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Exhibition explores Ankara’s first decade as Turkey’s capital

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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In-depth Official statement New plan
  • The exhibition “Building a City: Ankara 1923-1933” will open in Ankara’s Çankaya district on September 18.
  • It will examine the capital’s construction, modernization and urbanization during the early years of the Republic through photographs, models, film and three-dimensional works.
  • The exhibition will remain open through the end of the year.

An exhibition titled “Building a City: Ankara 1923-1933” will examine the Turkish capital’s transformation during the first decade of the Republic.

Çankaya Municipality will open the exhibition on September 18 at the Doğan Taşdelen Contemporary Arts Center. It will focus on Ankara’s construction, modernization and urbanization between 1923 and 1933.

Photographs, models, film and three-dimensional works will present the changes that shaped the capital in the Republic’s early years. Visitors can see the exhibition until the final day of this year.

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