Area Of Ankara Research Articles

Determination of Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Cell-Free Supernatant (CFSKC27L) and Exopolysaccharide (EPSKC27L) obtained from Ligilactobacillus salivarius KC27L

Twenty-six lactic acid bacteria were obtained from poultry feces sampled located in the Ankara area (Türkiye) and belong to the Lactobacillus genus according to the results obtained by biochemical methods. This study screened these isolates for exopolysaccharides (EPS) production. EPS production was detected in these isolates, varying from 8 mg L-1 to 353 mg L-1. The highest EPS-producing isolate (KC27L) was selected for further studies. The isolate was identified as Ligilactobacillus salivarius by 16S rRNA analysis. Furthermore, the anti-biofilm and antioxidant abilities of the cell-free supernatant (CFSKC27L) and different concentrations (0.5 mg L-1 and 1 mg L-1) of EPS belonging to the KC27L strain (EPSKC27L) that exhibited high EPS production were determined. CFSKC27 and different concentrations (0.5 mg L-1 and 1 mg mL-1) of EPSKC27L determined the anti-biofilm impact on Escherichia coli ATCC 11229, Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212, and Staphylococcus aureus EB-1. The highest anti-biofilm effect in 1 mg mL-1 EPSKC27L was detected at E. coli ATCC 11229 with 87 % inhibition. Three different methods (1.1-Diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH) removal impact, Fe2+ ion chelating and superoxide anion radical scavenging activity) designated antioxidant activity. The highest 1.1-Diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH) removal impact, Fe2+ ion chelating, and superoxide anion radical scavenging activity were found in 1 mg mL-1 EPSKC27L (79.6%, 24.9%, and 61.6%, respectively). Both anti-biofilm and antioxidant activities of 1 mg mL-1 EPSKC27L were higher than postbiotic. Finally, its molecular characterization was done following the partial purification of the EPSKC27L. The EPSKC27L has two fractions with molecular weights of 1.6x103 and 6.4 x104 Da. Monosaccharide components of EPSKC27L were found to be glucose (53.1%), fructose (18.5%), arabinose (14.6%) and mannose (13.8%). CFSKC27L and EPSKC27L obtained from L. salivarius can be antioxidants and anti-biofilm agents.

Application of Strategic Planning Approach of a Cultural Centre Area: A Study of Atatürk Cultural Centre Area in Ankara

In order to preserve vitality of historic urban centre areas, it is necessary to deploy new and innovative strategies to ensure proper development and management, and avail potential opportunities. This study explores the strategic revitalization of the Atatürk Cultural Centre (ACC) area - a historic urban centre in Ankara, Türkiye. A mixed-method approach has been adopted in this study, which examines the area’s physical, economic, social, and environmental dimensions, conducting questionnaire surveys, stakeholder analysis, and SWOT analysis. Again, the most appropriate alternative was selected by using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method, concurrently, competitor analysis was performed, a strategic visionary plan was determined, and later on the plan aligned with the corporate strategic plan. According to the study, competitive advantage in real estate markets and the functioning logic of the studied area should be considered for long-term results and potential benefits through a strategic planning approach. The study concludes that strategic planning, stakeholder collaboration, and targeted interventions can transform the ACC area into a vibrant cultural hub, contributing to Ankara’s broader urban development goals. The proposed strategic plan provides a roadmap for realizing this vision, ensuring the preservation of historic cultural heritage while fostering sustainable urban growth.

Contrasting innovation dynamics of professional-technological knowledge intensive business services in metropolitan areas

