Private Ankara City Tours by an Archaeologist Tour Guide [480787P1]
Hi everyone. I'm Onur Erturk, an archaeologist and licensed tour guide who was born and grew up in Ankara. I guide my guests at the Ankara Castle, The Alaeddin Mosque, Anatolian Civilizations Museum, Temple of Augustus and the Hacı Bayram Mosque and the Mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. I guide all around Turkey, but I mainly live in Ankara. So, I'm very informative, experienced and knowledgeable about the history, archaeology and the culture of the city.
As an archaeologist I would describe the archaeology of Turkey and the artifacts in the museums in a more detailed way, therefore you will have the real idea of the ancient civilizations, their connections with the modern Turkish people and culture. And on our daily Ankara City Tour you will have a chance to taste the local and traditional cuisine as in the lunch.
This tour is great for Archaeology, History and Culture enthusiasts and people who would like to learn about the history of the establishment of the Turkish Republic.
As an archaeologist I would describe the archaeology of Turkey and the artifacts in the museums in a more detailed way, therefore you will have the real idea of the ancient civilizations, their connections with the modern Turkish people and culture. And on our daily Ankara City Tour you will have a chance to taste the local and traditional cuisine as in the lunch.
This tour is great for Archaeology, History and Culture enthusiasts and people who would like to learn about the history of the establishment of the Turkish Republic.
ADDITIONAL INFO
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
INCLUDED
- Professional Guide
NOT INCLUDED
- Gratuities
- Entrance to Anatolian Civilizations Museum. Entrance fee: 13 USD
CANCELLATION POLICY
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
ITINERARY
- The Ankara Castle is actually the birth place and the heart of the Ancient City which dates back to the 3rd Century BC and constructed by the Celtic People. The later civilizations upgraded the fortress and the Old Town was formed around it before the Turkish Republic was established in 1923.
- This is the oldest mosque of Ankara which was constructed in the 12th Century by the Seljuk Turks. Some Roman-Byzantine Columns or bricks were recycled in its construction.
- It was declared as the Best Museum of Europe in 1997 and displaces some of the unique Anatolian Archaeology Artifacts date back to the periods from the Palaeolithic and Neolithic to the Hittite, Phrygian and Urartian Civilizations. Most of the archaeologically precious items from the Hittite Civilization, mainly from Hattusa and Alacahöyük as well as the Çatalhöyük Neolithic Settlement etc are in this wonderful museum.
- This traditional Roman temple was dedicated to the Roman Emperor Augustus who was the first Roman Emperor and the building is extremely important since it has the Biography of Augustus which is called Res Gestae Divi Augusti, written on its walls in Latin and Greek.
- The Mosque is dedicated to one of the respected clerics and trade union leaders of the City of Ankara in the Ottoman Period, constructed in around 1428. His name was Hacı Bayram and his tomb is just by the mosque and the Temple of Augustus.
- Known in Turkish as Anıtkabir, The Mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk: Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was the national hero, savior of the Turkish Nation and the founder of Modern Turkey. He was born in 1881 and died in 1938. For his honor, the Turkish Government Constructed this mausoleum as a gathering and ceremonial place, as well as a museum. That's for sure one of the main highlights of Ankara
