Editing Ankara (section)

== Economy and infrastructure ==
[[File:Yda Ankara 2024.jpg|thumb|250px|YDA Center in [[Söğütözü]], Ankara]]

Ankara has long been a productive agricultural region in Anatolia. In the Ottoman period, Ankara was well known for producing grain, cotton, and fruits.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Chen |first=Yuan Julian |date=2021-10-11 |title=Between the Islamic and Chinese Universal Empires: The Ottoman Empire, Ming Dynasty, and Global Age of Explorations |url=https://www.academia.edu/59068575 |journal=Journal of Early Modern History |volume=25 |issue=5 |pages=422–456 |doi=10.1163/15700658-bja10030 |issn=1385-3783 |s2cid=244587800}}</ref>

The city has exported [[mohair]] (from the [[Angora goat]]) and [[Angora wool]] (from the [[Angora rabbit]]) internationally for centuries. In the 19th century, the city also exported substantial amounts of [[Goatskin (material)|goat]] and cat skins, [[gum arabic|gum]], [[beeswax|wax]], [[honey]], berries, and [[madder root]].{{sfn|Baynes|1878|p=45}} It was connected to [[Istanbul]] by railway before the [[First World War]], continuing to export mohair, wool, berries, and grain.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|pp=40–41}}

The [[Central Anatolia Region]] is one of the primary locations of grape and [[Turkish wine|wine production in Turkey]], and Ankara is particularly famous for its [[Kalecik Karası]] and [[Muscat (grape and wine)|Muscat grapes]]; and its [[Kavaklıdere (winery)|Kavaklıdere wine]], which is produced in the [[Kavaklıdere, Ankara|Kavaklıdere]] neighborhood within the [[Çankaya, Ankara|Çankaya]] district of the city. Ankara is also famous for its pears. Another natural product of Ankara is its indigenous type of [[honey]] (''Ankara Balı'') which is known for its light color and is mostly produced by the [[Atatürk Forest Farm and Zoo]] in the Gazi district, and by other facilities in the Elmadağ, Çubuk and Beypazarı districts. [[Çubuk-1 Dam|Çubuk-1]] and [[Çubuk-2 Dam|Çubuk-2]] dams on the Çubuk Brook in Ankara were among the first dams constructed in the Turkish Republic.

[[File:Kızılay Square 001.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Kızılay Square]] and [[Kahramanlar Business Center|Emek Business Center]] (1959–1965), the first [[International Style (architecture)|International Style]] office tower and shopping center in Turkey.<ref>{{cite web |title=Emek Business Center, Ankara |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/107658/emek-business-center-ankara-turkey |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223051519/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/107658/emek-business-center-ankara-turkey |archive-date=23 December 2015 |access-date=25 June 2022 |website=[[Emporis]] |publisher=Emporis}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Işıl Gülkök |date=September 2013 |title=New representations of space: Emek office building and Gima Store (in ''Production of Sidewalks: the Case of Atatürk Boulevard, Ankara'') |url=https://www.researchgate.net/figure/New-Representations-of-space-Emek-office-building-Gima-Store-Old-Representations_fig14_323771958}}</ref>]]

Ankara is the center of the state-owned and private Turkish [[Arms industry|defence]] and [[Aerospace manufacturer|aerospace]] companies, where the industrial plants and headquarters of the [[Turkish Aerospace Industries]], [[Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation (Turkey)|MKE]], [[ASELSAN]], [[HAVELSAN]], [[ROKETSAN]], [[FNSS Defence Systems|FNSS]],<ref>{{cite web |author=FNSS Savunma Sistemleri A.Ş. |title=FNSS Savunma Sistemleri A.Ş. |url=http://www.fnss.com.tr/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109163928/http://www.fnss.com.tr/ |archive-date=9 January 2014 |access-date=21 March 2011}}</ref> [[Nurol Makina]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Nurol Makina ve Sanayi A.Ş. |url=http://www.nurolmakina.com.tr/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100322233142/http://www.nurolmakina.com.tr/ |archive-date=22 March 2010 |access-date=21 March 2011 |work=nurolmakina.com.tr}}</ref> and numerous other firms are located. Exports to foreign countries from these defense and aerospace firms have steadily increased in the past decades. The [[International Defence Industry Fair|IDEF]] in Ankara is one of the largest international expositions of the global [[arms industry]]. A number of the global [[automotive industry|automotive companies]] also have production facilities in Ankara, such as the German bus and truck manufacturer [[MAN SE]].<ref>{{cite web |title=MAN Turkiye |url=http://www.man.com.tr/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026043012/http://www.man.com.tr/ |archive-date=26 October 2013 |access-date=31 March 2011 |work=man.com.tr}}</ref> Ankara hosts the [[OSTIM Industrial Zone]], Turkey's largest [[industrial park]].

A large percentage of the complicated employment in Ankara is provided by the state institutions; such as the [[Ministry (government department)|ministries]], subministries, and other administrative bodies of the Turkish government. There are also many foreign citizens working as diplomats or clerks in the [[embassy|embassies]] of their respective countries.