Ankara Becomes Capital of Turkey

Date: October 13, 1923 • Location: Çankaya, Turkey

Ankara becomes the capital of Turkey.

Ankara is the capital city of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of over 5.3 million residents in its urban center, out of 6 million residents in Ankara Province. Ankara is Turkey's second-largest city by population after Istanbul.