Kızılay is a neighbourhood in Çankaya,

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

. It is named after the Kızılay Derneği (Turkish Red Crescent) whose headquarters used to be located at the Kızılay Square, its centre. Güvenpark 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.

Demographics

Gallery

File:Selanik Street from above.jpg, Selanik Street and Kızılay Square File:Guvenpark.jpg, Güven Park, 2006 File:Atatürk Bulvarı Kızılay.jpg,

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kizilay, Ankara Populated places in Ankara Province Neighbourhoods of Ankara Çankaya, Ankara