Historical dates
Ankara'nın başkent oluşu
13 October 1923: Ankara becomes the capital.
The Turkish name
Ankara'nın başkent oluşu
Recording on its way.
The story
Ankara became the capital on 13 October 1923. The proclamation of the Republic followed later that month, on 29 October.
Ankara was a small Anatolian town when the national movement made it its base in 1920. Choosing it over İstanbul placed the new state at the geographic centre of the country.
At a glance
- Date
- 1923-10-13
- Province
- Ankara, central Anatolia
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- History of the Grand National Assembly ↗TBMM · Checked 2026-09-22