Ankara Anıtkabir Mausoleum

About the Anıtkabir Mausoleum

Ankara is the capital of Turkey, known for its iconic Anıtkabir - the magnificent mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey. The city combines ancient Anatolian heritage with modern Turkish identity, featuring the impressive Anıtkabir complex, the historic Ankara Castle, the beautiful Kızılay Square, and the grand mausoleum that serves as a symbol of Turkish nationalism and Atatürk's legacy.

Anıtkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, sits on Rasattepe hill in Ankara and grew directly out of the city's role as the capital of the Turkish Republic, proclaimed on 13 October 1923. After Atatürk died on 10 November 1938, a 1941–42 international competition selected the design by Turkish architects Emin Onat and Orhan Arda. Construction ran from 1944 to 1953, and Atatürk's remains were transferred from the Ethnography Museum to the tomb on 10 November 1953. The site now anchors state ceremonies, foreign leaders' official visits, and annual commemorations each 10 November at 9:05 a.m., the hour of his death, making it the place most often used to represent Ankara rather than Istanbul's older landmarks.