Altındağ
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 Ataturk's equestrian statue on Ulus Square |
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| Basic data | ||||
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| Province (il) : | Ankara | |||
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 57 ' N , 32 ° 51' E | |||
| Height : | 1000 m | |||
| Surface: | 175 km² | |||
| Telephone code : | (+90) 312 | |||
| Postal code : | 06 xxx | |||
| License plate : | 06 | |||
| Structure and administration (as of 2019) | ||||
| Structure : | 26 Mahalle | |||
| Belediye Başkanı: | Asım Balcı ( AKP ) | |||
| Postal address : | 06230 Altındağ / Ankara Hacettepe Mah. Anafartalar Cad. No: 177 |
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| Altındağ County | ||||
| Residents : | 370,024 (2018) | |||
| Surface: | 123 km² | |||
| Population density : | 3,008 inhabitants per km² | |||
| Kaymakam : | Erol Karaömeroğlu | |||
| Website (Kaymakam): | ||||
Altındağ , in German Golden Mountain , is a municipality in the Turkish province of Ankara , the area of which coincides with that of the İlçe (state administrative district) of the same name . The municipality belongs to the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality (Ankara Büyükşehir Belediyesi) and, as a district municipality, forms the core city, the closed settlement area of Ankara, with the other district municipalities Çankaya , Etimesgut , Keçiören , Mamak and Yenimahalle . The urbanized communities of Pursaklar and Sincan have grown together with this core city in terms of development . The other municipalities of the Ankara Province also belong to the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality, but form spatially separate settlements on the other side of the motorway ring around Ankara and have in some cases retained the character of small-town centers of rural districts regardless of the administrative allocation.
The İlçe Altındağ is the successor of the former central district ( Merkez ) of the Ankara province, the municipality the successor of the old Ankara municipality. In 1983 İlçe was named Altındağ as the metropolitan area of the newly created Ankara Metropolitan Municipality ( Ankara Büyükşehir Belediyesi ). Altındağ was originally the name of the district that lies on the ridge north of the citadel and is separated from the hill on which the historic old town of Ankara is located by a deep cut, the Bentderesi. This neighborhood is one of Ankara's older gecekondus . The alleys were or are occasionally so steep that transports can only be carried out with porters and donkeys.
It is between İlçes Yenimanalle in the west, Keçiören across the road leading to the airport in the northwest, Pursaklar in the north, Akyurt in the northeast, Elmadağ in the east, Mamak in the southeast and Çankaya in the southwest. It encompasses the historical core of Ankara and only extends to the northeast, widening into the suburbs and beyond the motorway ring into rural areas.
Ankara Central Railway Station is located in the Altındağ area. The bus station, which was originally next to it, was moved to the periphery in 1995. The Ankara Palace of Justice is located on the southern edge of the district, just before the border to Çankaya .
Economy and population
The economy of the inner-city areas is based on trade of all kinds, from bazaar-like structures to department stores, modern shopping centers and trading centers and small businesses (car workshops, furniture production, beverage bottling plants), while agriculture is practiced in rural areas. There are industrial areas, the development of larger industrial companies is slow due to the urban confinement, so that many Altındağ residents work in the peripheral districts of Ankara.
The population is made up of long-time residents, but predominantly of immigrants. 90% of the İlçe area is built up; the proportion of gecekondu-like settlement conditions was 85% in the first decade of the 21st century. The urban resident population is preferably made up of blue-collar workers and civil servants. In accordance with the economic circumstances of the residents, services of general interest are often at a low level. The administration tries to implement infrastructure measures (sewerage, traffic, supply of water, electricity, schools, modern communication), if missing, also in the Gecekondu districts. There are also middle-class residential areas in Altındağ, such as Aydınlıkevleri below Altınpark.
Sights - culture
Altındağ is home to almost all of Ankara's historical buildings, almost all of the major museums and the city's oldest cultural institutions. With the Gençlik Parkı and the Altınpark , Altındağ also has two larger green spaces. The district is home to the Ankara Opera House and numerous other theaters. Altındağ is also home to the Ataturk Cultural Center ( Ataturk Kultur Merkezi ).
Buildings
The citadel ( Ankara Kalesi ) on the castle hill stands out among the buildings , an inhabited district that is still walled today and has retained its historical appearance and is being restored. The city below the citadel was once walled.
