Ankara

[ang-ker-uh, ahng-]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Turkey, in the central part.

Ankara

/ ˈæŋkərə /

noun

1. Former name (until 1930): Angora. Ancient name: Ancyra. the capital of Turkey: an ancient city in the Anatolian highlands: first a capital in the 3rd century _bc , in the Celtic kingdom of Galatia. Pop: 3 593 000 (2005 est)

Ankara

1. Capital of Turkey, located in west-central Turkey; the country's administrative, commercial, and cultural center.

Formerly known as Angora; home of Angora goats, famous for their fine wool.

Example Sentences

Across the region—from Cairo to Doha and from Ankara to Ramallah—the ideological scaffolding that has long propped up extremist movements is crumbling.

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Ankara is in talks with Armenia to normalise relations and has voiced support for Tripp, which would create a direct link from Turkey to Azerbaijan through its exclave.

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Persuading Ankara to cut off Russian supplies may be a far harder task.

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The government in Ankara ruled out further talks until the PKK laid down its arms.

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Speaking to reporters in Ankara, he criticised the "low-level" Moscow delegation.

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