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Bahçelievler, Çankaya — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Bahçelievler is a Çankaya neighbourhood in Ankara Province whose Turkish name means houses with gardens, and Anıtkabir rises beside it.
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Where to stay in Bahçelievler
Where visitors usually base themselves, and why.
Beds sit in the residential blocks of Bahçelievler rather than in the hotel rows of central Ankara, and most visitors choosing them are here for Anıtkabir, the Atatürk and War of Independence Museum, or a fixture at Başkent Volleyball Hall. The Ankara Ice Palace sits within the same reach. This is a residential address.
Anyone basing here walks flat streets toward Ankara University, and the low-rise blocks still answer to the name houses with gardens.
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Anıtkabir side
the approach to Anıtkabir and its named towers, İstiklâl Kulesi and Zafer Kulesi among them, begins from these streets, and the Atatürk and War of Independence Museum stands at the top of the walkFind hotels in Anıtkabir sideterm-time stays around Ankara University and the Ankara Üniversitesi Tarihi MüzesiAnkara University blocks
the University Faculty of Educational Sciences Toy Museum, the Ankara University School of Pharmacy Museum and the Professor Doctor Ülker Muncuk Museum stand inside the same low-rise grid, which quietens once the lecture halls closeFind hotels in Ankara University blocksmatch nights at Başkent Volleyball Hall with the Ankara Ice Palace in reachBaşkent Volleyball Hall quarter
Başkent Volleyball Hall and the Ankara Ice Palace pull the evening crowds of Bahçelievler, and beds on these blocks leave both a short walk from the doorFind hotels in Başkent Volleyball Hall quarterHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Things to do in and around Çankaya
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Museums & Galleries
3- Anıtkabir
- The Atatürk and War of Independence Museum
- Ataturk Education Museum
Stadiums & Sports
1- Ankara Ice Palace
Landmarks & Notable Places
3- 23 Nisan Kulesi
- Barış Kulesi
- Cumhuriyet Kulesi
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About Bahçelievler
What are the main landmarks in Bahçelievler?
Anıtkabir heads the landmark list. Ten towers in the district carry names of their own, Zafer Kulesi, Hürriyet Kulesi, İstiklâl Kulesi, Cumhuriyet Kulesi, İnkılap Kulesi, Misak-ı Milli Kulesi, 23 Nisan Kulesi, Müdafaa-i Hukuk Kulesi, Mehmetçik Kulesi and Barış Kulesi. Museums crowd in beside them: the Atatürk and War of Independence Museum, the Ataturk Education Museum, the Professor Doctor Ülker Muncuk Museum and the Çocuk Esirgeme Kurumu Müzesi.
Skaters get the Ankara Ice Palace.
What is the history of Bahçelievler?
The name records the plan: Bahçelievler means houses with gardens in Turkish. That intention still shows in a low-rise quarter of Çankaya rather than a tower district. Commemoration of the War of Independence anchors much of what stands here, from the Atatürk and War of Independence Museum to towers named Misak-ı Milli Kulesi, Müdafaa-i Hukuk Kulesi and İstiklâl Kulesi.
Ankara University wrote its own record into these streets. The Ankara Üniversitesi Tarihi Müzesi keeps it.
Where is Bahçelievler?
Bahçelievler lies within the municipality and district of Çankaya, a temperate pocket of Ankara Province. The ground here is built up.
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What is the best area to stay in Bahçelievler?
Anıtkabir side: mornings at Anıtkabir before the coach parties reach the Atatürk and War of Independence Museum. Ankara University blocks: term-time stays around Ankara University and the Ankara Üniversitesi Tarihi Müzesi. Başkent Volleyball Hall quarter: match nights at Başkent Volleyball Hall with the Ankara Ice Palace in reach.
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Updated October 2026