Another interesting ensemble can be seen at the Hacı Bayram mosque from 1427/28, which is located on a side hill of the castle hill . Next to the mosque are the Hacı Bayram Türbesi , the mausoleum of Hacı Bayram-i Veli (1352–1439), a poet, Islamic mystic and leader of a dervish - Tarika , the temple of the Roma and Augustus ( Ogüst Mabedi ) with that of Monumentum Ancyranum, discovered by the imperial ambassador Ogier Ghislain de Busbecq in 1555, in the middle of a district with shabby, but partly already restored traditional houses.
The Julian's Column can be seen below the Hacibayram Mosque . Other remains of the Roman Ancyra can be seen in an area set up as an open-air museum ( Roma Hamamları , Roman baths ).
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In Altındağ there are a number of mosques and mausoleums from the Seljuk and Ottoman times.The mosques are (with year of construction):
- Aslanhane Camii (13th century)
- Ahi Evran Camii (1291)
- Ağaçayak Camii (1705)
- Cenabi Ahmet Paşa Camii (1565/66)
- Kurşunlu Camii (16th century)
- Zincirli Camii (1685)
The Karacabey Türbesi, the Ahi Şerafettin Türbesi, the Karyağdı Türbesi and the Gülbaba Türbesi can be found on the Türben . Two caravanserais can be found in secular buildings, the Sulu Han next to the Ulus market hall, which is part of a busy bazaar for the less well-off, and the Çengel Han, which is currently being restored. Altındağ also has some historical Turkish baths such as the Eynebey Hamamı or the Şengül Hamamı .
Outside of the citadel, most of the buildings did not emerge until the Republic of Turkey. A large part of the historic old town of Ankara below the citadel, the area of which belongs to Altındağ, was destroyed in a devastating fire in 1916.
Altındağ is also where the Ulus district is located, which was the center of Ankara in the early days of the Republic of Turkey. The center of this quarter is the Ulus Meydani with a larger than life equestrian statue of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk , which is one of the landmarks of Ankara. The original layout of the square surrounded by streets with the dominant statue in the center, as can still be seen in historical photographs, is hardly recognizable today because of the approaching development with aging high-rise buildings.
Museums
Some of the museums are:
- The Museum of Anatolian Civilizations ( Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi ) is located in two restored and expanded Ottoman buildings from the 15th century ( Mahmut Paşa Bedesteni and Kurşunlu Han ) below the citadel and houses finds from all over Anatolia up to the Hellenistic period.
- The Ethnographic Museum ( Ankara Etnoğrafya Müzesi ), a folklore museum, was the first museum in Ankara after it became the capital. It housed the sarcophagus of the republic's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk for 15 years until it was transferred to the Anıtkabir .
- The Ankara State Art and Sculpture Museum on a hill next to the Ethnographic Museum is also a building from the early days of the republic and has been exhibiting the works of modern Turkish artists (from the 20th century) since 1980.
- The Museum of the War of Liberation ( Kurtuluş Savaşı Müzesi ) on the central Ulus Square ( Ulus Meydanı ) served the Committee for Unity and Progress as a club building in 1915, and from April 23, 1920 to October 15, 1924, the first Grand National Assembly of Turkey ( Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi ) as a conference location. The republic was proclaimed in this building. The building has been a museum since 1961.
- Right next to it, opposite the historic Hotel Ankara Palas, is the Museum of the Republic . The building, built in 1923, served as the parliament building until May 27, 1960 and has been a museum since 1981. Both former parliament buildings leave an almost intimate impression due to their small size.
- In the Ulucanlar Caddesi the former Ulucanlar Cezaevi, which has been set up as a museum .
Other museums in Altındağ include a Railway Museum ( Demiryolları Müzesi ) at Ankara Central Station, a historical sports museum ( 100.yıl Spor Tarihi Müzesi ), the collections of Ziraat Bankası and others, such as the house of Mehmet Âkif Ersoy , the poet of the Turkish national anthem .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nufusu.com Türkiye Nüfusu, accessed on August 30, 2019
- ^ DW Drakakis-Smith: Urbanization, housing and the development process. Routledge, London 2010, ISBN 978-0415594998 , page 81, online
- ^ Günther Wurzer: ON THE ROAD. The seven lives of a trade delegate. 2nd Edition. Books on Demand, Norderstedt 2010, ISBN 383919945X , page 33, online
