The Çengelhan Rahmi M. Koç Museum ( tr, Çengelhan Rahmi M. Koç Müzesi) is a technology museum in
Ankara, Turkey.
Geography
The museum is in the old quarters of Ankara known as historic ''Atpazarı'' (literally: Horse market), facing the
Ankara Citadel
Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, makin ...
. It is at an altitude of slightly higher than the rest of the city.
History
The museum is situated in a historic inn ( tr, han), called ''Çengelhan'' (literally: Hooks inn). According to an inscription on the main gate, the inn was built in 1523 during the reign of
Ottoman Sultan
Suleyman I
Suleiman I ( ota, سليمان اول, Süleyman-ı Evvel; tr, I. Süleyman; 6 November 14946 September 1566), commonly known as Suleiman the Magnificent in Western world, the West and Suleiman the Lawgiver ( ota, قانونى سلطان س٠...
. Later, it was used as a warehouse for
mohair, which was a speciality of Ankara. During the Republican era, it was owned by the
General Directorate of Foundations of Turkey. In 2003, it was rented to industrialist,
Rahmi M. Koç, to be used as a museum. After a restoration period, it was opened in 2005.
The museum
The lower floor is reserved for a
carpet gallery, agricultural machinery and pharmaceutical exhibits. Machines, medicine, everyday life tools and road transport vehicles are exhibited on the ground floor, along with a brasserie (café). The upper floor contains exhibits of rail transport items, toys, and instruments for communications, science, maritime and navigation. There are also sections about
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 ...
, the founder of modern Turkey;
Vehbi Koç
Ahmet Vehbi Koç (20 July 1901 – 25 February 1996) was a Turkish entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded the Koç Holding, Koç Group, one of Turkey’s largest groups of companies. During his lifetime he came to be one of Turkey's wea ...
, Rahmi Koç's father and one of the first industrialists of Turkey, and Ankara city.
[Museum guide, (Rahmi M.Koç Müzesi-Çengelhan)]
Gallery
File:Ankara september 2011 9289.jpg, Çengelhan Rahmi M. Koç Museum Central hall
File:Ankara september 2011 9283.jpg, Çengelhan Rahmi M. Koç Museum Exhibits
File:Ankara september 2011 9284.jpg, Çengelhan Rahmi M. Koç Museum Exhibits
File:Ankara september 2011 9285.jpg, Çengelhan Rahmi M. Koç Museum Exhibits
References
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Museums in Altındağ, Ankara
Transport museums in Turkey
Museums established in 2005
Redevelopment projects in Turkey
Technology museums in Turkey
Koç family
2005 establishments in Turkey