Kind of. I mean, that's pretty much the reason it stayed there after being the provisional capital. Why was it the provisional capital? Well, the major cities

Kind of. I mean, that's pretty much the reason it stayed there after being the provisional capital. Why was it the provisional capital? Well, the major cities (Istanbul, Izmir) were occupied. Ankara was * Controlled by Ataturk's government * Centrally Located * Decently Large (i.e. not a village)