Ankara

Country

Turkey

Coordinates

39.9358, 32.8387

History

• Angora (–1354)
• Angora (1354–1922), Ottoman Empire
• Angora (1922–1923), Ottoman caliphate
• Angora (1923–1930), Turkey
• Ankara (1930–), Turkey

Composers

• Hasan Ferit Alnar (1906–1978), died in Ankara
• Ulvi Cemal Erkin (1906–1972), died in Ankara
• Necil Kazım Akses (1908–1999), died in Ankara
• Muammer Sun (1932–2021), died in Ankara
• Pınar Köksal (1946–2019), died in Ankara
• Fazıl Say (1970–), was born in Ankara