Formulation of the problem. The study examines knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) firms' capability to access, process, and transform information into innovation. KIBS are defined as facilitators, carriers of knowledge, and sources of innovation for other sectors. KIBS play an important role in the production, use, and transfer of knowledge to the manufacturing sector. KIBS activities do not demonstrate a uniform structure within themselves, so a dual classification as professional services (P-KIBS) and technological services (T-KIBS) based on functioning and input has been developed. KIBS activities are concentrated in large cities. Major cities or capitals have well-developed infrastructure, public administration centers, advanced social activities, and numerous research institutes and universities. All of them attract a highly skilled population. Regarding metropolitan city economic growth, KIBS stand out because of their high added value, high income, high innovation returns, and high financial capacity, and they contribute to development. The purpose. The present study aims to reveal the innovative capacities and dynamics of P-KIBS and T-KIBS firms operating in the metropolitan area of Ankara, Turkey's capital city. To reach this aim, Turkey's capital city Ankara is analyzed by using the results of a questionnaire applied to 410 small and medium-sized (SMEs) KIBS firms, 146 of which are P-KIBS firms and other 264 are T-KIBS firms. Methods. In the course of the research and preparation of the article, the authors used several scientific methods, both philosophical and general scientific, as well as specific scientific methods. In particular, the methods of analysis and synthesis, induction and hypothetical-deductive method, mathematical-statistical and spatial analysis, methods of grouping and classification, questionnaires and surveys, etc., were used. The results. There are notable differences between the P-KIBS and T-KIBS firms, considering their spatial distribution patterns and the dynamics of their innovation processes. The spatial distribution patterns of the KIBS firms were revealed. While T-KIBS activities demonstrate a spatial clustering tendency independent of the CBD, the P-KIBS firms prefer to locate within the CBD or its vicinity. KIBS sectors generally prefer to be situated by high-income residents, new settlements, secure and prestigious areas close to large public institutions such as ministries and general directorates. It was revealed that the T-KIBS firms are most densely located in the CBD and newly developing business districts of Balgat and Söğütözü, and in the Technology Development Zones of Ankara. P-KIBS firms, on the other hand, are more widely spread in the Çankaya and Yenimahalle districts. It was found that advances in information and communication technologies have a varied impact on the location selection preferences of P-KIBS and T-KIBS enterprises. According to the research results, the factors influencing the clustering of P-KIBS companies and T-KIBS firms were identified and determined. There is a significant relationship between the innovative P-KIBS and T-KIBS firms and their collaboration with other institutions. As a result of the the study, it has been determined that there is a significant relationship between collaboration, R&D, intrafirm and extrafirm social relationships on the innovation of KIBS firms and also contrasting innovation dynamics related to different classes of KIBS in metropolitan areas.

ANALYSIS OF URBAN LAND USE CHANGE USING REMOTE SENSING AND DIFFERENT CHANGE DETECTION TECHNIQUES: THE CASE OF ANKARA PROVINCE

Abstract. This study aims to use remote sensing techniques to map the urban region of Ankara from the past to the present, assessing the nature, magnitude and direction of changes within the area, including the transformation of LULC classes and explaining the driving forces behind these transformations. The study encompasses three stages. Firstly, Landsat 7 ETM+ images from 2000 and Sentinel-2 satellite images from 2020 were obtained for Ankara city and surroundings through the Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform. Image classification was conducted for both 2000 and 2020 using 'Blue', 'Green', 'Red', 'Vegetation Red Edge1', 'Vegetation Red Edge2', 'Vegetation Red Edge3', 'NIR', 'Vegetation Red Edge4', 'Water vapour', ' SWIR1', 'SWIR2' bands, as well as 'NDWI', 'NDVI', 'NDBI' indices on the GEE platform. LULC was classified using the Random Forest (RF) classifier, which included six classes: urban area, forest, water surfaces, open areas, agricultural areas and roads. Secondly, the LULC maps of the 2000 and 2020 images were classified using RF. The study employed the 'Categorical Change, Pixel Value Change and Time Series Change' methods to determine the transformations between LULC categories. Specifically, the urban change within the study area increased by 70% between 2000 and 2020. Over the past 20 years, from 2000 to 2020, the urban areas in Ankara expanded by 170%. Consequently, accurately determining the nature, magnitude and direction of urban development using remote sensing data offers valuable baseline information for various disciplines related to spatial planning at local and national scales.

