The Capital

When I first arrived in the Capital, Ankara,  I was surprised to find the many relics and parks found in Ankara from the Roman and Byzantine empire and how much of them survived with the changing world.  Like many countries and cities Ankara is industrialized and influenced by western powers.  It takes many days to see all of the relics, so you never get board or run out of things to see.  Throughout school I learned more about Istanbul(Constantinople) because of its significance to the Roman Republic/Empire.  I never knew much about Ankara, but after visiting there I found out that many Roman leaders from Constantinople (Istanbul) would visit here daily.

A city square in Ankara

Temple of Augustus

Ataturk Mausoleum

There is a huge Muslim population in Turkey.  About 97.8% of the population is Muslim and of that 97.8% Muslims 72% of them are Sunni, 25% are Shia'a and 3% are Twelver Shia'a.  All of the grade schools have religion classes where they learn is Sunni Prayers being that most of the population is Sunni Muslims.  There are no significant Muslim Mosque in Ankara.  They are mostly in Istanbul.