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The Istanbul Naval Museum ( Turkish: ''İstanbul Deniz Müzesi'') is a national
/ref> The museum contains an important collection of military artifacts pertaining to the Ottoman Navy. In the field of maritime, it is Turkey's largest museum, with a great variety of collections. Around 20,000 pieces are present in its collection, including the
File:Naval cannons IstanbulNavalMuseum02.JPG, Naval cannons in the foyer
File:IstanbulNavalMuseum37.JPG, Imperial
Photos of the Istanbul Naval MuseumWorking link to 120 pictures
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naval museum
A maritime museum (sometimes nautical museum) is a museum specializing in the display of objects relating to ships and travel on large bodies of water. A subcategory of maritime museums are naval museums, which focus on navies and the milita ...
, located at Beşiktaş district of Istanbul
Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...
in Turkey. It was established in 1897 by the Ottoman Minister of Navy Bozcaadalı Hasan Hüsnü Pasha.''The World of Learning 2004'' by Michael Salzman p.1670/ref> The museum contains an important collection of military artifacts pertaining to the Ottoman Navy. In the field of maritime, it is Turkey's largest museum, with a great variety of collections. Around 20,000 pieces are present in its collection, including the
galley
A galley is a type of ship that is propelled mainly by oars. The galley is characterized by its long, slender hull, shallow draft, and low freeboard (clearance between sea and gunwale). Virtually all types of galleys had sails that could be used ...
''Tarihi Kadırga
''Tarihi Kadırga'' (Turkish language, Turkish for "historical galley") is an Ottoman Empire, Ottoman galley constructed in the late 16th or early 17th century for the use of Ottoman sultans on inshore waters. She is the only surviving original ...
'', used during the reign of sultan Mehmet IV
Mehmed IV ( ota, محمد رابع, Meḥmed-i rābi; tr, IV. Mehmed; 2 January 1642 – 6 January 1693) also known as Mehmed the Hunter ( tr, Avcı Mehmed) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1648 to 1687. He came to the throne at the a ...
.
Being connected to the Turkish Navy-Command in Turkey, it is also the country's first military museum.
A new exhibition building was constructed. The construction lasted five years, and the building was reopened on October 4, 2013. It has two storeys in addition a basement, all covering .
The basement consists of diverse items like figurehead
In politics, a figurehead is a person who ''de jure'' (in name or by law) appears to hold an important and often supremely powerful title or office, yet ''de facto'' (in reality) exercises little to no actual power. This usually means that they ...
s, ornaments of naval ships, ship models and pieces of the Byzantine
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...
chain used to block entrance of enemy ships into the Golden Horn
The Golden Horn ( tr, Altın Boynuz or ''Haliç''; grc, Χρυσόκερας, ''Chrysókeras''; la, Sinus Ceratinus) is a major urban waterway and the primary inlet of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey. As a natural estuary that connects with t ...
. In the first and second floors, a great number of imperial and other caïque
A caïque ( el, καΐκι, ''kaiki'', from tr, kayık) is a traditional fishing boat usually found among the waters of the Ionian or Aegean Sea, and also a light skiff used on the Bosporus. It is traditionally a small wooden trading vessel, br ...
s are exhibited.
Many exhibition items underwent special restoration and conservation works due to deformation of the raw materials caused by heat, light, humidity, atmospheric conditions, vandalism and other factors.
Access
The museum is located on Hayrettin İskelesi Sokak in Beşiktaş, Istanbul, near the Beşiktaş ferry pier for Kadıköy line. The museum is open everyday from 9:00 to 17:00 hours but Mondays, New Year's Day and the first day of religious holidays.caïque
A caïque ( el, καΐκι, ''kaiki'', from tr, kayık) is a traditional fishing boat usually found among the waters of the Ionian or Aegean Sea, and also a light skiff used on the Bosporus. It is traditionally a small wooden trading vessel, br ...
s
File:IstanbulNavalMuseum34.JPG, Bow ornaments of an imperial caïque
File:IstanbulNavalMuseum35.JPG, Stern ornaments of an imperial caïque
File:FigureHhead IstanbulNavalMuseum15.JPG, Ship figurehead
In politics, a figurehead is a person who ''de jure'' (in name or by law) appears to hold an important and often supremely powerful title or office, yet ''de facto'' (in reality) exercises little to no actual power. This usually means that they ...
lion
File:Lay figure of SergeantMajorOfCaptainPasha IstanbulNavalMuseum02.JPG, Sergeant major
Sergeant major is a senior non-commissioned rank or appointment in many militaries around the world.
History
In 16th century Spain, the ("sergeant major") was a general officer. He commanded an army's infantry, and ranked about third in the ...
of Captain Pasha
File:Turgut Reis landing on Malta by Eugenio Caxes 1575 1634.jpg, Painting of Turgut Reis
Dragut ( tr, Turgut Reis) (1485 – 23 June 1565), known as "The Drawn Sword of Islam", was a Muslim Ottoman naval commander, governor, and noble, of Turkish or Greek descent. Under his command, the Ottoman Empire's maritime power was extend ...
landing on Malta
Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...
by Eugenio Caxes (1575-1634)
File:HüseyinRaufOrbay IstanbulNavalMuseum.JPG, Bust of Captain Hüseyin Rauf Orbay
Hüseyin Rauf Orbay (27 July 1881 – 16 July 1964) was an Ottoman-born Turkish naval officer, statesman and diplomat of Abkhazian origin.
Biography
Hüseyin Rauf was born in Constantinople in 1881 to an Abkhazian family. As an officer ...
, Ottoman Minister of Navy and Turkish Prime minister
File:Istanbul Naval Museum 8245.jpg, Istanbul Naval Museum galley
A galley is a type of ship that is propelled mainly by oars. The galley is characterized by its long, slender hull, shallow draft, and low freeboard (clearance between sea and gunwale). Virtually all types of galleys had sails that could be used ...
detail
File:Istanbul Naval Museum 8308.jpg, Istanbul Naval Museum galley rowers area
File:Istanbul Naval Museum 8356.jpg, Istanbul Naval Museum galley detail
File:Istanbul Naval Museum 8327.jpg, Istanbul Naval Museum Sultan Reşat caique
File:Istanbul Naval Museum 8375.jpg, Istanbul Naval Museum detail escutcheon
See also
*List of museums and monuments in Istanbul
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...
Notes
External links
Photos of the Istanbul Naval Museum
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