Status of virus and phytoplasma diseases in carrot growing areas of Ankara and Konya provinces, Turkey

In this study, infections that may emerge from viruses and phytoplasmas were investigated in carrot cultivation fields in the Ankara and Konya provinces, which are located in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey and have the largest agricultural areas of the country. A total of 272 symptomatic and asymptomatic carrot plants, together with their root and leaf parts, were collected from 61 fields by performing periodic field studies during the plant vegetation periods between 2018–2019. Samples were tested against carrot virus Y (CarVY), carrot red leaf virus (CtRLV), carrot red leaf virus-associated RNA (CtRLVaRNA), carrot mottle virus (CMoV), carrot torradovirus 1 (CaTV), carrot yellow leaf virus (CYLV), carrot thin leaf virus (CTLV) and cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) agents by Reverse Transcriptase-PCR (RT-PCR). To determine phytoplasmas, samples were tested using universal primers by nested PCR. Molecular tests conducted to investigate the aforementioned viruses produced negative results, but phytoplasma infections were widely found. 16SrVI-A “Candidatus Phytoplasma trifolii” and 16SrI-B “Aster yellows” subgroups were detected by in vitro/in silico RFLP and sequencing analyses. Disease incidence caused by both phytoplasma groups was 39.34%. This study determined for the first time that 16SrVI and 16SrI groups cause severe infections in the carrot fields of Turkey.

Determination of Densities and Frequencies of Problematic Weed Species in Onion Planting Areas of Ankara and Çorum Provinces

This study was conducted in 2019 in order to determine the weed species, their densities and frequency of occurrences in the onion production areas of Ankara and Çorum Provinces. The surveys were carried out in 78 fields, 55 in Ankara and 23 in Çorum. As a result of the surveys, 75 weed species, two of which are parasite, belonging to 28 families and 64 genera, were determined in the onion fields of Ankara Province. The families with the most species were listed as Asteraceae (11), Poaceae (9), Fabaceae (6), Chenopodiaceae (5) and Apiaceae (5). Other families were determined between 1-3 species. Of these weeds, Convolvulus arvensis L. (1.2 plants/m2), Xantium strumarium L. (0.50 plants/m2), Amaranthus retroflexus L. (0.40 plants/m2), Cuscuta sp. (0.37 parazited onion/m2), A. blitoides S. Watson (0.36 plants/m2) were the 5 most intense species. According to the frequency of occurrence, the first five species are determined as; C. arvensis L. (90.90%), X. strumarium L. (65.45%), A. retroflexus L. (54.54), Chenopodium album L. (52.72%), A. albus L. (47.27%). In the onion cultivation areas of Çorum Province, 61 weed species one of which is parasite, belonging to 24 families and 51 genera were determined. The families with the most species were listed as Asteraceae (9), Poaceae,(8) Apiacea (5), Polygonaceae (4), Fabaceae (4); as for other families, between 1-3 species were determined. Considering the densities per m2 of these weeds, the 5 most common weed species are determined as C. arvensis L. (0.80 plants/m2), Anethum graveolen L. (0.56 plants/m2), A. retroflexus L. (0.41 plants/m2), Chrozophora tinctoria (L.) Raf. (0.32 plants/m2), X. spinosum L. (0.31 plants/m2), the first five species in terms of frequency of incidence are; C. arvensis L. (86.95), A. refroflexus L. (56.52%), X. strumarium L. (56.52%), Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. (52.17%), C. album L. (52.17%).

Tracking the footsteps of Francisella tularensis: Bacteriological and serological monitoring in epidemic areas in Ankara

The study aimed to detect Francisella tularensis (F. tularensis) in water samples and to investigate the seroreactivity of sheep to tularemia in endemic areas where human tularemia cases have been reported in Ankara, Turkey. For the isolation of F. tularensis, 50 water samples were collected from rural areas of 5 regions of Ankara (Turkey) and selectively cultured on Francis medium supplemented with 8–9 % sheep blood and antibiotics (100 IU/ml penicillin G, 100 mg/L cycloheximide, 80,000 U/L polymixin B). No F. tularensis isolate was cultivated from the water samples. To determine the seroreactivity of sheep to tularemia, 1006 sheep blood samples were collected from the regions, where human tularemia is endemic. A microagglutination test (MAT) identified significant antibody titers, ranging from 1/20–1/640 in 181 (17.99 %) of the investigated sheep sera. Further investigation is required in order to evaluate and confirm a possible epidemiologic relationship between human outbreaks and probable role of sheep or other sources.

