Anitkabir

Anitkabir

Ankara

  • The mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the forefather and then first leader of the Republic of Türkiye, is called Anitkabir, which translates to “memory tomb.” Among the first things to do after arriving in Ankara is to visit the site.
  • Anitkabir, which was finished in 1953, is made out of a huge, flat, rectangular plaza with a massive, square tomb at one end and lower porticoes surrounded by pillars on all sides. Atatürk-related exhibits may be found in a few rooms hidden behind the porticoes.