Ankara wide streets, hotels, theaters, shopping malls, and high-rises. Government offices and foreign embassies are also located in the new section. Ankara has experienced a phenomenal growth since it was made Turkey's capital in 1923, when it was "a small town of no importance". In 1924, the year after the government had moved there, Ankara had about 35,000 residents. By 1927 there were 44,553 residents and by 1950 the population had grown to 286,781. Ankara continued to grow rapidly during the latter half of the 20th century and eventually outranked Izmir as Turkey's second largest city, after Istanbul. Ankara's urban population
Sanjak of Ankara capital, and after 1852 the province was once more known as the Ankara Eyalet, and after 1867 as the Ankara Vilayet. In 1912, the "sanjak" of Ankara comprised the districts ("kazas") of Ankara proper, Ayaş, Beypazarı, Nallıhan, Mihalıççık, Sivrihisar, Haymana, Bala, Yabanabad and Kalecik. Sanjak of Ankara The Sanjak of Ankara was a second-level province ("sanjak") of the Ottoman Empire. The town of Ankara became part of the Ottoman state in 1361 or perhaps in 1354. It was the first capital ("pasha sanjak") of the Anatolia Eyalet from its formation in the late 14th century until the late 15th century,