City stories
Field notes on culture, food, heritage and moving through the capital — written from sources, with uncertainty left visible.
A self-guided old-city day can connect the citadel area and Hamamönü without pretending they are one neighbourhood, one period or one fixed walking route.
A careful walk through Ankara Castle is less about chasing a single origin story than learning to notice how the capital has accumulated around its citadel.
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