Ankara Metropolitan Municipality (ABB) has launched a free program to help the people of the capital get to know the historical, cultural and natural riches of the city they live in. “City Tours” continues its project uninterruptedly. In these enjoyable journeys covering 16 districts of Ankara, participants have the opportunity to discover many important points, from the authentic atmosphere of the historical Beypazarı houses to the ancient secrets of the Gordion Museum, from the fascinating views of the Salt Lake to the peaceful nature of the Soğuksu National Park.
More than 130 Capital Residents Participated in the Free Discovery Journey
The “City Tours” project, which introduces local culture and riches by visiting the historical centers, museums, natural beauties and local markets of the districts, attracts great interest from the people of the capital. This meaningful project, which was implemented in 2019, has been 130 bin 673 The capital city residents benefited from it free of charge.
ABB’s City Tours, which offer the opportunity to personally experience the city’s cultural, historical and natural heritage, organize unforgettable journeys to different districts of Ankara with the participation of citizens of all ages. The tours, which are offered in a wide range from historical mosques to ancient cities, from the liveliness of local markets to the serenity of nature parks, receive full marks from the participants. Within the scope of the district introduction tours, which started in 2019 and continue with great momentum; valuable districts of Ankara such as Ayaş, Beypazarı, Çamlıdere, Çubuk, Elmadağ, Gölbaşı, Güdül, Haymana, Kalecik, Kızılcahamam, Kahramankazan, Şereflikoçhisar, Evren, Polatlı, Bala and Nallıhan are visited.
Participation Increases Every Year: The Most Popular Routes are Beypazarı, Polatlı and Çamlıdere
The interest shown by the people of the capital to City Tours continues to increase every year. From 2019 to 2024 95 bin 585 By participating in these trips, the people of the capital had the opportunity to discover different faces of Ankara. In 2024 alone, this number 35 bin 88 reached people and showed how much the project was embraced. In total, 3 thousand 47 times 130 bin 673 people had the chance to see the historical and natural beauties of Ankara firsthand. Among the districts that are the most curious and attract great attention within the scope of City Tours is the historical texture of beypazari, bearing the traces of the War of Independence Polatli and stands out with its natural beauty Çamlıdere ranked first.
Applications are now online: Easy and fast registration opportunity
These trips offer the opportunity to discover the historical structures, natural beauties, local markets and cultural riches of the districts. Free for all citizens over 18 years of age Participants under the age of 18 can only participate in the trips with their parents. In order to further simplify the application process, ABB is now accepting applications that were previously only received through the Başkent 153 Call Center. Moved to online platform as of 2025Citizens who want to participate in City Tours, https://kentgezileri.ankara.bel.tr/ They can easily register with their Turkish ID numbers via the address. Over 60 years old Citizens are 0312 507 37 61 They can make a reservation by calling the number line. Every citizen can make a reservation within the year. only once ve up to four people can register on behalf of. While district quotas are determined according to demand, the system Wednesday is updated with new quotas. In this way, more people of the capital have the opportunity to discover the hidden beauties of Ankara.
