Çankaya, Ankara (district)

Çankaya is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Çankaya, Ankara Province, Turkey. Its population is 7,638 (2022).

The Balgat massacre (Turkish: Balgat katliamı) of 10 August 1978 was a mass shooting targeting 3 coffeehouses known with their left-wing customers in Çankaya, Ankara in which 5 died and 14 were injured. The massacre was ordered by Abdullah Çatlı. 2 people, Mustafa Pehlivanoğlu and İsa Armağan, were arrested related to the incident. Pehlivanoğlu was executed on 7 October 1980 and Armağan escaped from prison. He was caught in 1995 and was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment. However, he was released after 7 years. According to some idealist sources, Mustafa Pehlivanoğlu was a victim of false accusation and had no connections to the incident.

Abidinpaşa is a town in Mamak District, in southeastern Ankara Province, Turkey. The town takes its name from a pasha by the name of Abidin. He was assigned an Ottoman administrator in Ankara around the mid-1800s. He used to like fresh air, therefore he had his mansion (governor building) built in modern Abidinpaşa, which is a place on top of the one of the highest hills in Ankara. The area, where the mansion is, is a public park and the mansion serves as an historical place to tourists today. One of the largest hospitals in Ankara Province, the Ankara University Hospital, is located in the town.

Ankara University Medical School is a medical school affiliated with Ankara University and located in the Sıhhiye of Ankara, Turkey, was established in 1945 as the second medical school in the country. The opening of this institution was prompted by the inability of Istanbul University Medical School to meet the growing demand for trained medical professionals. According to the QS World University Rankings, Ankara Medical School is ranked as the third-best medical school in Turkey.

Dikimevi is an underground station and the eastern terminus of the Ankaray line of the Ankara Metro in Çankaya. It is located under Cemal Gürsel Avenue in Cebeci, three blocks south of Cebeci station. Dikimevi station consists of two side platforms and opened on 30 August 1996, together with the Ankaray line. The line was originally planned to be extended further east in Mamak, however these plans never took place.

Muhsin Ertuğrul Stage (Turkish: uhsin Ertuğrul Sahnesi) is a theatre venue in Ankara, Turkey. It is owned by Mamak Municipality and operated by the Turkish State Theatres. It is named in honour of the Turkish stage actor and director Muhsin Ertuğrul (1892–1979). The theatre is situated inside the Mamak Cultural Center (Turkish: Mamak Kültür Merkezi) on Talatpaşa Boulevard 167 at Dikimevi, Mamak, Ankara. The interior was renovated and the technical infrastructure was modernized by preserving the theatre's historic texture. The auditorium has a total seating capacity of 288, including 50 box seats.The theatre is generally home to performances of municipal actors, choirs and folk dance groups. It hosts also activities of local foundations, associations and schools. It is among the official venues of Turkish State Theatres.

The Ankara University, Law School (Turkish: Ankara Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi formerly known Ankara Adliye Hukuk Mektebi) is a faculty for law of the Ankara University in Turkey.

Cebeci İnönü Stadium (Turkish: Cebeci İnönü Stadı) is a multi-purpose stadium in Ankara, Turkey. It is currently used mostly for football matches and was the home stadium of Hacettepespor. The stadium holds 15,000 people and was built in 1967. It was named after the Turkish statesman İsmet İnönü.

Melike Hatun Mosque is a mosque in Ankara, Turkey. It was opened to service on 27 September 2017.

The Ulucanlar Prison Museum (Turkish: Ulucanlar Cezaevi Müzesi) is a former state prison in Ankara, Turkey that was converted into a prison museum following restoration by Altındağ Municipality. The museum was opened in 2011. It is the first museum of its kind in Turkey.

The Mehmet Akif Ersoy Literature Museum Library (Turkish: Mehmet Akif Ersoy Edebiyat Müze Kütüphanesi) is a literary museum and archive dedicated to Turkish literature and named after the poet Mehmet Âkif Ersoy (1873–1936), the Turkish poet of the Turkish National Anthem. Located in Ankara, Turkey, the museum was established by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and opened on March 12, 2011, the 90th anniversary of the adoption the national anthem.The museum is housed in a two-storey building, which reflects the typical architecture of old Ankara houses. The building, restored for this purpose, is located in Hamamönü neighborhood Altındağ district. The library accommodates around 7,000 books and 100 periodicals, including the works of Ersoy and books written about him. The archive is dedicated to well-known authors native to Ankara and surrounding places. Books about Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881–1938), the Gallipoli Campaign (1915–1916) and the War of Independence (1919–1923) are also part of the collection.At the museum's ground floor, awarded literary works and author-signed books are exhibited in addition to periodicals on literature. Here is a special section allocated to the life and works of Mehmet Akif Ersoy, where his personal belonging are also on display. At the upper floor, books about Ankara and works of authors from Ankara are offered. Discussions on various authors, book signing events, poetry performances and writing workshops take also place at the museum library. It is the first of its kind in Turkey. Minister Ertuğrul Günay told during the opening ceremony that it is part of a project of museum-library network called "Seven museum libraries in seven regions of Turkey", namely Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar Literature Museum Library in Istanbul, Ahmet Arif Literature Museum Library in Diyarbakır, Karacaoğlan Literature Museum Library in Adana, Erzurumlu Emrah Literature Museum Library in Erzurum, Attila İlhan Literature Museum Library in Izmir and Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu Literature Museum Library in Trabzon that will follow soon.The museum is open during weekdays between 10:00 and 19:00 local time.

Aslanhane Mosque (Turkish: Arslanhane Camisi) is a 13th-century mosque in Ankara, Turkey.