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.[1] Some are replicas of the houses, in which Atatürk stayed during his visits.

Name City Province Status
Atatürk Museum (Adana) Adana Adana Province Atatürk stayed[2]
Atatürk's House (Şuhut) Şuhut Afyonkarahisar Province Headquarter of Atatürk in 1922 Great Offensive[3]
Atatürk's Residence and Railway Museum Ankara Ankara Province Residence and headquarters during the Turkish War of Independence[4]
Atatürk Museum Mansion Ankara Ankara Province Permanent mansion of the presidency[5]
Atatürk's House Museum (Antalya) Antalya Antalya Province Replica of the house Atatürk visited in Antalya[6]
Bursa Atatürk Museum Bursa Bursa Province Atatürk stayed[7]
Denizli Museum Denizli Denizli Province Atatürk stayed[8]
Dolmabahçe Palace Istanbul Istanbul Province Atatürk stayed (and died) [9]
Florya Atatürk Marine Mansion Istanbul Istanbul Province Built for the presidency[10]
Atatürk Museum, Şişli Istanbul Istanbul Province Atatürk's family stayed before the Turkish war on Independence[11]
İzmir Atatürk Museum İzmir İzmir Province Atatürk stayed[12]
Mersin Atatürk Museum Mersin Mersin Province Atatürk stayed[13]
Silifke Atatürk Museum Silifke Mersin Province Atatürk stayed[14]
Taşucu Atatürk Museum Taşucu Mersin Province Replica of the House in Thessaloniki, Greece during his childhood[15]
Rize Atatürk Museum Rize Rize Province Atatürk stayed[16]
Sakarya Museum Adapazarı Sakarya Province Atatürk met his mother during the Turkish War of Independence[17]
Yalova Atatürk Mansion Yalova Yalova Province Built for the presidency[18]

There are also two Atatürk houses abroad. One is the Atatürk Museum (Thessaloniki) in which Atatürk spent his childhood in Thessaloniki, Greece. The other one is Sarmadzhiev House in Sofia in which Atatürk lived during his diplomatic mission to Bulgaria. But the later is not a museum and it is now used as a part of Turkish embassy in Sofia.

References

  1. ^ "Atatürk Müzeleri" (in Turkish). Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  2. ^ Republic of Turkey Ministry of Tourism and Culture page
  3. ^ Archived Şuhut governor's page (in Turkish)
  4. ^ "Atatürk Konutu Ve Demiryolları Müzesi - Ankara" (in Turkish). Türkiye Kültür Portalı. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  5. ^ Ministry of Culture and Tourism page (in Turkish)
  6. ^ Archived Atatürk Museum page (in Turkish)
  7. ^ "Atatürk page" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2020-02-18. Retrieved 2017-08-19.
  8. ^ Cultural property of Ministry of Culture page (in Turkish)
  9. ^ "Dolmabahçe Museum". Archived from the original on 2020-04-28. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  10. ^ "Florya Atatürk Köşkü". Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2011-10-29. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  11. ^ "Atatürk Museum Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality page" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  12. ^ Museums of İzmir
  13. ^ "Ministry of Tourism page" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2017-01-27. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  14. ^ Ministry of Culture page
  15. ^ Taşucu page (in Turkish)
  16. ^ Ministry of Culture Rize branch page
  17. ^ Sakarya Museum page (in Turkish)
  18. ^ "National palaces page" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2011-11-11. Retrieved 2017-08-18.