The Ethnography Museum of Ankara is dedicated to the cultures of
Turkic civilizations. The building was designed by architect
Arif Hikmet Koyunoğlu
Arif Hikmet Koyunoğlu (1888 - 1982) was a Turkish architect best known for his work on the State Art and Sculpture Museum in Ankara, Turkey.
He died at the age of 94.
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and was built between 1925 and 1928. The museum temporarily hosted the
sarcophagus of
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk from 1938 to 1953, during the period of the construction of
Anıtkabir, his final resting place.
Exhibitions
The Ethnography Museum contains the following items:
* Examples of Turkish art from the
Seljuk period to the present time.
* Folk clothes, ornaments, shoes, clogs collected from various regions of Anatolia, women's and men's socks from Sivas region, various pouches, laces, circles, piqués, napkins, bundles, bedspreads, bridal dresses, groom's shaving sets are all a part of old traditional Turkish art.
* A collection of carpets and rugs from the regions of
Uşak
Uşak (; el, Ουσάκειον, Ousakeion) is a city in the interior part of the Aegean Region of Turkey. The city has a population of 500,000 (2016 census) and is the capital of Uşak Province.
Uşak city is situated at a distance of from İz ...
,
Gördes
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,
Bergama
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Kula,
Milas
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Ladik,
Karaman
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Niğde,
Kırşehir, which are among the centers of carpet weaving, with technical materials and patterns unique to the Turks.
* Among the beautiful examples of Anatolian metal art, are 15th century
Mamluk
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cauldrons,
Ottoman sherbet cauldrons, jug basin, tray, coffee tray, pans, bowls, candle scissors etc. There are various metal artifacts.
* Ottoman Period bows, arrows, flintlock pistols, rifles, swords, yataghans and an Ottoman Empire coat of arms with the
tughra
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of Sultan
Mahmud II
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His reign is recognized for the extensive administrative, ...
embroidered on a satin cloth.
* Turkish porcelain and Kütahya porcelain, items related to
Sufism and
Tariqa
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, and beautiful examples of Turkish calligraphy.
* One of the most beautiful examples of Turkish woodworking: the throne of Seljuk Sultan
Kaykhusraw III (13th century), Ahi Şerafettin Sarcophagus (14th century), Mihrab of Taşhur Pasha Mosque of Damsa Village in
Ürgüp (12th century), Mimber of Siirt Ulu Mosque (12th century) and the Gate of the Çelebi Sultan Medresi Gate of
Merzifon
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(15th century).
* The collection, which
Besim Atalay, a member of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, donated to the museum, includes Turkish art from various periods.
* There is a specialized library in the museum, which includes works related to Anatolian ethnography and folklore, and art history.
Temporary resting place of Atatürk
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Following Atatürk's death on November 10, 1938, at
Dolmabahçe Palace
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Istanbul
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, his remains were transferred on November 19 by sea on the
battlecruiser to
Izmit and subsequently by train to Ankara, arriving on November 20. The casket was placed on a
catafalque
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in the front of the
Turkish Grand National Assembly
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building for Atatürk's
state funeral. On November 21, 1938, his body was transported on a
horse-drawn caisson to the Ethnography Museum of Ankara.
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ian and
Yugoslavia
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n guards of honor escorted the cortège to the museum.
Atatürk's
mahogany casket was placed inside a white marble sarcophagus where it remained for nearly 15 years. On November 4, 1953, after the completion of Anıtkabır, his sarcophagus was opened in the presence of Parliament speaker
Refik Koraltan
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Koraltan was born in Divriği, Sivas Province, in ...
, Prime Minister
Adnan Menderes, Chief of General Staff Nuri Yamut and other officials. The casket was removed and placed on a catafalque in the museum, where it remained until November 10, 1953, on the 15th anniversary of his death. It was transferred to Anıtkabir on the same day, escorted by military honors on a caisson in a cortège.
Gallery
File:Ankara asv2021-10 img63 Ethnography Museum.jpg, Front view of the Ethnography Museum in Ankara, Turkey
File:Ankara 4P5C4746 (41584723855).jpg, Statue of Atatürk
File:Ankara 4P5C4741 (41584721415).jpg, Statue of İbrahim Çallı
İbrahim Çallı (13 July 1882 in Çal – 22 May 1960 in İstanbul) was a Turkish painter. He is popularly known as Çallı İbrahim.
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İbrahim Çallı was born in Çal, Denizli. He showed early interest in painting during his primary ...
See also
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State Art and Sculpture Museum
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Museum of Anatolian Civilizations
The Museum of Anatolian Civilizations ( tr, Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi) is located on the south side of Ankara Castle in the Atpazarı area in Ankara, Turkey. It consists of the old Ottoman Mahmut Paşa bazaar storage building, and the Kurş ...
External links
Almost 60 pictures of pieces as well as shots of the museum's interior and exteriorMuseum official website
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Ankara
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Museums established in 1927
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
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Çankaya, Ankara