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Boston University Center for English Language and Orientation Programs

Boston University Center for English Language and Orientation Programs. Class Reunion in 2018 Ankara Welcomes You Betul Acikgoz Boston, 2008. Official Name The Republic of Turkey President Abdullah Gul Population 72,907,000 Capital and Population Ankara; 3,428,000

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Boston University Center for English Language and Orientation Programs

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  1. Boston UniversityCenter for English Language and Orientation Programs Class Reunion in 2018 Ankara Welcomes You Betul Acikgoz Boston, 2008

  2. Official Name The Republic of Turkey President Abdullah Gul Population72,907,000 Capital and PopulationAnkara; 3,428,000 Area779,452 square kilometers(300,948 square miles) Official LanguageTurkish ReligionMuslim (mostly Sunni) CurrencyTurkish lira Life Expectancy72 GDP Per CapitaU.S. $7,300 Literacy Percent87 Turkey Fast Facts

  3. City of Ankara Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. Centrally located in Anatolia, Ankara is an important commercial and industrial city. It is the center of the Turkish Government, and houses all foreign embassies. It is an important crossroads of trade, strategically located at the center of Turkey's highway and railway networks, and serves as the marketing center for the surrounding agricultural area.

  4. History As with many ancient cities, Ankara has gone by several names over the ages: The Hittites gave it the name Ankuwash before 1200 BC. The Galatians and Romans called it Ancyra. In the classical, Hellenistic, and Byzantine periods it was known as Ἄγκυρα Ánkyra. It was also known as Angora after it fell to the Seljuks in 1073, and was so known up until 1930.

  5. Museums • Museum of Anatolian Civilizations • War of Independence Museum • Republic Museum • Museum of Ethnography • State Art and Sculpture Museum • TCDD Locomotive Museum • Turkish Air Force Aviation Museum

  6. Universities • Ankara University • Atılım University • Başkent University • Bilkent University • Çankaya University • Gazi University • Hacettepe University • Middle East Technical University • TOBB University of Economics and Technology • Ufuk University l

  7. Shopping Malls • Armada • Ankamall • Galleria • Karum • Cepa 

  8. Soccer Teams • Genclerbirligi Sport Club • Ankara Gucu • Ankara Spor • Hacettepe Sport Club

  9. Transportation • Esenboga International Airport, located in the north of the city, is the main airport of Ankara. • Ankara Intercity Bus Terminal is an important part of the bus network which covers every neighborhood in the city. • The central train station of Turkish Republic Railways is an important hub connecting the western and eastern parts of the country. • EGO operates the public transportation. There are currently two subway lines in the city and three more are under construction.

  10. Hotels

  11. Restaurants

  12. Clubs and Concert Halls

  13. Turkish Cuisine

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