Kızılay (Ankara)
Coordinates: 39 ° 55 ' N , 32 ° 51' E
Kızılay is a district in the center of Ankara that is best known for its commercial and shopping centers. It is named after the Turkish Red Crescent Hospital ( Kızılay Derneği ), which is located in this district. The center is the Kızılay Meydanı ( Kızılay Square ).
There are many retail and grocery stores on the main street, Ataturk Bulvarı, as well as restaurants and bars with outdoor seating, fish markets and a large flower market.
In Kızılay there is Güven Park with lots of trees and benches, next to it a bus station. During protests in Turkey in 2013 , Kızılay Square, next to Taksim Square in Istanbul, was one of the most important meeting places .
On March 13, 2016, an attack occurred here that resulted in several deaths.
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- ↑ a b Anatolia: Travel guide and photos of Turkey . Retrieved on February 1, 2009. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Dozens of dead after a car bomb exploded in Ankara . Spiegel Online, accessed March 13, 2016.
