Along the highway from Ankara airport to the city centre, municipal workers have been planting flowers and installing giant billboards to shield views of dilapidated homes and poorer neighbourhoods.

Often overshadowed by Istanbul, Turkey’s capital offers a wide variety of delicious food, lively venues and sightseeing opportunities

Türkiye has stepped up security and transport measures in Ankara ahead of next week’s NATO leaders’ summit, with tens of thousands of personnel to be deployed across the capital.