On Kızılelma Caddesi in Etimesgut, west of central Ankara, a museum building and an open-air park are run as one place. The displays inside reach from prehistoric Anatolia to the Ottoman centuries and mix archaeological finds with ethnographic material and changing exhibitions; the grounds outside are landscaped around historical themes and set with monuments, so the visit is part gallery and part walk. Education programmes and cultural events are held on site, and guided tours run at set hours.
When to go
- Climate
- Across Ankara as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 0.4 °C in January to 23.6 °C in August; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in May, June, July, August and September; rainfall is heaviest in May (52 mm) and lightest in August (13 mm). Long-term means for 1927-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
