The visitor to Ankara is a cultural traveler, who is interested in history and the origins of humanity. A visit to some of its museums, for example, that of civilizations, clearly justifies a visit to Ankara, although it is not usually on the tourist circuits that run through the country. In this city it is essential to attend cultural events and enjoy the opera, the ballet or its presidential symphony orchestra, which are held in the Opera building and in the CSO Ada Ankara (Presidential Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall), a large architectural complex, reminiscent of the area of ​​the City of Arts and Sciences of Valencia.

The cultural route in Ankara is intrinsically linked to its history. To delve into it, we must go back to a time of openness in the country led by Kemal Atatürk, known as the 'Father of the Nation' for having been the founder and first president of the Republic of Turkey. With the birth of the republic one hundred years ago, Ankara became the capital of Turkey, replacing Istanbul, in order to strengthen the country's strategic strength.

To get to know this great character a little better, we opted for his famous phrase “Peace at home, peace in the world” (in Turkish, "Yurtta sulh, cihanda sulh"), which he uttered for the first time in 1931 and which has been used ever since. been the position assumed in its foreign policy.