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Ankara

Ankara is the capital city of Turkey with lots of modern buildings, streets are wide and cars are mostly locally manufactured. This is the only place I could hardly see any women wearing headscarves, as the government policy prohibits women wearing headscarves in public buildings.
Entrance to Ataturk Mausoleum
Entrance to Ataturk Mausoleum		 Statues of lions are guarding on both sides of the entrance way
Statues of lions are guarding on both sides of the entrance way		 Ataturk Mausoleum
Ataturk Mausoleum		 Tomb of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (1881 - 1938)
Tomb of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (1881 - 1938)
Gigantic metal contains decorating both sides by the entrance to the main hall
Gigantic metal contains decorating both sides by the entrance to the main hall		 Change of guards
Change of guards		 View of Ankara
View of Ankara		 Automobiles don't always stay in their lanes but there is hardly any road rage
Automobiles don't always stay in their lanes but there is hardly any road rage
So many people... not everyone obeys traffic rules
So many people... not everyone obeys traffic rules		 Statue at the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations
Statue at the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations		 Sphinx Relief
Sphinx Relief		 The bull head baked from clay are from the Neolithic era (8000 - 5500 BC)
The bull head baked from clay are from the Neolithic era (8000 - 5500 BC)
Map of tomb mounds (tumuli) of Phrygian kings
Map of tomb mounds (tumuli) of Phrygian kings		 Entrance to Midas Tumulus (burial mound for King Midas)
Entrance to Midas Tumulus (burial mound for King Midas)		 This 230ft long tunnel was cut through the mount to the burial chamber
This 230ft long tunnel was cut through the mount to the burial chamber		 The burial chamber is framed with cedar and juniper beams
The burial chamber is framed with cedar and juniper beams

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