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Lake Eymir is a small lake in Ankara Province, Turkey. According to notes of Seyyah Kandemir published by the governorate of Ankara in 1932, the lake was named after a Turkmen tribe named Eymür.

The Voice of Türkiye (short VOT; until 2022 Voice of Turkey; Turkish: Türkiye'nin Sesi Radyosu, TSR) is the international radio service of Turkish state broadcaster TRT on the internet, Turksat 3A satellite and shortwave. All shortwave broadcasts are transmitted from a single site near Emirler, Ankara Province (39.4016°N 32.8558°E / 39.4016; 32.8558). It is broadcast 24 hours a day in 35 languages, targeting both people of Turkish origin (TSR) and foreigners (VOT). Its schedule mainly includes news, music, educational and cultural programmes. Its transmissions used to start with a piano tune in the hicaz makam.

The Court of Jurisdictional Disputes (Turkish: Uyuşmazlık Mahkemesi, also translated as Court of Jurisdictional Conflicts) is one of the four higher courts in the Republic of Turkey. It is tasked with disputes between civil and administrative courts concerning their jurisdiction and judgments. Before the abolishment of military courts in 2017, the court also looked at the disputes involving the military courts.

The Constitutional Court of Turkey (Turkish: Anayasa Mahkemesi, sometimes abbreviated as AYM) is the highest legal body for constitutional review in Turkey. It "examines the constitutionality, in respect of both form and substance, of laws, decrees having the force of law, and the Rules of Procedure of the Turkish Grand National Assembly" (Article 148/1 of the Turkish Constitution). If necessary, it also functions as the Supreme Criminal Court (Turkish: Yüce Divan) to hear any cases raised about the President, Vice President, members of the Cabinet, or judges of the high courts. In addition to those functions, it examines individual applications on the grounds that one of the fundamental rights and freedoms within the scope of the European Convention on Human Rights which are guaranteed by the Constitution has been violated by public authorities (Article 148/3 of the Turkish Constitution). The Court is the seat of the Center for Training and Human Resources Development of the Association of Asian Constitutional Courts and Equivalent Institutions

İpek University (Turkish: İpek Üniversitesi, lit. 'Silk University') was a private university in Çankaya, the central district of Ankara, Turkey. Established in 2011, the university was one out of fifteen private universities that were closed by the Turkish government in the course of the 2016 Turkish purges.

Ankara Music and Fine Arts University is a public university in Ankara, Turkey. It was established on 1 July 2017. The university continues its education with 4 Faculties, 1 institute and 1 vocational school. Ankara Music and Fine Arts University is Turkey's first higher education institution with a full focus on music.

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Ankara, Ankara Province, Turkey.

Kirikkale Science High School (Turkish: Kırıkkale Fen Lisesi) is a public boarding high school in Kirikkale, Turkey with a curriculum concentrated on natural sciences and mathematics. Science High Schools (Turkish: Fen Lisesi - FL) are public boarding high schools in Turkey aimed to train exceptionally talented students on a curriculum concentrated on natural sciences and mathematics. Kirikkale Science High School is ranked within the top 50 high schools in Turkey based on the success of its students in the national university entrance examination. The school admits 96 students annually. The prospective students are selected upon their performance in the national high school entrance examination with a 99.2 percentile ranking. The admissions to the science high school are through a competitive national high school entrance examination. The first science high school was established in 1964 in Ankara with a funding from the Ford Foundation. The school was modeled after the American counterparts like the Bronx High School of Science. Due to the considerable success of its alumni in all aspects of professional life and academia, science high school concept is spread around the country and now there are public and private science high schools in all major cities. Being one of them Kirikkale Science High School is now one of the most prominent science high schools in Turkey. The language of education is Turkish with English as a second language. Emphasis is given to mathematics and natural sciences including physics, chemistry and biology in the curriculum. There are also selective courses on advanced topics in physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics and analytical geometry. The school has an optional boarding system with a comprehensive study program. These programs include four hours of etude sections every day divided into morning and afternoon sessions under the supervision of faculty members.

Adana Science High School (Turkish: Adana Fen Lisesi - AFL); is a public boarding high school in Adana, Turkey with a curriculum concentrated on natural sciences and mathematics. It was established in 1987. Due to the considerable success of its alumni in all aspects of professional life and academia, science high school concept is spread around the country and now there are public and private science high schools in all major cities. Its alumni includes many scientists, engineers and doctors as well as famed musicians . The historical building of the school (Taş Bina) was built as an orphanage for Adana massacre’s survivors (Darüleytam) in 1909.

High School of Science (Turkish: Fen Lisesi - FL; after the founding of other science high schools in Turkey also referred as Ankara High School of Science [Ankara Fen Lisesi - (A)FL]) is a public boarding high school in Ankara, Turkey with a curriculum concentrated on natural sciences and mathematics for top-notch students. It was established in 1964 as the first science high school in Turkey with a funding from the Ford Foundation. The school is modeled after the American counterparts like the Bronx High School of Science. Due to the considerable success of its alumni in all aspects of professional life and academia, science high school concept is spread around the country and now there are public and private science high schools in all major cities. Its alumni includes many scientists (like Tekin Dereli, Ekmel Ozbay, Halil Mete Soner), top managers (like Süreyya Ciliv and Onat Menzilcioglu) engineers and doctors (like İzge Günal) as well as famed musicians (like Derya Köroğlu and Ahmet Kanneci) and famous Performanceartist like Ninel Cam.

Gölbaşı International Billiards Complex (Turkish: Gölbaşı Uluslararsı Bilardo Kompleksi) is a sport facility for billiards established in Gölbaşı, Ankara, Turkey in 2021. It is also the headquarters of the Turkish Billiards Federation. The project for a billiards complex was worked out by the Turkish Billiards Federation in 2018. The construction began in January 2021 after the signing of a protocol between the district municipality of Gölbaşı, Ankara, the Billiards Federation and the Ministry of Youth and Sports. It was built by the district municipality, and officially opened on 15 November 2021. The complex serves as a venue for billiards competitions at national, European, and world level. The complex consists of two buildings and a car parking lot. It has a total indoor area of 2,000 m2 (22,000 sq ft). The billiard hall building features separate entrance and exit areas for spectators and athletes, foyer, the tournament hall with spectator stands on both sides overlooking the entire hall, male and female athlete locker rooms, rest room for athletes before the match and during breaks, referee room, meeting room as well as cafeteria and kitchen.

The Ankara University Observatory (AUG) (Turkish: Ankara Üniversitesi Gözlemevi), is a ground-based astronomical observatory operated by the Astronomy and Space Sciences Department at Ankara University's Faculty of Science. Established in 1959 by Dutch astronomer Egbert Adriaan Kreiken in Ahlatlıbel, Ankara. Currently, it consists of nine optical telescopes and a radio telescope, which is currently taken out of service. Old instruments are displayed in a museum at the observatory.