The most walkable neighbourhoods in Ankara
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
13 neighbourhoods of Ankara ranked by walkability, each scored across the area around its own centre. Kızılay and Kavaklıdere share the top score of 100/100, then Gaziosmanpaşa (99) and Bahçelievler (99). 11 of the 13 score 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot, and the lowest we rank is İvedikköy (34). 6 of them score 98 or more, so the order among those turns on small differences.
| # | Neighbourhood | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kızılay | 100 |
| 1 | Kavaklıdere | 100 |
| 3 | Gaziosmanpaşa | 99 |
| 3 | Bahçelievler | 99 |
| 5 | Abidinpaşa | 98 |
| 5 | Mebusevleri | 98 |
| 7 | Ulus | 96 |
| 8 | Çankaya | 94 |
| 9 | Batıkent | 92 |
| 10 | Söğütözü | 86 |
| 10 | Beştepe | 86 |
| 12 | Bilkent | 68 |
| 13 | İvedikköy | 34 |
"From the centre" is the distance from Ankara's busiest point to the neighbourhood's centre. "Area scoring 70+" is the share of points across the neighbourhood where most errands can be done on foot.
The top 5 up close
Kızılay
Kızılay scores 100/100, 1.3 km north-west of Ankara's busiest point. It has the most cultural venues of the five: 121 within a 30 minute walk, the nearest Nergiz Sineması, about 2 minutes away. More on Kızılay.
Kavaklıdere
Kavaklıdere is the most central of these five, at the centre of Ankara, and scores 100/100. None of the others has as many libraries and bookshops, with 100 in a 30 minute walk; Kültür Edebiyat Kitabevi Sahaf is the nearest, about 2 minutes away.
Gaziosmanpaşa
Gaziosmanpaşa scores 99/100, 1.7 km south of Ankara's busiest point. 2,152 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about a minute away. More on Gaziosmanpaşa.
Bahçelievler
Bahçelievler lies the furthest out of these five, 3.4 km north-west of Ankara's busiest point, and scores 99/100. 1,340 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about a minute away. Its thinnest category against the others is libraries and bookshops, with 13. More on Bahçelievler.
Abidinpaşa
Abidinpaşa scores 98/100, 2.9 km north-east of Ankara's busiest point. 1,128 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 5 minutes away. It has the fewest cafés of the five, 85.
Centre and outskirts
The 5 neighbourhoods within 3 km of Ankara's centre average 98, and the 8 further out average 82, so walkability falls away from the centre. The nearest to the centre, Kavaklıdere, 250 m away, scores 100, and the farthest, Batıkent, 13.8 km out, scores 92.
Each dot is a ranked neighbourhood, numbered by rank and coloured by score, placed by its distance and direction from the centre of Ankara.
Ankara as a whole scores 91 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre. Other cities in Turkey with ranked neighbourhoods: Istanbul, Adana.
Questions about Ankara's neighbourhoods
What is the most walkable neighbourhood in Ankara?
2 of the 13 neighbourhoods we rank in Ankara tie as the most walkable, each with a walkability score of 100 out of 100 (Walker's Paradise): Kızılay and Kavaklıdere.
Which neighbourhoods of Ankara are least walkable?
Of the 13 neighbourhoods we rank, the lowest scoring are İvedikköy (34) and Bilkent (68). These are the best-known neighbourhoods with their own Wikipedia articles, so less walkable outer suburbs that are not ranked may score lower still.
How are Ankara's neighbourhoods ranked?
Each neighbourhood is scored at points 100 m to 500 m apart across a circle around its centre, sized to its area, and its score is the mean of those points. Each point's score counts the groceries, restaurants, shops, schools, parks and other everyday places within a 30 minute walk, as described in the methodology. Ankara scores 91 across the 5 km around its centre.
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. Neighbourhoods and where they lie from Overture Maps and Wikidata.