Long arm of Ankara arm van Erdogan"). The term "long arm" typically signifies a far-reaching influence of something, as is the case in the idiom "long arm of the law". "Ankara" is a metonym for the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (Turkish parliament) which is housed in the capital city of Ankara. Internationally, some of the earliest mentions of the term that caught on were regarding Turkish President Erdogan calling for the prosecution of a German and a Dutch comedian over their satirical portrayals of him. "Voice of America" referred to it as the "long arm of the Turkish State." Several outlets reported that
Roman Baths of Ankara settlement material at the base. The ancient city of Ancyra stood at the crossroads between the East and West and during the Roman period, the city's strategic location led to its rise to prominence as the capital of the province of Galatia. To the east of this plateau ran a roadway from the city's sacred precinct, the area of the Temple of Augustus, a section of which, flanked by second or third century grey-veined marble columns with Corinthian capitals, was uncovered during the construction of Çankiri Caddesi, during the development of Ankara into the new Turkish capital in the 1930s.