How walkable is Kızılay, Ankara?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Kızılay has a walkability score of 100 out of 100 across the 400 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is one of 2 neighbourhoods tied as the most walkable of the 13 ranked in Ankara, which scores 91 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
3,017 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Kızılay. The nearest grocery is about a minute away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
Groceries
- Şok, 1 min
- Çağdaş Market, 3 min
Restaurants & bars
- Cadde Kebap&Ocakbaşı, 1 min
- Yengeç Burger, 1 min
Shopping
- Anadolu Sigorta Acentesi, 1 min
- BAL 04, 1 min
Coffee
- Coffee De Madrid GMK Bulvarı, 1 min
- Melon Cafe, 1 min
Banks
- Ankara Ticari, 1 min
- TEB, 1 min
Parks
- Zafer Parkı, 6 min
- Özveren Parkı, 7 min
Schools
- Kampus Akademi, 1 min
- Başkent Lider Akademi, 1 min
Books & libraries
- Phoenix Yayınevi, 3 min
- Adnan Ötüken İl Halk Kütüphanesi, 4 min
Culture & entertainment
- MyWay Sahne, 3 min
- Baskent Kultur Sanat Tiyatrosu, 3 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Kızılay, Ankara at 39.9216, 32.8517. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 114 street intersections per km², and blocks average 102 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Kızılay, Ankara
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 400 m around the centre of Kızılay, Ankara. Rings mark 200 m and 400 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Ankara
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Kavaklıdere | 1.1 km | 100 |
| Mebusevleri | 2 km | 98 |
| Bahçelievler | 2.3 km | 99 |
| Ulus | 2.3 km | 96 |
| Gaziosmanpaşa | 3 km | 99 |
| Abidinpaşa | 3.1 km | 98 |
| Çankaya | 3.5 km | 94 |
| Beştepe | 3.6 km | 86 |
See all 13 neighbourhoods of Ankara ranked by walkability.
Questions about walking in Kızılay, Ankara
Is Kızılay walkable?
Yes. Kızılay in Ankara has a walkability score of 100 out of 100 across the 400 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Kızılay more walkable than the rest of Ankara?
Kızılay is more walkable than Ankara as a whole: it scores 100, against 91 for the 5 km around Ankara's centre. It is one of 2 neighbourhoods tied as the most walkable of the 13 ranked in Ankara on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Ankara?
Of the 13 Ankara neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Kızılay (100), Kavaklıdere (100), Gaziosmanpaşa (99) and Bahçelievler (99).
How is the walkability score of Kızılay calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Kızılay it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 400 m around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap. It measures what is within a walk, not what the walk is like: pavements, traffic, safety, hills and heat are not part of the score.
This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.
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