The Atatürk Monument (Turkish: ODTÜ Atatürk Anıtı) is a monument in Turkey dedicated to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey. It is situated on the Ankara Campus of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Middle East Technical University (METU). The monument's design was selected through a competition initiated in 1965, with Şadi Çalık’s submission securing first place.
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Middle East Technical University is a public research university located in Ankara, Turkey.
The university offers 41 undergraduate programs across five faculties and 105 master's and 70 doctoral programs through five graduate schools. The main campus of METU spans an area of 11,100 acres, comprising, in addition to academic and auxiliary facilities, a forest area of 7,500 acres, and the natural Lake Eymir. METU has more than 120,000 alumni worldwide. The official language of instruction at METU is English.
METU had the greatest share in national research funding by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey in the last five years. Over 40% of METU's undergraduate alumni choose to pursue graduate studies.
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The Tree of Science is a Turkish sculpture at the Middle East Technical University Ankara Campus at the door of the monument Eskişehir Yolu. The sculpture was constructed through the second drop-Atatürk Monument Competition in 1966 and was made by Tamer Başoğlu.
At the time this sculpture was erected, much of the surrounding area was barren, but an intense forestation campaign was in progress, led by then university president Kemal Kurdas. Over the years around 12 million trees were planted on the 11,100 acre METU land. Thanks to this effort, the white Tree of Science is surrounded by the deep green of the forest that replaced arid brown hills. METU is now the largest green area around Ankara.
According to the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, shared in 1995 by Kemal Kurdaş and Behruz Çinici, the campus' planner and first architect, and Alattin Egemen, director of forestation, the forest helps mitigate the city's pollution.
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Lokman Hekim University is a private university located in Ankara, Turkey. It was established in 2017 by the Sevgi Foundation. The university is affiliated with Lokman Hekim Health Group and specializes in medical, health, dentistry, and pharmacy education.
As of the 2023–2024 academic year, the university enrolls over 4,700 students, including 3,729 undergraduates, 195 master's, and 68 doctoral students. The university employs more than 270 academic staff.
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The Ahmet Hamdi Akseki Mosque is a mosque in Ankara, Turkey. The mosque is among the largest in Turkey.
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Ankara Bilkent City Hospital is a full-service city hospital located in Ankara, Turkey. Opened in 2019, it is the biggest in the country having a total of 3,704 hospital beds.
Completed in 1966, the bronze structure holds the distinction of being Turkey's first abstract monument dedicated to Atatürk.
Each November 10, on the anniversary of Atatürk's death, a commemoration is held by METU staff and students in front of the monument.