Ankara
/ˈæŋkərə/- the capital of Turkey since 1923; pop. 3,763, 600 (est. 2007). Prominent in Roman times as Ancyra, it later declined in importance until chosen by Kemal Atatürk in 1923 as his seat of government. Former name (until 1930) ANGORA.安卡拉（1923年以来土耳其首都, 2007年估计人口3,763, 600, 古罗马时代以安居拉为名而出名, 其重要性后来衰落, 直至1923年被凯末尔·阿塔蒂尔克定为政府所在地; 1930年以前称ANGORA）。