Haci Bayram Mosque: Self-Guided Audio Tours

This self-guided walking audio tour explores Ankara’s remarkable blend of Roman, Ottoman, and modern Turkish history. It is ideal for first-time visitors, history lovers, and travelers who want to understand the capital beyond its government buildings, through streets where ancient ruins, sacred landmarks, and republican monuments stand close together. The route begins at the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in the historic quarter below Ankara Castle, one of the best places to grasp the city’s deep past. From there, the walk climbs through the old commercial area near Çengelhan and into Ankara Castle, where outer walls, inner citadel streets, and sweeping views reveal how the city grew in layers over centuries. The tour then descends toward the Erimtan Archaeology and Art Museum before continuing to the spiritual heart of old Ankara at Hacı Bayram Mosque and the neighboring Temple of Augustus and Rome. In the final section, the route moves through Ulus to the Julian Column and Victory Monument, then ends at the Roman Baths open-air site. Along the way, the most memorable moments include standing between a revered mosque and a Roman temple, looking out from Ankara Castle over the modern capital, and seeing how the story of ancient Ancyra, Ottoman Ankara, and the Turkish Republic still meets in a single walk.