Silifke Atatürk Museum

Silifke Atatürk Museum
Silifke Atatürk Müzesi
Silifke Atatürk Museum
Established 1987 (1987)
Location Silifke, Turkey
Coordinates Coordinates: 36°22′31″N 33°55′44″E / 36.37528°N 33.92889°E / 36.37528; 33.92889
Type Memorial House, Ethnography
Collections Turkey, Ottoman Empire
Owner Ministry of Culture and Tourism

Silifke Atatürk Museum (Turkish: Silifke Atatürk Evi Müzesi) is a two-storey house in Silifke, which hosted the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his wife in 1925.

Location

Silifke is an ilçe (district) of Mersin Province, Turkey. The museum is in the city to the south of the ruins so called Roma tapınağı at 36°22′31″N 33°55′44″E / 36.37528°N 33.92889°E / 36.37528; 33.92889.

History

The owner of the building was Hacı Hulusi, the mayor of Silifke in 1925. During his visit to Silifke, Atatürk stayed in this house. After the death of Hacı Hulusi the house was inherited by his heirs. In 1982 however, Ministry of Culture bought the house. Following repairs the house was opened on 2 January 1987 as an Atatürk Museum.[1]

The building

The total area of the building (including the yard) is 329 square metres (3,540 sq ft). The ground floor is a library and the office. The upper floor is dedicated to Atatürk's memory . This section is ethnographical in character. In addition to various household items of 1925s, a gun with his initials on it which was presented to Atatürk during his 1925 visit and documents about his farm near Silifke are exhibited.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 Ministry of Culture page
  2. Atatürk page (Turkish)
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