The town of Ankara became part of the Ottoman state in 1361 or perhaps in 1354.
[1] It was the first capital (pasha sanjak) of the Anatolia Eyalet from its formation in the late 14th century until the late 15th century, when it was moved to Kütahya.
[1] The sanjak of Ankara remained part of Anatolia Eyalet until the latter's dissolution ca.
1841–46, when it became the seat of the new Ankara Eyalet.
[2] In 1912, the sanjak of Ankara comprised the districts (kazas) of Ankara proper, Ayaş, Beypazarı, Nallıhan, Mihalıççık, Sivrihisar, Haymana, Bala, Yabanabad and Kalecik.