Atatürk and the Youth Monument

Atatürk and the Youth Monument is an open-air work by the sculptor Remzi Savaş, located within Hacettepe University’s Beytepe Campus in Ankara’s Çankaya district. Its approximate position is 39°52′05.1″N, 32°44′10.4″E. This is a focused modern-art stop set in a university landscape, rather than a monument standing independently in an unrestricted public square. The campus setting is essential to understanding the visit: the work has a named creator and a precise location, but reaching it involves entering and navigating Hacettepe’s Beytepe grounds. Visitors interested in Ankara’s modern public art can pair the sculpture with an appreciation of the university environment around it.

There is no sequence of galleries or indoor exhibition to work through here. Expect one outdoor sculptural landmark and the surrounding Beytepe university setting, including circulation routes, open areas and nearby campus buildings. Hacettepe’s transport information notes that internal directional signs begin approximately 3 km after the main entrance, so the campus route is part of the practical experience. Once you reach the monument, the visit is primarily about observing the work from the available outdoor approaches and placing it within the university landscape. Allow extra orientation time if this is your first visit to Beytepe.

Allow about 30 to 60 minutes for the monument itself. That estimate covers finding the work inside the campus, looking closely at the sculpture and taking photographs; it does not represent a duration published by Hacettepe University. If you arrive by car, add time for the entrance procedure and the internal journey from the gate. A broader Beytepe visit will take longer if you combine the monument with another campus destination or an arranged appointment. On a first visit, separate viewing time from orientation time, because reaching a particular work within a large university campus can be less immediate than reaching a landmark beside a city street.

No separate visiting timetable is published for the monument. If you are driving, weekday working hours are the clearest access period because the campus notice describes registration and visitor-card procedures for entry. Cars without a campus vehicle identification sticker are not admitted outside weekday working hours, including weekends and public holidays. That rule concerns vehicle access to university property, not an opening schedule for the artwork itself. Public-transport visitors should also allow time for the shuttle transfer and the route across Beytepe after arriving at the metro station. Conditions at a university entrance can affect the practical timing of this stop.

The absence of a recorded price does not establish unrestricted access: the work stands on university property, where entry conditions still apply. During weekday working hours, vehicle visitors should expect the visit purpose to be checked, a valid driving licence or identity document to be requested, and a visitor card to be issued. The campus procedure is an entry-control measure, not a ticket price. Plan around the gate process when arriving by car, and do not treat the lack of a published tariff as confirmation that every visitor can enter without permission.

By public transport, take Ankara’s M2 Kızılay–Çayyolu metro line to Beytepe station. At the stop on Beytepe Bridge, transfer to the Beytepe Metro Station–Beytepe Campus shuttle bus. By car, follow Ankara–Eskişehir Road to the Beytepe Bridge connection and continue to Hacettepe’s A main entrance. Hacettepe’s transport page places the connection around the road’s 14th kilometre and says internal directional signs begin approximately 3 km after entry. The metro station and bridge are transfer points, not the monument, so allow time for the campus route and final orientation. Once inside, follow the university’s directional system rather than assuming the roadside coordinates mark a direct public entrance.

Treat this as a controlled university-campus stop, not as a guaranteed walk-in attraction beside a public road. Keep the identification requested at the gate available, explain the purpose of your visit, and follow security directions. For drivers, the restriction outside weekday working hours is particularly important: cars without a campus vehicle identification sticker are not admitted on weekends and public holidays. The fact that the monument is outdoors does not remove campus access conditions. Leave room in your itinerary for the entrance procedure, internal route and any directions given by Hacettepe staff. Campus activity may also make circulation feel different from a conventional sightseeing site, so remain attentive to pedestrians, vehicles and marked restricted areas.

Photography suits this open-air monument, and the approximate coordinates, 39°52′05.1″N, 32°44′10.4″E, can help confirm that you have reached the intended campus location. Frame the sculpture with awareness of its Hacettepe setting, since the university landscape distinguishes it from a streetside monument. Use internal signs and the campus route to locate the site before choosing a viewpoint. Do not obstruct circulation, photograph restricted security areas or disregard staff instructions. A wider composition can show the relationship between artwork and campus, while a closer view keeps the sculptural subject recognisable. Visit with enough time to adjust your position without blocking university routes, and treat security guidance as part of responsible photography on campus.