Ankara is the capital city of Turkey, located in the central part of Anatolia. It is Turkey's second-largest city by population after Istanbul, with a population of over 5.3 million residents in its urban center out of 6 million in Ankara Province. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Population31 December 2025 figure from the Turkish Statistical Institute. Area (sq km)Urban (city proper) figure; the metropolitan/province figure in the same infobox is 25,632 km2. Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Connections
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ankara is associated with ankara-province.
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Ankara is Turkey's capital.
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ankara is the capital of ankara-province.
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Ankara is Turkey's capital.
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Ankara is the capital city of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of over 5.3 million residents in its urban center.
Infobox: population_total
5,910,320
Infobox: population_as_of
31 December 2025
Infobox: elevation_m
938
Infobox, area_urban_km2
4,130.2 km2 (1,594.7 sq mi)
- Associated With: Turkey, Lead section
Capital Of: Turkey, Lead section, capital fact
Ankara is the capital city of Turkey.
On Continent: Asia, Lead section/Geography
Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of over 5.3 million residents in its urban center.
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Ankara Province (Turkish: Ankara ili, pronounced [ˈaŋkaɾa iˈli]) is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey with the capital city Ankara.
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- In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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