Hamamönü District

Ankara


On Sarıkadın Sokağı, in this small area of restored Ottoman houses that's become a thriving cafe and crafts shop district, two courtyards host the stalls of local women's cooperatives, selling homemade knitted and crocheted items as well as other gifts. Swerve off busy Talatpaşa Bulvarı to find it.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Ankara attractions

1. Rahmi M Koç Industrial Museum

0.3 MILES

The surprisingly absorbing Rahmi M Koç Industrial Museum, located inside the beautifully restored Çengelhan caravanserai building, has three floors…

2. Parmak Kapısı

0.32 MILES

The Parmak Kapısi is the main gate into Ankara's citadel neighbourhood.

3. Arslanhane Cami

0.32 MILES

This Seljuk-era mosque is one of Ankara's most beautiful. It has an interior of chunky wooden columns topped by Roman capitals, an intricately carved…

4. Erimtan Archaeology & Arts Museum

0.32 MILES

Ankara's newest museum houses the astounding collection of mostly Roman (but also Bronze Age, Hittite and Byzantine) artefacts collected over the years by…

5. Museum of Anatolian Civilisations

0.39 MILES

The best place in the country to get to grips with the complex weave of Turkey's history, the exhibits here house artefacts cherry-picked from just about…

6. Painting & Sculpture Museum

0.42 MILES

The Painting & Sculpture Museum showcases the cream of Turkish artists. Ranging from angular war scenes to society portraits, the pieces demonstrate that…

7. Ethnography Museum

0.43 MILES

Housed inside the building (built 1927) that served as Atatürk's mausoleum until the Anıt Kabir was built, the Ethnography Museum has a small but well…

8. Citadel

0.49 MILES

The imposing hisar (citadel) is the most interesting part of Ankara to poke about in. This well-preserved quarter of thick walls and winding streets took…