The Atatürk Museum in
Mersin
Mersin () is a large city and port on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast of Mediterranean Region, Turkey, southern Turkey. It is the provincial capital of the Mersin Province (formerly İçel). It is made up of four district governorates ...
() is a two-storey house in Mersin, which hosted the founder of modern
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ( 1881 – 10 November 1938) was a Turkish field marshal and revolutionary statesman who was the founding father of the Republic of Turkey, serving as its first President of Turkey, president from 1923 until Death an ...
and his wife in 1925.
History
The house was originally built in 1897 by H. Christman, the German consul to Mersin when he married a Mersin citizen (of the Mavromati family). It was named Krizman house (Krizman konağı). In 1925, the house was assigned for Atatürk, when he visited Mersin on 20 January with his wife,
Latife
Latife is a Turkish feminine given name derived from the name Latifa. Notable people with the name include:
* Latife Tekin (born 1957), Turkish writer
* Latife Uşaki
Latife Uşaklıgil (born Fatıma-tüz Zehra Latife Uşakîzâde; with the ...
. They stayed eleven days.
In later years, the building was used by the Fedon Tahinci family and was called Tahinci house. In 1980, it was bought by the government. After restoration, it was transformed to a museum specialized on Atatürk and the
Turkish War of Independence
, strength1 = May 1919: 35,000November 1920: 86,000Turkish General Staff, ''Türk İstiklal Harbinde Batı Cephesi'', Edition II, Part 2, Ankara 1999, p. 225August 1922: 271,000Celâl Erikan, Rıdvan Akın: ''Kurtuluş Savaşı tarih ...
. The museum was opened on 12 October 1992.
Displayed items
On the ground floor, there is a photo and document gallery with a small conference room. There are some personal belongings of Atatürk, brought from Ankara. In the upper floor there are seven rooms: two are bedrooms, one room is a study, and the rest are sitting rooms, all decorated with the original furniture.
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Gallery
File:Mersinnn.JPG, Mersin Atatürk Museum
File:Mersin Ataturk Museum in 2015 7590.jpg, Atatürk's arrival dates in Mersin
File:Mersin Atatürk Museum, study.jpg, Mersin Atatürk House and Museum study room
File:Mersin Ataturk Museum in 2015 7601.jpg, Mersin Atatürk House and Museum study room
File:Mersin Atatürk Museum in 2005 118.jpg, Mersin Atatürk House and Museum upper hall
File:Mersin Atatürk Museum in 2005 119.jpg, Mersin Ataturk House and Museum bedroom
File:Mersin Atatürk Museum in 2005 121.jpg, Mersin Ataturk House and Museum guest room
File:Mersin Atatürk Museum in 2005 116.jpg, Mersin Ataturk House and Museum guest room
File:Mersin Ataturk Museum in 2015 7591.jpg, Mersin Atatürk House and Museum guest bedroom
File:Mersin Ataturk Museum in 2015 7602.jpg, Mersin Atatürk House and Museum ceiling decoration
See also
*Mersin Museum
Mersin Museum is the main museum of Mersin, Turkey. It is operated by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. However after establishing a new museum, i.e., Mersin Archaeological Museum most of the exhibits were moved to the new museum.
History
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* Mersin Naval Museum
*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
External links
Mersin Metropolitan municipality page
{{Mersin Province
Mersin
Mersin () is a large city and port on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast of Mediterranean Region, Turkey, southern Turkey. It is the provincial capital of the Mersin Province (formerly İçel). It is made up of four district governorates ...
Culture in Mersin
Historic house museums in Turkey
Museums established in 1992
Tourist attractions in Mersin
1992 establishments in Turkey
Museums in Mersin
Buildings and structures in Mersin