The history of Ankara Castle is based on the Ancient Era. Many different civilizations such as Hittite, Phrygia, Persian, Arab and Ottoman have been hosted by the castle. It's an open-roof castle, made of stones - a very pretty sight to see! There a lot of historic buildings which have been renovated and turned into popular tourist spots. Forty-two towers with pentagon corners are situated on the walls of the castle which are as high as 16m. One can enjoy spectacular panoramas of Ankara from Akkale, the highest point of the castle. It has two enormous doors, Hisar and Outside doors. A magnificent inscription is also placed which belongs to the Seljuk Era.
Take the bus numbers 560/564 from the Hukuk Fakültesi, City Center and ride till Beytepe Metro İstasyonu. Walk for around 460m till Beytepe and take the Sincan M1-M2-M3 to Ulus. Walk for 170m towards Atatürk Spor Salonu and take bus number 334/351/365 to Denizciler. Walk for around 310 m to the castle. The total time taken will be approximately 59 minutes, and the bus fare will start from 10 TL.
The taxi covers a distance of 18.3 km from the city center in 18 minutes and costs around 50 TL - 65 TL.
Sunday: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Monday: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Thursday: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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