Legends concerning the origins of the name Ankara abound … according to some, the name Ankara comes from the anchor (ankyra) of the exploration ship of King Midas during the time of the Phrygians. Others say that it comes from the Celts, who came as far as the Mediterranean, fought with the Egyptians, and brought to Ankara as booty the anchor of the ships of the defeated Egyptians…
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Regardless of where the name comes from, Ankara is a city in the middle of the steps that has not lost its connection with the sea for thousands of years …
The Hittites, Phrygians, Lydians, the Helens along with Alexander the Great, the Selevkoses, Celts, Romans, Byzantines, Sassanids, Anatolian Seljuks, Danishmends, Mongols, and Ottomans …
Ankara, the capital of Turkey and center of, and heir to, eastern and western civilizations that have shaped world culture and civilization, awaits you.
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