Determination of potential insect vectors and subgroups of aster yellows phytoplasma in the carrot (Daucus carota L.) (Apiaceae) cultivation areas of Ankara and Konya Provinces, Türkiye

Aster yellows phytoplasma (16Sr-I, AYp) is a widespread plant pathogen affecting a wide range of economically important crops. AYp can be distributed widely via insect vectors and is associated with severe redness and yellowing in carrot leaves. The presence of potential insect vectors of aster yellows phytoplasma was investigated in the Ankara and Konya Provinces, the largest carrot production areas in Türkiye. Forty-five insect samples were collected during the field studies between March and September 2020. Morphological and molecular studies have shown that Neophilaenus campestris (Fallén, 1805) (Hemiptera: Aphrophoridae), Empoasca decipiens Paoli, 1930 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) and Psammotettix striatus (L., 1758) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) carried 16SrI-F phytoplasma. Psammotettix striatus collected from different locations contained subgroup 16SrI-R, as well. In addition, subgroup 16SrI-B was determined in Cicadula divaricata Ribaut, 1952 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) and in a psyllid (Psylloidea: Psyllidae) species. Empoasca sp., Anaceratagallia sp. (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) and Psammotettix confinis (Dahlbom, 1850) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) were determined as potential phytoplasma vectors. Phytoplasma 16Sr rRNA and insect cytochrome oxidase gene nucleotide sequences were used for phylogenetic analysis. The results will contribute to vector-based control of aster yellows phytoplasmas in carrot cultivation areas.

Ripping through a storified place: an exercise in critical breaking

ABSTRACT This paper is an exercise in critical breaking. We take the promotional material for a newly ‘rejuvenated’ area in Ankara, Turkey, and tear out images and text. This is not to re-assemble a critical story of the urban development project; instead, we seek to mirror the process of its marketing. We explore the dynamic shifting and splintered nationhood constructed and marketed in this tourist site. This project is distinct in embracing its fragmented-ness into what/if space, embodying divergent historical trajectories. It implicates a speculative aspect, which is consequential for the political imagination reflected within the site. We use zine, as a mode of presentation, which with its DIY ethos mounts a polyvocal critique of stagecraft and a feminist-inspired challenge to heritage storytelling.

Factors Affecting Consumer Perception of Goat Milk and Dairy Products in Ankara Province

The aim of this study is to determine the consumption of goat milk and dairy products according to the demographic characteristics of consumers residing in the urban areas of Ankara and to determine the factors affecting the buying and consuming behaviors of these products. Within the scope of the study, face-to-face questionnaires were conducted in supermarket chains with 269 consumers. The surveys were conducted in 9 districts of Ankara including Altındağ, Çankaya, Etimesgut, Gölbaşı, Keçiören, Mamak, Pursaklar, Sincan and Yenimahalle. The results of the research were analyzed with chi-square statistical method and cross table. Average monthly consumption of consumers was found to be 0.25 L for goat milk, 0.62 kg for goat cheese and 0.40 kg for goat ice cream. As a result of the chi-square analysis, the differences between consumption of goat cheese and ice cream with age distribution, consumption of goat milk and cheese with number of years in Ankara were found to be statistically significant. (P < 0.05). It is thought that the results will contribute to the studies aimed at increasing the consumption of goat milk and dairy products in Türkiye.

Assessing user preferences regarding military site regeneration: The case of the Fourth Corps Command in Ankara

The sustainable regeneration of military sites is a challenging problem requiring the involvement of various stakeholders. Yet, in many parts of the world, it is a practice which excludes the public from the decision-making. This article is based on a survey of people residing or working nearby a military area in Ankara, where a number of megaprojects have been proposed by the government. It questions how the public would approach the regeneration of this site, what their preferences and concerns for reuse are and how their responses vary according to certain individual factors. The results show a mismatch between the interest of the ordinary public in the protection of green open spaces and the government's agenda to transform military sites into housing estates. Gender, level of education and landownership affect the way people view the regeneration of military landscapes and their preferences for reuse. These findings are important for the sustainable regeneration of military sites.

The role of mother–child relationship between young children’s anxiety and social play

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to explore the moderating role of mother–child relationships (closeness and conflict) in the relations between children's anxiety and play behaviour in the sample of Turkish preschool children. Participants were N = 211 children (117 boys, M age = 64.08 months, SD = 12.26) attending preschool from suburban areas in Ankara. Mothers rated children’s anxiety and mother–child relationships, whereas teachers provided ratings of children’s social play. Among the results, children’s anxiety and mother’s conflict was positively correlated with reticence behaviour and negatively correlated with social play. Moreover, mother–child closeness significantly moderated these associations. The current findings suggest that mother – child relationships moderated the association between unsociability and social play in children (buffering effect). The interaction between anxiety and mother–child closeness could be beneficial for predicting unsociable children’s social play behaviour. Mothers can improve their relationship depending on unsociable children to provide nurturing social play behaviour. Limitations and future directions of the current study are discussed.

