Ankara University is a public research university in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey. It was the first higher education institution founded in Turkey after the formation of the Turkish republic in 1923.
Motto: Cumhuriyetin Bilim Güneşi (Turkish)
Motto in English: Republic's Sun of Science
Type: Public research university
Established: 5 October 1925 as Ankara Hukuk Mektebi · 13 June 1946 as Ankara University