Mersin Urban History Museum ( tr, Mersin Kent Tarihi Müzesi) is a private museum in

Mersin Mersin (), also known as İçel, is a large city and a port on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey. It is the provincial capital of Mersin Province, Mersin (İçel) Province. It is made up of four municipalities and dis ...

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Location and the History

The museum at is in Akdeniz secondary municipality of Mersin, ant it lies about from the

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. It is a restored 150 year-old house with a prominent

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.Ministry of Culture Mersin branch page
''www.mersinkulturturizm.gov.tr''. The museum building was restored and opened by Mustafa Erim on 4 September 2010.

Sections in the museum

The exhibits in the museum are the following:
/ref> *Atatürk in Mersin: photographs of Atatürk (founder of Turkey) during his visits to Mersin. *Library about Mersin * Yümüktepe: photographs and documents about the 9000-yr. old

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which is situated within the city borders. *Education in Mersin: historical documents collected from 70 schools in Mersin *Castles in Mersin Province: posters and photos of the castles in

Mersin Province Mersin Province ( tr, ), formerly İçel Province ( tr, ), is a province in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast between Antalya and Adana. The provincial capital and the biggest city in the province is Mersin, which is composed of fo ...

(''see'' Mersin Archaeology). Although the museum is basically an urban history museum this section includes castles in the greater area. *Notable Mersin citizens (''see''

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) *Liberation of Mersin: Opposition to French occupation in Mersin during the

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*Mosques and Churches (including inactive ones) in Mersin Province *Urban History of Mersin (''see''

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) The museum has also a conference room.

References

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