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.

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Çankaya Mansion staat op plaats 911 van 5.793 in de bekendheidsranglijst van deze atlas en op plaats 22 van de 120 die de atlas in Turkije in kaart brengt. Gebouwd in 1932 — een van de 127 bouwwerken in de atlas die uit de 20e eeuw stammen. Zie hoe dat zich verhoudt in de kastelenstatistiek.

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