Ankara Postal Codes: 06010 to 06980 | İç Anadolu

Ankara, which is located in the Central Anatolia Region and is the capital of our country, is also the second most populated city in Turkey in terms of population density. In Ankara, whose population has increased twice as fast as the country's population since the establishment of the Republic of Turkey, nearly three-quarters of the population works in business areas such as civil service, transportation, communication and commerce, which we can define as the service sector.

The capital, which has a surface area of ​​25,437 square kilometers, has the distinction of being the third largest city in our country in terms of surface area. Ankara, where the oldest discovered prehistoric remains date back to the Old Stone Age, is also of great historical importance. Ankara, where we can see the traces of many ancient states such as the Hittites, Phrygians, Lydians, Achaemenids, Galatians and Romans, is also a central place of the War of Independence.

In Ankara, where the continental climate is dominant in the south and middle parts, winters are cold and snowy, and summers are hot and dry. In the capital, where the hottest month is July and August, the coldest month is January. The city receives the most precipitation in December, but the least precipitation is in July and August. In the city, where the annual precipitation amount is 415 mm, the coldest night of recent years was seen on 26 January 2016 with -22 degrees.