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Ankara is Turkey's second largest city after Istanbul. Ankara became the new Turkish capital upon the establishment of the Republic on 29 October 1923, succeeding in this role the former Turkish capital Istanbul.
Islamabad is the capital city of Pakistan. Built as a planned city in the 1960s to replace Karachi as Pakistan's capital, Islamabad is noted for its high standards of living, safety, and abundant greenery.
Nur-sultan is the capital city of Kazakhstan. Declared as the capital in the middle of the 1990s. Since March 2019, Kazakhstan has rename its capital Astana to Nursultan to honour outgoing leader Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Putrajaya is a planned city and the federal administrative center of the Malaysian capital. Named after the first Malaysian Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj.
Brasilia is the federal capital of Brazil and seat of government of the Federal District. It was founded on April 21, 1960, to serve as the new capital. Brasilia is estimated to be Brazil's third-most populous city.
In order to promote balanced national development and to strengthen national competitiveness, the construction of the city started in 2007 and Sejong City was launched in 2012 as the administrative capital of Republic of Korea.