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Silifke Atatürk Museum ( tr, Silifke Atatürk Evi Müzesi) is a two-storey house in Silifke which hosted the founder of modern Turkey,
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 ...
, and his wife in 1925.


Location

Silifke is an '' ilçe'' (district) of Mersin Province, Turkey. The museum is in the city, northwest of the Jupiter's temple ruins.


History

The owner of the building was Hacı Hulusi, the mayor of Silifke in 1925. During his visit to Silifke, Atatürk stayed in his house. After the death of Hacı Hulusi, the house was inherited by his heirs. In 1982, however, the Ministry of Culture bought the house. In 1987, following repairs, the house was opened as an Atatürk Museum.Ministry of Culture page
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The building

The total area of the building (including the yard) is . The ground floor is a library and the office. The upper floor is dedicated to Atatürk's memory. This section is ethnographical in character. In addition to various household items from the 1920s, there is a gun with Atatürk's initials on it, which was presented to him during his 1925 visit, and documents about his farm near Silifke.
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See also

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Atatürk Museums in Turkey This is a list of Atatürk Museums in Turkey. Most of these are historic buildings converted into museums, in which the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881–1938), stayed during his visit to the location. Some are replicas of the ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Silifke Ataturk Museum Silifke District 1987 establishments in Turkey Atatürk museums Museums established in 1987 Historic house museums in Turkey Museums in Mersin Province