Kızılay is a neighbourhood in Çankaya,

Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

. It is named after the

Kızılay Derneği Turkish Red Crescent (Turkish: ''Türk Kızılay'' (official) or ''Kızılay'' (for short)) is the largest humanitarian organization in Turkey and is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The organization was founded i ...

(Turkish Red Crescent) whose headquarters used to be located at the

Kızılay Square July 15 Kızılay National Will Square ( tr, 15 Temmuz Kızılay Millî İrade Meydanı), originally Kızılay Square (''Kızılay Meydanı''), is one of the most important centers and junction points of Ankara, Turkey. Geography The square at ...

, its centre.

Güvenpark Güvenpark or Güven Park (literally: Trust Park), is an urban public park located adjacent to the Liberty Square in the Kızılay neighborhood of Ankara in Turkey. Established in the 1930s as part of the green belts proposed in the urban plan of ...

in Kızılay has many trees and benches, while a metro station and a bus terminal nearby provide easy access to other parts of the city. On March 13, 2016, Kızılay suffered a terrorist bombing which killed 37 people and injured 125. The bombing took place on

Atatürk Boulevard Atatürk Boulevard ( tr, Atatürk Bulvarı) is the most important avenue in Ankara, Turkey. Geography The boulevard runs about in the south to north direction. At the southernmost point it intersects with Çankaya Boulevard and at the northern ...

near Güvenpark.

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File:Selanik Street from above.jpg, Selanik Street and

File:Guvenpark.jpg,

Güven Park Güven may refer to: Given name * Aydın Güven Gürkan (1941 – 2006), academician and politician * Güven Çavuş (born 1993), Turkish footballer * Güven Güneri (born 1987), Turkish footballer * Güven Gürsoy (born 1992), Turkish footballe ...

, 2006 File:Atatürk Bulvarı Kızılay.jpg,

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