site.bta7th Street - One of Ankara's Students Favourite Places
The Turkish capital Ankara, which is home to around 6 million people, is a preferred location by young people not only in Turkiye but also from many Middle Eastern countries because of the various opportunities to get a good education. In recent years, the city, located in the heart of Anatolia, has also become a centre of attraction for its modern look.
Like any city with many students, Ankara also has a number of areas favoured by young people.
Tunali Hilmii street is extremely popular with foreigners. Less well known among foreign visitors, but much loved by local youth, is Askabat Street, better known by its old name 7th Street.
The street gained a lot of popularity and became an attraction for locals and visitors from different parts of Turkiye back in the 1990s.
7th Street is centrally located in Ankara - in the Bahcelievler borough. The street, near which the National Library of Turkiye is located, is almost at all times full of people - mainly university and high school students. A few minutes walking distance away is the Milli Kutuphane metro station, which is just two stops from the central Kizilai station.
The area is known for its slightly lower prices compared to those of Tunali Hilmii street, which means young people can afford to have a nice time on a tighter budget.
Even when the weather is cold, 7th Street is packed with young people - the cafes, patisseries, pubs and fast food joints are full of students. Many come to shop in the area as most of the popular clothing and cosmetics brands have their own stores, including outlets. There are also beauty studios on the street as well as tattoo and piercing centres.
Along with the trendy attractions for young people, there is a large mosque on the street, and in one of the intersections street food lovers can enjoy a traditional duner or kokorech.
An interesting fact is that the Bahcelievler borough was founded about 80 years ago on the initiative of the founder of the Republic of Turkiye, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. At one time, the borough was filled with houses with gardens (bahçe means garden and evler means houses).
The streets in Bahcelievler were named with numbers from 1 to 100.
Over the years, the issue of closing 7th Street to traffic has been raised frequently, and a referendum was held in 2009, but most participants voted to keep the street open to vehicular traffic.
Most buildings in the area are no more than three stories.
Some time ago local authorities changed the names of some of the streets in Bahcelievler with the names of Turkic countries and their capitals (such as Askabat - Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan). Despite the changes, however, Askabat Street remains much more popular among the public as 7th Street.
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