Square

This spacious square in the center of Ankara is a lively political and cultural hub, surrounded by malls, restaurants and hotels.

Kizilay Square
Anitkabir which includes heritage architecture as well as a large group of people

Anitkabir

5/5(1 review)

Relive Turkey’s fight for independence and learn about the life of its first president, who is buried in this symmetrical mausoleum.

Anitkabir
Atakule Tower

Atakule Tower

Experience Ankara from above as you dine in the revolving restaurant at the summit of the city’s tallest tower.

Atakule Tower
Kocatepe Mosque which includes religious aspects, a mosque and heritage architecture

Kocatepe Mosque

4/5(1 review)

Marvel at the modern design of one of the largest mosques in the world, which welcomes about 24,000 worshippers at a time.

Kocatepe Mosque
Ankara Citadel which includes street scenes, heritage architecture and château or palace

Ankara Citadel

Gaze up at the city’s iconic hilltop fortress that has survived several ruling dynasties. It dates back around 2,000 years.

Ankara Citadel
Museum of Anatolian Civilizations

Museum of Anatolian Civilizations

Travel through time as you examine exhibits that tell the story of the people who lived in the Anatolian region for more than 10,000 years.

Museum of Anatolian Civilizations

Activities

Ankara Mausoleum of Ataturk

Private Ankara City Tours by an Archaeologist Tour Guide

AU$450
per traveller
Private Ankara City Tours by an Archaeologist Tour Guide
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Our pick of the best Cankaya Hotel Deals

Divan Ankara
Divan Ankara
5 out of 5
Jose Marti Caddesi No2, Ankara, Ankara
The price is AU$206 per night from 1 Mar to 2 Mar
AU$206
includes taxes & fees
1 Mar - 2 Mar
Stay at this 5-star luxury hotel in Ankara. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and a full-service spa. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms in ...
9.4/10 Exceptional! (751 reviews)
"Múkemmel ötesi bir otel..Túm personel bu kadar mí nazik,bu kadar mí isin ehli olur...Temizlik,yemek,konfor,havuz...Hersey múkemmeldi...Çok tesekkûr ederim 💫"

Reviewed on 30 Jan. 2025

Divan Ankara
Grand Silay Hotel
Grand Silay Hotel
Kültür Mahallesi Mesrutiyet Cad. No. 40, Ankara, Ankara
The price is AU$95 per night from 21 Feb to 22 Feb
AU$95
includes taxes & fees
21 Feb - 22 Feb
Book a stay at this business-friendly hotel in Ankara. Enjoy free breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms ...
8.4/10 Very Good! (420 reviews)
"I stayed there for three nights. Very clean, excellent service, friendly staff and perfect breakfast. I will come back next week ❤️"

Reviewed on 20 Sep. 2024

Grand Silay Hotel
Boreas Hotel, Trademark Collection By Wyndham
Boreas Hotel, Trademark Collection By Wyndham
Kazim Ozalp Mahallesi Filistin Caddesi, Kuleli Sokak No- 22, Ankara
The price is AU$154 per night from 2 Mar to 3 Mar
AU$154
includes taxes & fees
2 Mar - 3 Mar
Book a stay at this business-friendly hotel in Ankara. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and breakfast (surcharge). Popular attractions Tunali Hilmi Caddesi and ...
8.8/10 Excellent! (103 reviews)
"If you are trying to stay at quiet spot THIS is the place!! You will have an amazing experience with this hotel. Staff are great and know what they are doing. Everything was clean, bathroom, shower, bedsheets, breakfast area and so on. They have a great lobby area. There is alway people around to ..."

Reviewed on 10 Dec. 2024

Boreas Hotel, Trademark Collection By Wyndham
The Green Park Ankara
The Green Park Ankara
5 out of 5
Kizilirmak Mah. 1443 Cad. No:39, Cukurambar Cankaya, Ankara, Ankara
The price is AU$183 per night from 6 Mar to 7 Mar
AU$183
includes taxes & fees
6 Mar - 7 Mar
Stay at this 5-star luxury hotel in Ankara. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and a full-service spa. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms in ...
8.4/10 Very Good! (1,751 reviews)
"Convinient location to the USA Embassy"

Reviewed on 8 Jan. 2025

The Green Park Ankara
Joyful Hotel By Gnl
Joyful Hotel By Gnl
Azerbaycan Cd. No:65, Ankara, Ankara
The price is AU$102 per night from 20 Feb to 21 Feb
AU$102
includes taxes & fees
20 Feb - 21 Feb
Stay at this hotel in Ankara. Enjoy free WiFi, 24-hour room service, and a 24-hour front desk. Popular attractions Anitkabir and Kizilay Square are located ...
9/10 Wonderful! (103 reviews)
"In overall everything was good. Not much options on the breakfast, but still satisfying. Staff is friendly and helpful. Double room is big enough and the presence of a balcony is very pleasing. One minus is noises from the pub downstairs and from the street, if you an early sleeper or with kids not ..."

Reviewed on 15 Feb. 2025

Joyful Hotel By Gnl
Hotel Ickale
Hotel Ickale
5 out of 5
GMK Bulvarı No:89, Ankara, Ankara
The price is AU$113 per night from 6 Mar to 7 Mar
AU$113
includes taxes & fees
6 Mar - 7 Mar
Stay at this 5-star luxury hotel in Ankara. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and a full-service spa. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the overall value ...
8/10 Very Good! (864 reviews)
"affordable high class hotel"

Reviewed on 27 Nov. 2024

Hotel Ickale
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Other neighbourhoods around Cankaya

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Gaziosmanpasa

5/5(1 area review)

Gaziosmanpasa is noteworthy for its shopping, and you can make a stop at top attractions like Karum Shopping Mall and Arjantin Street.

Gaziosmanpasa
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Kavaklidere

Unique features of Kavaklidere include the shopping and spas. Make a stop by Tunali Hilmi Caddesi or Nazim Hikmet Cultural Center while you're exploring the area.

Kavaklidere
Ethnographic Museum showing heritage architecture

Ankara City Center

4/5(9 area reviews)

Get to know Ankara City Center and its many features like its museums and monuments. You might want to explore sights like Kocatepe Mosque and Tunali Hilmi Caddesi, and you can jump on the metro at Sihhiye Station or Anadolu Station to get around the city.

Ankara City Center
Grand Bazaar showing interior views and markets

Kizilay

Visitors to Kizilay like its restaurants and shopping, and Ankara Art Playhouse is a sight worth a stop.

Kizilay
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Balgat Mahallesi

Museums, historical sites and shopping are some highlights of Balgat Mahallesi. You might stop by Next Level AVM or Armada Shopping and Business Center while you're in the area.

Balgat Mahallesi
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Çukurambar Mahallesi

While there might not be top attractions in Çukurambar Mahallesi, you can explore the larger area and discover places like Armada Shopping and Business Center and Next Level AVM.

Çukurambar Mahallesi

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