Museum of Independence ( tr, Kurtuluş Müzesi) is a

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. Established in 2016, it is dedicated to the

Turkish War of Independence The Turkish War of Independence "War of Liberation", also known figuratively as ''İstiklâl Harbi'' "Independence War" or ''Millî Mücadele'' "National Struggle" (19 May 1919 – 24 July 1923) was a series of military campaigns waged by th ...

. The museum was established by the Metropolitan Municipality of Eskişehr, and was inaugurated on October 29, 2016, 93rd anniversary of the proclamation of the Turkish Republic. The museum is situated in the historic Mestanoğlu Halil Mansion, which was restored for this purpose in a project of June 2015. The fact that

İsmet İnönü Mustafa İsmet İnönü (; 24 September 1884 – 25 December 1973) was a Turkish army officer and statesman of Kurdish descent, who served as the second President of Turkey from 11 November 1938 to 22 May 1950, and its Prime Minister three tim ...

, commander of the Turkish troops during the

First Battle of İnönü The First Battle of İnönü ( tr, Birinci İnönü Muharebesi) took place between 6 and 11 January 1921 near İnönü in Hüdavendigâr Vilayet (present-day Eskişehir Province, Turkey) during the Greco-Turkish War (1919–22), also known as ...

(1921), stayed in the mansion, was key to the selection of the site. The museum blends information and documents with the help of contemporary technology. At ground floor, a section is reserved for use by children. By using

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s, events of the

(1919–1923) and Conference of Lausanne (1922–1923) are explained. Moreover, children can entertain with computer games found in four rooms at the upper floor, as "War of Independence with Cartoons", "War of Independence with Newspapers", "Strategy Room" and "Presentation Room". In the "Cartoons Room", cartoons in humor magazines published between 1919–1923 are on display that depict the Allies occupying Istanbul, the Ottoman Government of Ahmet Tevfik Pasha, people and corporations opposing the War of Independence. In the "Strategy Room", the First Battle of İnönü is depicted. The room contains also wax sculptures of İsmet İnönü, Fahrettin Altay and Mehmetchik. In the "Presentation Room", visual objects depicting the War of Independence are on display in chronological order. One room in the ground floor serves to the visitors as a place for taking

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in front of the photos of

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, or Mustafa Kemal Pasha until 1921, and Ghazi Mustafa Kemal from 1921 Surname Law (Turkey), until 1934 ( 1881 – 10 November 1938) was a Turkish Mareşal (Turkey), field marshal, Turkish National Movement, re ...

or War of Independence.

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