**1. Introduction**

The farm that has gained a significant place in the minds of the Turkish people and has been most well-known to them since the proclamation of the republic is undoubtedly Ataturk Forest Farm. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk laid the foundations of the modern Ataturk Forest Farm, initially called Gazi Forest Farm, in 1925, 5 years after the opening of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey and 2 years after the proclamation of the republic.

Following the years when Turkish people achieved epic triumphs, Ataturk Forest Farm was built during a challenging period of poverty. The Anatolian people were the main population of the Ottoman Empire and the basis of the Republic of Turkey, where 13,648,000 people [1] (76% of the population) lived in rural areas. Without a doubt, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk made the statement "Agriculture is the Basis of a National Economy" to impose the idea that the development of the Republic of Turkey should start in rural areas.

The mission of combining forestry and agriculture, two different applied sciences, was undertaken through the Ataturk Forest Farm. This mission was called the Ataturk Forest Farm because it was not solely based on farming activities and because forestry activities were more dominant than agricultural activities. Forestry and agriculture are similar disciplines but their purposes and methods are different, resembling General Surgery and Psychiatry, which both basically focus on the human body but use totally different methods and concepts. Furthermore, agricultural plans and activities are considered and conducted annually or seasonally, but forestry activities may cover a period of 100 years. Considering these differing perspectives and conditions of time, Ankara and Ataturk Forest Farm should be assessed collectively.
