// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Ankara?
Ankara scores 43.4% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #140 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
43.4%
Rank
#140 / 213
Criteria present
25 / 82
Evidence coverage
57.3%
Ankara's smart city score by area
2 present · 8 partial · 9 absent · 2 not assessed
3 present · 5 partial · 5 absent · 3 not assessed
5 present · 4 partial · 8 absent
11 present · 3 partial · 3 absent · 3 not assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
Where Ankara is strong
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
- ▸Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring
- ▸Data Governance, Privacy & Ethics
- ▸Innovation Ecosystem
- ▸EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure
Where the gaps are
- ▸Smart Energy & Buildings
- ▸Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
- ▸Open Data by Default
- ▸City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange
- ▸Pervasive IoT Sensing
Evidence highlights
Digital Twin · 3D city model / digital twin
Ankara has a "3D city models and cadastre project" as indicated by a government website.
https://www.tkgm.gov.tr/projeler/3-boyutlu-kent-modelleri-ve-kadastro-projesiData Governance, Privacy & Ethics · Data protection / privacy framework
Turkey has a national Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 6698) and a Personal Data Protection Authority (KVKK) responsible for its implementation and oversight. The Ankara Metropolitan Municipality also references KVKK.
https://www.kvkk.gov.tr/Outcome Measurement & KPIs · City KPI / indicator framework
The Ankara Metropolitan Municipality and its affiliated organizations, such as EGO (public transport) and ASKI (water and sewerage), publish strategic plans and explicitly mention Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for their operations.
https://www.aski.gov.tr/tr/icerik/16/stratejik-planlarOutcome Measurement & KPIs · Public performance reporting
The Ankara Metropolitan Municipality and its affiliated organizations, such as ASKI and EGO, publish annual activity reports and maintain a "Transparent Ankara" portal, indicating public performance reporting.
https://www.aski.gov.tr/tr/icerik/20/faaliyet-raporlariAbout this assessment
Ankara was assessed against the 82 criteria of the DC20 smart city framework on 2026-06-26 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, and every finding links to where it was found — see how smart cities are measured. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.