Ulucanlar Prison Museum

The Ulucanlar Prison Museum is a former state prison in , Turkey, that was converted into a prison museum following restoration by Altındağ Municipality. The museum was opened in 2011. It is the first museum of its kind in Turkey.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of Anatolian Civilizations and Ankara Castle.

Museum
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The is located on the south side of in the Atpazarı area in , Turkey. It consists of the old Ottoman Mahmut Paşa bazaar storage building, and the Kurşunlu Han. is situated 1 km west of Ulucanlar Prison Museum.

Castle
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is a historic fortification in the city of , , constructed in or after the 7th century. The earliest fortification on the site was constructed in the 8th century BC by the Phrygians and rebuilt in 278 BC by the Galatians. is situated 760 metres northwest of Ulucanlar Prison Museum.

Mosque
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Aslanhāne Mosque aka Ahi Sherafeddin Mosque is a 13th-century mosque in , and one of the oldest in Türkiye. is situated 700 metres west of Ulucanlar Prison Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ulus and Altındağ.

Quarter
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is a quarter in , and is located at the center of the capital city. It was once the heart of old Ankara. The name means "tribe, nation" in Turkish.

Town
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is a municipality and district of , . Its area is 123 km2, and its population is 413,994. It covers the northeastern part of the city of . Its elevation is 900 m.

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is the capital of , central within the country on the plateau of . It's a sprawling modern place around an ancient citadel, and in 2022 had a population of almost 5.2 million, with a further 600,000 living in the wider metropolis.

Ulucanlar Prison Museum

Latitude
39.93816° or 39° 56′ 17″ north
Longitude
32.87327° or 32° 52′ 24″ east
Open location code
8GFJWVQF+78
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way 420319692
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Wiki­data ID
Q190497
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Ulucanlar Prison Museum” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ուլուջանլար բանտ-թանգարան”
  • Azerbaijani: “Ankara Mərkəzi Qapalı Həbsxanası”
  • Azerbaijani: “Ulucanlar Həbsxana Muzeyi”
  • Georgian: “ულუჯანლარის ციხის მუზეუმი”
  • German: “Zentralgefängnis Ankara”
  • Indonesian: “Ulucanlar Prison Museum”
  • Italian: “prigione di Ulucanlar”
  • Russian: “Тюрьма-музей Улуджанлар”
  • Turkish: “Ankara Merkez Kapalı Ceza ve Tutukevi”
  • Turkish: “Ulucanlar Cezaevi Müzesi”
  • Turkish: “Ulucanlar Cezaevi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Şükriye Mosque and Ulucanlar Sosyal Güvenlik Merkezi.

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