Describe a place

1. Where is the place? How big is it?

 Ankara is situated/ located in the middle of Turkey.
 Ankara is an important commercial and industrial city, located at the centre of Turkey's
road and railway networks.
 Samsun is on the north coast of Turkey.
 Samsun is in the north/west/south/east of Turkey
 Hatay is on the south-east coast of Turkey
 Ankara has a population of over 5 million people.

2. What is it like? What is there to see there?

 Ankara is one of the biggest cities in Turkey, because it is the capital city, and there are a lot of
governmental institutions.
 There are plenty of historic buildings such as Roman ruins, Ankara Castle, The Old
Parliament.
 Ankara is well-known for its monuments. For example, Anıtkabir is the heart of Turkey.
 It is a university town, there are a lot of state and private universities. For instance, METU,
Hacettepe, Gazi, Ankara, Social Sciences and Yıldırım Bayezıt are state universities, whereas
Bilkent, Ufuk, Atılım, Çankaya are private ones.
 The night life in Ankara is exciting with clubs such as A, B, C,D.
3. What is the weather like there?
 The weather in Ankara is typical of the Middle Anatolian Region. Winters are cold and
snowy, and summers are hot and dry. Especially it is really boring in summer months
because there is nothing to do too much.
4. What is it famous for? Facilities/ Food
 Ankara is famous for its Angora rabbits, goats and cats.
 Ankara is generally a formal city because of the parliament and heads of the state here, but
there are many interesting museums and sites to visit in Ankara, a skiing centre nearby, and
a fine night life.
 Touristic places in Ankara include Anıtkabir, Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, The
Ethnographical Museum, The Castle of Ankara, The Temple of Agustus, The Roman Bath,
Kocatepe Mosque and Hacı Bayram Mosque.
 Although I like Agean food a lot, Ankara provides all kinds of food from different parts of
Turkey.There are a lot of restaurants which serve food of Turkish cuisine. For example
Boğazköy and HD İskender are the best restaurants and Ankara Tava and Döner are my
favourite specialities.
5. What is the best thing about it? Do you like living there?
 What I like best about Ankara is that although it is a bustling/ crowded/busy city, it is quite
planned , so it is easy to live there comfortably.
 I particularly like greenery in Ankara. Although it is a middle Anatolian city, it is quite green
with lots of amazing parks, mountains and thermal provinces like Kızılcahamam and
Haymana.
 Also people are helpful, kind, warm and friendly here.