Kızılay is the city center of

Ankara Province Ankara Province (, ) is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey with the capital city Ankara. Its area is 25,632 km2, and its population is 5,782,285 (2022). History The site of the modern city has been home to settlements ...

in the municipality and district of Çankaya,

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Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023. Its population is 1,311 (2022). It is named after the Kızılay Derneği (Turkish Red Crescent) whose former headquarters was located at the

Kızılay Square July 15 Kızılay National Will Square (), originally Kızılay Square (''Kızılay Meydanı''), is one of the most important centers and junction points of Ankara, Turkey. Geography The square at is the intersection of two major boulevards. ...

. Güvenpark in Kızılay is the center park and a common meeting location which occasionally serves the population as a recreational area.

Ankara Metro The Ankara Metro () is the rapid transit system serving Ankara, the capital of Turkey. At present, Ankara's rapid transit system consists of three metro lines – the ''Ankaray (A1)'', the ''M1 - M2 - M3'' and the ''M4''. The Ankaray, M1, M2, M3 ...

, Ankaray and the bus stops 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 near Güvenpark.

Demographics

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

File:Guvenpark.jpg, Güven Park, 2006 File:Atatürk Bulvarı Kızılay.jpg, Atatürk Boulevard

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