İsmet İnönü Boulevard (Ankara) İsmet İnönü Boulevard (Ankara) İsmet İnönü Boulevard (a.k.a. "Eskişehir Boulevard") is a busy boulevard in Ankara, Turkey. The boulevard is named after İsmet İnönü, the second president of Turkey and one of the pioneers of the Turkish War of Independence. The easternmost point of the boulevard is at where it intersects Atatürk Boulevard. The westernmost point is at where it intersects Mevlana Boulevard and fuses to , the Turkish state highway which connects Ankara to western Anatolia. Between these two points the length of the boulevard is about . Ankara being the capital of Turkey, has many governmental offices most
Ankara University Observatory Ankara University Observatory The Ankara University Observatory (AUG) (), is a ground-based astronomical observatory operated by the Astronomy and Space Sciences Department at Ankara University's Faculty of Science. Established in 1959 by Dutch astronomer Egbert Adriaan Kreiken in Ahlatlıbel, Ankara. Currently, it consists of nine optical telescopes and a radio telescope, which is currently taken out of service. Old instruments are displayed in a museum at the observatory. Ankara University's Faculty of Science decided in 1954 to establish an observatory to begin with astronomical studies. Ahlatlıbel in Gölbaşı, Ankara was chosen as the ideal site, a location with dark skies