Gölbaşı, Ankara

Gölbaşı is a town and district of the Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, 20 km south of the city of Ankara. According to a 2010 census, the population of the district is 95,109, 93,852 of whom live in the town of Gölbaşı. The district covers an area of 738 km2, and the average elevation is 970 m. The district includes the Mogan and Eymir lakes.

Although the lakes are polluted and infested with mosquitoes, the picnic areas and lakeside restaurants of Gölbaşı serve as a popular retreat from the city for the people of Ankara. A number of government departments have accommodations here, and the town is slowly but surely joining up with the city as the green space between the two disappears. Türk Telekom have their satellite ground control in the area.