Çankaya Mansion

The Çankaya Mansion (Turkish: Çankaya Köşkü) is the official residence of the vice president of Turkey and previously the official residence of the president of Turkey from 1923 to 2014.

Originally, the mansion belonged to the Armenian Kasabian family, who lost possession of it during the Armenian genocide. The property is located in the Çankaya district of Ankara, which lends its name to the palace. The Çankaya Campus is home to several buildings, including the mansion and stretches over 195 hectares (480 acres) of land with its unique place in the history of the Turkish Republic.

The Çankaya Campus houses Atatürk's Museum Mansion, the Çankaya Mansion, the office of the Chief Aide-de-Camp, the Glass Mansion, State Supervision Council, the Financial Affairs and Preservation Directorate buildings, Press Conference Hall, reception halls, fire department building, social facility, garage, greenhouse, artificial turf sports area, tennis court and employee lodgings.

In 2014, the president moved to the newly built Cumhurbaşkanlığı Külliyesi, with Çankaya Mansion becoming the official residence of the Prime Minister. Since the transition to a presidential system from 2017 onwards, the Çankaya Mansion has served as the official residence of the Vice President of Turkey.

Text adapted from “Çankaya Mansion” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Çankaya Mansion ranks #763 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #20 of the 126 mapped in Turkey. Founded 1932 — one of 177 atlas entries founded in the 20th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 14,498 times in the last 60 days, more than 95% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Turkey compares in the castle statistics.

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