Kalecik is a municipality and district of Ankara Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,110 km<sup>2</sup>, and its population is 12,794 (2022). Its elevation is .
Kalecik stands on a plain with the eastern boundary formed by the River Kñzñlñrmak while there are mountains to the south and the west. This agricultural district is known for its wine; other major crops include sugar beet and grains.
The popular grape variety Kalecik Karasñ grows successfully near the Kñzñlñrmak and is used to make some of Turkey's best red wine.
The area has a history going back to the Hittites and even never earlier (4000 BC). In the Ottoman Empire period this was a thriving town recorded by the 17th-century traveler Evliya ÃÂelebi as being a trading city with tanneries, coppersmiths, and weavers.
The vocational school of higher education in Kalecik (), part of Ankara University, educates in viticulture and winemaking.
There are 57 neighbourhoods in Kalecik District: