The initial quarters of the High Institute of Technology on 18 Müdafaa Street near the Ministerial Quarters (Bakanlıklar) in Ankara

The initial quarters of the High Institute of Technology on 18 Müdafaa Street near the Ministerial Quarters (Bakanlıklar) in Ankara. The building originally housed the General Directorate of the Retirement Fund (Sosyal Sigortalar) which, during the 1950s funded many initiatives of economic development, including the construction of the Istanbul Hilton, Efes Hotel in Izmir, among others.