the capital of Turkey: an ancient city in the Anatolian highlands: first a capital in the 3rd century bc, in the Celtic kingdom of Galatia. Pop: 4 749 968 (2015 est)
Ancient name: Ancyra. Former name (until 1930): Angora
Ankara in American English
(ˈæŋkərə; ˈɑŋkərə)
capital of Turkey, in the central part: pop. 2,235,000