Tracking the Footsteps of Francisella Tularensis: Bacteriological and Serological Monitoring in Epidemic Areas in Ankara

Tracking the Footsteps of Francisella Tularensis: Bacteriological and Serological Monitoring in Epidemic Areas in Ankara

Determination of Microplastics in Snowfall and Raindrops in the Urban Area of Ankara, Turkey

Determination of Microplastics in Snowfall and Raindrops in the Urban Area of Ankara, Turkey

Changes and Problems of Conservation in Ankara-Ulus Historical City Center: Koyunpazarı Slope and Atpazarı Square

Purpose In this study, the settlement located in Koyunpazarı Slope and Hisar (Atpazarı) Square, which has an important position in the Atpazarı-Koyunpazarı-Samanpazarı area, which is the oldest part of the Ankara-Ulus Historical City Center, was examined in a way to include Çengelhan and Çukurhan. With this study, it is aimed to determine the changes and conservation problems in the field and to give direction to the changes planned for the future in the area. Design/Methodology/Approach Analysis and evaluation studies conducted in 1998 have been repeated in the mentioned area. Research and surveys have been conducted on the number of buildings in the area, the number of floors, the physical conditions of the buildings, the number of sub-units, types of activities, ownership status, frequency of purchasing goods, types of transportation, spatial competence, infrastructure competencies and future expectations of the working population. Findings As a result of these studies, the changes and problems occurred in the period from 1998 to 2020 have been determined. It has been observed that there are serious changes in the area due to cultural tourism, as in all over the world and in our country. The infrastructural deficiencies are the main problems identified in the area. Furthermore, it has been observed that the traffic problem has not been solved completely and also some buildings need repair. Research Limitations/Implications The fact that the field of study could not be expanded due to the application of the survey questions in the field of study in 1998 constitutes the limitations of this study. Social/Practical Implications With this study, it is aimed to draw attention to the conservation of the historical environment in Koyunpazarı Street and Atpazarı Square, which is an important point of the Ulus Historical City Center, and to create a social awareness about the preservation of the area in question. Originality/Value This study is significant as it discusses the conservation problems in one of the oldest areas of Ankara and aims to give direction to future changes in the field by formulating proposals for the solution of these problems.

Determination of Virus Diseases in Lettuce Production Areas of Ankara, Eskisehir, and Konya Provinces of Turkey

Türkiye’de önemli bir yere sahip olan kışlık sebze üretimi, iklim koşullarının uygun olduğu birçok bölgede yapılmaktadır. Önemli bir kışlık sebze olan ve İç Anadolu Bölgesinin farklı illerinde üretimi yapılan marul bitkisini kalite ve verim açısından etkileyen birçok viral hastalık etmeni bulunmaktadır. Bu önemli viral hastalık etmenlerinin durumunun tespit edilmesi amacıyla 2017-2018 yıllarında Ankara, Eskişehir ve Konya illeri marul alanlarında sürveyler yapılarak, 164 adet örnek toplanmıştır. Toplanan örnekler, 14 farklı virüs [Beet western yellows virus (BWYV), Broad bean wilt virus (BBWV), Cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV), Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), Lettuce mosaic virus (LMV), Mirafiori lettuce big-vein virus (MiLBVV), Radish mosaic virus (RaMV), Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), Tobacco necrosis virus (TNV), Tobacco rattle virus (TRV), Tobacco streak virus (TSV), Tomato black ring virus (TBRV), Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV), Turnip mosaic virus (TuMV)] serolojik olarak DAS-ELISA yöntemi ile test edilmiştir. Serolojik olarak ticari kiti bulunmayan 2 virüs için [Lettuce big vein associated virus (LBVaV) ve Tomato infectious chlorosis virus (TICV)] moleküler bir yöntem olan RT-PCR kullanılmıştır. Ayrıca serolojik olarak bölgede yüksek oranda tespit edilmiş olan MiLBVV moleküler yöntemlerle doğrulanmıştır. Yapılan analizler sonucunda LBVaV, MiLBVV, LMV, TNV etmenleri sırasıyla % 31.7, 19.5, 7.3 ve 3.7 oranında tespit edilmiştir En yaygın viral etmenlerin LBVaV ve MiLBVV olduğu görülmüştür.

