Gazi Mustafa Kemal Boulevard (Turkish: Gazi Mustafa Kemal Bulvarı), abbreviated as GMK Boulevard, is a boulevard connecting Anadolu Square (formerly: Tandoğan Square) in Yenimahalle with Kızılay Square in Çankaya of Ankara, Turkey. The 2.2 km (1.4 mi) long boulevard runs in northwest–southeast direction. It is named after Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881–1938), the founder of Turkish Republic.[1]
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| Native name | Gazi Mustafa Kemal Bulvarı (Turkish) |
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| Length | 2.2 km (1.4 mi) |
| Location | Ankara, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 39°55′24″N 32°50′57″E / 39.92333°N 32.84917°E |
| From | Anadolu Square, (formerly: Tandoğan Square), Yenimahalle |
| To | Kızılay Square, Çankaya |
Office buildings of some branches of the Ministry of Transport, Maritime and Communication, such as Undersecretariat for Maritime Affairs (Turkish: Denizcilik Müsteşarlığı), Aviation and Space Technologies (Turkish: Havacılık ve Uzay Teknolojileri) and Civil Aviation (Turkish: Sivil Havacılık), are located on the boulevard.[2][3][4]
References
edit- ^ Koç, Mert Gökhan (2015-04-14). "Tandoğan'ın yeni adı Anadolu Meydanı oldu". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-03-16.
- ^ "Denizcilik Müsteşarlığı" (in Turkish). Firma Seç. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
- ^ "İletişim" (in Turkish). Havacılık ve Uzay Teknolojileri Genel Müdürlüğü. 2013-06-28. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
- ^ "İletişim" (in Turkish). Sivil Havacılık Genel Müdüürlüğü. 2013-06-28. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
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