Rize Atatürk Museum ( tr, Atatürk Evi Müzesi, also known as ''Mehmet Mataracı Konağı'') is a museum in

Rize Rize (Greek: ρίζα, Laz: რიზინი, Georgian: რიზე, , Ottoman Turkish: ريزه) is the capital city of Rize Province in the eastern part of the Black Sea Region of Turkey. Rize is a typically Turkish provincial capital w ...

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. The museum is in the Müftü quarter of Rize, and is locally known as Mehmet Mataracı mansion.Black Sea page
/ref> It is to the east of the city stadium and to the south of the main road. The museum building is a three-storey mansion that was built in 1921. In 1924,

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(later Atatürk), the founder of the Republic of Turkey, stayed in the house during his visit to Rize. In 1981, the 100th birth year of Atatürk, the owners of the house granted it to the governorship of Rize to be used as an Atatürk museum. The museum was opened on 27 December 1985.Ministry of Culture Rize branch page
/ref> On the ground floor, inscriptions and tombstones are exhibited. On the first floor, there are traditional weaving instruments as well as other ethnographic items. On the second floor, memorial items of Atatürk, such as his personal belongings and photos about the

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, are exhibited.

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{{Museums in Turkey Buildings and structures in Rize Province 1985 establishments in Turkey Atatürk museums Tourist attractions in Rize Province Museums established in 1985

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