Rod Dam

The dam lake, which was designed to meet the water needs of Ankara, was formed by Atatürk in 1929 by collecting Çubuk Stream in a dam lake. Ata has stayed with his friends many times at the promenade where a mansion was built for Atatürk, and spent time relaxing. Today, some additions were made to the Mansion, where no belongings belonging to Ata were found, and it was started to be used as the Dam Directorate. There are restaurants and promenade areas around Çubuk Lake, which continues to host visitors as a recreation spot in Ankara.

If you ask if Ankara is the city where bureaucrats, ministries and embassies are frequently encountered, no, of course.

You can shop in many shopping centers such as Atakule or Kızılay. You can visit Arslanhane, ahi Elvan, Alâeddin, Karacabey, Kurşunlu, Zincirli, Maltepe, Kocatepe mosques.
Kavaklıdere, Çankaya, Maltepe, Küçük Esat, Altındağ, Hisar, Kızılay, Anıttepe, Emek, Balgat, Kocatepe, Cebeci, Sıhhiye, Yenişehir, Yenimahalle, Newborn, Demirlibahçe, Dikmen, Ayrancı, İskitler, Akköprü, Ulus, Aydınlıkevler, Bahçelievler, etc. You can wander around the neighborhood and see different features.

You can take a break in the Golden Park in Kuğulu Park, have a picnic in Gölbaşı, see the old houses in Ayaş, taste wines in Kalecik and find healing with hot spring waters in Haymana just like in Kızılcahamam. While traveling to history in Polatlı, Bala, you can also ski in Elmalı in winter. While Soğuksu National Park embraces nature lovers, Beypazarı architectural texture, different flavors can be your indispensable addresses for short holidays. If your trip coincides with special celebrations, you can watch the first-come-to-mind Ankara zeybeği and the famous marbles games.

You can follow art events, concerts, and enthusiastic matches in various sports fields. Although they did not have teams such as PTT and Hacettepe, one of the favorites of the First Turkish league that once represented Ankara, you can watch the exciting matches played by Ankaragücü in the 19 Mayıs stadium during the season.
You may be interested in Ankara cats with fluffy hair, colorful eyes like a puff pillow, and Ankara Angora goats, which are also famous.

Due to the fact that Ankara is close to its neighbors such as Bolu, Eskişehir, Konya, Aksaray, Çankırı, Kırıkkale, Kırşehir, Afyon during the day, you can also be attracted by the attractions worth visiting and the environment.