Mithatpaşa Avenue is one of the important streets and business centers of
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 transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...
. It is named after
Mithat Pasha who is known as one of the proponents of
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...
constitution in the second half of the 19th century.
Geography
Mithatpaşa Avenue runs about in southwest to northwest direction.
Kocatepe Mosque
The Kocatepe Mosque ( tr, Kocatepe Camii) is the largest mosque in Ankara, Turkey. It was built between 1967 and 1987 in the Kocatepe quarter in Kızılay, and its size and prominent situation have made it a landmark that can be seen from almost a ...
is at the south east end and
Sıhhiye Square is at the northwest end. The street is a gentle ramp where the southeast end is about higher than the other end. Two other busy streets intersect with Mithatpaşa Avenue;
Ziyagökalp Boulevard and
Meşrutiyet Avenue.
History
During the early years of the Republic, Ankara was a small city. Modern Ankara was developed after the city was proclaimed the capital. As a result of series of plans (like that of Lörcher in 1925s and that of
Hermann Jansen in 1930s) new Ankara was developed.
Archaeologic history of Ankara
/ref> Mithatpaşa Avenue is a part of this development.
Traffic
Mithatpaşa Avenue is a one way arterial road. The traffic flows to Sıhhiye Square. Public buses to the west of the city center follow the route from Meşrutiyet Avenue to Mithatpaşa Avenue and eventually they pass to the west side by an overpass in Sıhhiye Square.
See also
* Mithat Pasha
References
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Streets in Ankara
Transportation in Ankara