Entrance to Ankara Castle

View of the gate leading into the "Ankara Castle" (aka Citadel).

The present fortification walls date to the seventh century A.D.  However, the earliest fortifications go back to the eighth century B.C.  There have been many destructions and rebuilds over the years—Phrygian, Galatians, Romans Byzantines, Seljuks, and Ottomans.