ASBU Ulus Campus is located in a historical location, which is the first Prime Ministry building of the Republic of Turkey. The University Ulus campus is also located next to the six-century-old Hacı Bayram Veli Tomb, one of Ankara's oldest historical sites, and the archaeological sites of the Roman Bath and Temple of Augustus, dating back two thousand years.
ASBU campus' Ankara Castle, Hacı Bayram Veli Tomb and I. and II. The fact that it is positioned at the center of a triangle consisting of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey buildings is one of the features that make the university stand out. Within the historical context in which it is located, the university aims to create educational and research environments equipped with modern and cutting-edge technologies. In addition to its traditional educational activities, ASBU aims to contribute first-hand to the historical richness of the Nation by opening a series of museums that will serve the public and researchers in university buildings in the long term.
The university's rectorate building was built by Architect Yahya Ahmet Bey in 1925 and served as the "Prime Minister" until 1937. The main building, which hosted the Ministry of Finance after the 1950s, has been used by the Undersecretariat of Customs since 2001. The historical building allocated to Ankara Social Sciences University in April 2013 is used as the rectorate building.
War of Independence Museum (I. GNAT Building): The construction of the building started in 1915; The plan of the building, which was first designed as the Clubhouse of the Committee of Union and Progress, was made by the foundation architect Salim Bey. The most distinctive feature of the two-storey building in Turkish architectural style is the use of Ankara stone (ANDESITE) on its walls. The building, which was used as the First Grand National Assembly of Turkey between 23 April 1920 and 15 October 1924, was transferred to the Ministry of Education in 1952, and in 1957, work began to turn it into a museum. The building was opened to the public on April 23, 1961 under the name "Turkish Grand National Assembly Museum"; Later, in 1981, as a result of restoration and display-arrangement works by the General Directorate of Antiquities and Museums of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, it was reopened to visitors on April 23, 1981, under the name "War of Independence Museum".
II. Turkish Grand National Assembly Building (Republic Museum): It was designed by the architect Vedat Tek (1873-1942) in 1923, and was later rebuilt after the Second Grand National Assembly of Turkey building was inadequate. It was opened as the Turkish Grand National Assembly building on 18 October 1924. It was used for a period of 36 years until May 27, 1960. After the parliament moved to its newly built modern building in 1961, this building was allocated to the Central Treaty Organization (CENTO) and was used as CENTO Headquarters between 1961 and 1979. With the abolition of CENTO It was transferred to the Ministry of Culture in the same year. It was decided that the front part of the building would be used as the Republic Museum and the back part would be used as the service building of the General Directorate of Antiquities and Museums. The museum section was organized after repairs and restorations and opened to visitors as the Republic Museum on October 30, 1981. It served with this layout until 1985. In the same year, it was closed to visitors and exhibition works began. Work continued until 1991, and it was reopened to visitors in January 1992. Events reflecting the terms of the first three Presidents, their own words, photographs, some of their personal belongings, as well as the decisions and laws taken by the parliament during that period are exhibited in the museum.
Roman Bath: It is located on Çankırı Street, which extends from Ulus Square to Yıldırım Beyazıt Square, approximately 400 meters from Ulus, on the west of the road, on a plateau about 2.5 meters high from the street. It has been understood that this ruin, which is today called the Roman Bath, is a mound and was inhabited from bottom to top during the Phrygian, Roman and partly Byzantine, Seljuk and Ottoman periods. Based on the coins found during the excavations here, the bath; It was dated to the era of Caracalla (AD 212-217) by the head of the excavation. According to other coins found during the excavation, the bath was used continuously and repaired from time to time for approximately five hundred years. Covering an area of approximately 65,000 m2, the Ankara Roman Bath ruins were transformed into an Open Air Museum with the work carried out between 1997 and 2001.
Temple of Augustus: The Temple of Augustus is located next to the Hacıbayram Mosque in Ulus. The temple, which is one of the important works of the Roman Period, was built in B.C. by King Pylamenes, the son of the last Galatian Ruler Amintos, as a sign of dependence on Augustus and to celebrate the annexation of the Galatia Province to Rome. It is thought to have been built after 25 years. During the Roman Period, Ankara was founded around the sacred hill where the Temple of Augustus was located. Although it was dated to the 2nd century BC by M.Schede, the architectural elements found in the temple indicate the early Augustan Period (27 BC-AD14).
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