The intergenerational similarity of social value orientations in adolescents and emerging adults: Variable-centered and person-centered approaches

The current study examined the intergenerational similarity of middle adolescents’ and emerging adults’ social value orientations (SVO) using different variable-centered and person-centered approaches and whether perceived parental autonomy support and conditional regard would play a role in similarity. The sample consisted of 218 middle adolescents (ages 14–15, eighth and ninth grades) and 219 emerging adults (ages 19–25, attending university) and their mothers and fathers in a metropolitan area of Ankara, Turkey ( N = 437 triads). Our findings revealed that mother-father similarity was higher than parent-child similarity. Results indicated more similarities between emerging adults-parents than adolescents-parents, and autonomy support contributed to the similarity. Higher levels of maternal and paternal SVO has linked with prosociality of offsprings. Besides, when mothers and fathers were incongruent in reporting SVO, the emerging adults’ probability of having prosocial SVO was lower.

Evaluation of Recreational Areas in Ankara (Turkey) in Terms of Their Functionality and Demographic Characteristics of Their Users

This study aims to determine the demands and tendencies of individuals using recreational areas and parks in the central districts of Ankara. Individuals using recreational areas were given a questionnaire and asked to complete it on a voluntary basis. The findings were evaluated and interpreted according to the sub-dimensions of the scale.

Multimodal and scale-sensitive assessment of sense of place in residential areas of Ankara, Turkey

In order to make the phenomenological concept sense of place (SoP) pragmatic in design and planning, this research investigates the SoP indicators concerning spatial scales of the physical environment. Seven indicators are extracted from the literature, namely ‘place identity’, ‘place dependence’, ‘nature bonding’, ‘social bonding’, ‘sense of belonging’, ‘familiarity’ and ‘social interaction’. In this paper, their relevance was discussed against ‘place attachment’ which is used interchangeably with SoP in the literature. ‘Place attachment’ and the seven indicators were scored through interviews with residents in general and at the the building, street and neighbourhood scales, in six housing developments selected from Ankara, Turkey. The residents rated their experiences regarding a set of statements for each indicator using the seven-point Likert scale. The data sets then were validated statistically. The correlations between each indicator and ‘place attachment’ in general and at the three scales were identified. The results showed that ‘place identity’ and ‘place dependence’ were the most relevant indicators to SoP, at the street and neighbourhood scales in particular. The second most relevant indicators were ‘sense of belonging’ and ‘social bonding’ at the building and street scales and ‘social interaction’ at the street scale. The research suggests that these five indicators could be employed to evaluate SoP at all scales or guide place-making at a particular spatial scale in planning and design.

Ankara ili kışlık sebze üretim alanlarında Cauliflower mosaic virus’u ve vektörlerinin serolojik ve moleküler olarak tanılanması

Ankara province is one of the major planting area of winter vegetables (Brassicaceae), such as cauliflower, broccoli, white cabbage, red cabbage and radish. Periodic surveys were carried out in Centrum, Ayaş, Beypazarı, Nallıhan and Çubuk districts of Ankara province, which are the main winter vegetable production areas in Ankara; thus samples were collected from cabbage, broccoli, radish, and cauliflower plants between February and October 2016 and 2017. In this study, as viral diseases in winter vegetables, Cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) and those vectors were detected serologically by DAS-ELISA and molecular by PCR. As a result, among 271 collected plant samples tested by the DAS-ELISA method only 0.03% were positively infected with CaMV, while 15.13% of samples were found to be infected with CaMV; by PCR. Three population of Brevicoryne brassicae aphids were also collected from infected plant samples determined as infected with CaMV. Statistical analysis was made after the determination of infected plants number, then P-value was determined as 0.0001. According to the results of present research, CaMV was present in the Centrum, Ayaş, Beypazarı, Nallıhan districts and not present in Çubuk district of Ankara. This is the first report on the presence of the CaMV, a DNA virus and its vector, B. brassicae in Ankara province.