Cankaya is a metropolitan district in the Ankara city which is capital of Turkey. It is also administration district for Ankara Province. One of the highlights of Cankaya is the presidential palace called as “Cankaya Kosku” where President of Turkey resides. The compound of the palace contains many government departments, embassies and popular land marks. Cankaya is the heart of Ankara city. It is one of the fashionable centers as well as cultural center for the government. Before 1923, Cankaya was just a hillside with gardens and orchards which surrounded Ankara Castle. After 1923, Cankaya has evolved into the largest central regions of Ankara. TurkeyRentalCars.com provides cheap and affordable cars for hire in Cankaya with numerous pickup and drop points.

Many buildings in Cankaya were constructed in Ottoman architecture style. The modern buildings of Cankaya which were recently built are as magnificent as old buildings. Cankaya has many theaters, cultural associations, museums, and much more. There are many popular neighborhoods of tourists’ interest. Anittepe is one of the prominent neighborhoods. Cebeci is one of the old districts. It was used as storage area for Ottoman Empires armory. Rental cars are the best for travelling around the district of Cankaya.

One of the prime attractions of Cankaya is Museum of Anatolian Civilizations which is situated near Ankara Castle. This museum is known for its richness around the world. The initial museum was established first in 1921. The museum contains artifacts from Byzantine Baths and Augustus temple. Later Hittite artifacts were added into the museum which required more space. For this purpose the Mahmut Pasa Bazzar was repaired and made into a museum. Some of the exhibited artifacts date back to many stages of civilizations.

One can find stone tools from Paleolithic age. There are few artifacts from Hacilar and Catalhoyuk which are from Neolithic age. In addition to these artifacts some copper utensils, goddess figurines, jewelry etc from Chalcolithic age. Few artifacts also belong to Bronze Age.

Another attraction is Anitkabir which is mausoleum of first president of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. The architecture of the mausoleum shows the glimpses of ancient Greek temple styles. The Ethnography Museum is very popular as well. It contains materials and spiritual cult inheritance from many civilizations. Atakule is a communications tower in Cankaya. The top of the tower has an open terrace and a rotating restaurant called as Sevilla. On top of the restaurant is a non moving dome. There are many such places of tourist interest. Renting a car is easy from TukeyRentalCars.com which provides best car rental services!