Ankara became the capital as a result of it being the headquarters of the Turkish National Movement during Turkey's War of Independence. During the war, Constan

Ankara became the capital as a result of it being the headquarters of the Turkish National Movement during Turkey's War of Independence. During the war, Constantinople was under control of the Ottoman Sultan, who was at that point a protectorate of the Entendre. Because Ankara was the base of operations for the republican government since its creation, it made much more sense for it to be the postwar capital than Istanbul. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_War_of_Independence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_War_of_Independence