Atatürk Museums in Turkey explained

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.

NameCityProvinceStatus
Atatürk Museum (Adana)AdanaAdana ProvinceAtatürk stayed[2]
Atatürk's House (Şuhut)ŞuhutAfyonkarahisar ProvinceHeadquarter of Atatürk in 1922 Great Offensive[3]
Residence and headquarters during the Turkish War of Independence[4]
-Atatürk Museum MansionAnkaraAnkara ProvincePermanent mansion of the presidency[5]
Atatürk's House Museum (Antalya)AntalyaAntalya ProvinceReplica of the house Atatürk visited in Antalya[6]
Bursa Atatürk MuseumBursaBursa ProvinceAtatürk stayed[7]
Denizli MuseumDenizliDenizli ProvinceAtatürk stayed[8]
Dolmabahçe PalaceIstanbulIstanbul ProvinceAtatürk stayed (and died) [9]
Florya Atatürk Marine MansionIstanbulIstanbul ProvinceBuilt for the presidency[10]
Atatürk Museum, ŞişliIstanbulIstanbul ProvinceAtatürk's family stayed before the Turkish war on Independence[11]
İzmir Atatürk Museumİzmirİzmir ProvinceAtatürk stayed[12]
Mersin Atatürk MuseumMersinMersin ProvinceAtatürk stayed[13]
Silifke Atatürk MuseumSilifkeMersin ProvinceAtatürk stayed[14]
Taşucu Atatürk MuseumTaşucuMersin ProvinceReplica of the House in Thessaloniki, Greece during his childhood[15]
Rize Atatürk MuseumRizeRize ProvinceAtatürk stayed[16]
Sakarya MuseumAdapazarıSakarya ProvinceAtatürk met his mother during the Turkish War of Independence[17]
Yalova Atatürk MansionYalovaYalova ProvinceBuilt 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Atatürk Müzeleri . Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı . tr. 2017-08-21.
  2. http://www.kultur.gov.tr Republic of Turkey Ministry of Tourism and Culture page
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20150510234214/http://www.suhut.gov.tr/default_B1.aspx?content=126 Archived Şuhut governor's page
  4. Web site: Atatürk Konutu Ve Demiryolları Müzesi - Ankara . Türkiye Kültür Portalı . tr . 4 May 2020.
  5. http://www.kulturturizm.gov.tr/TR,96357/ankara---ataturkun-mekani-muze-kosk.html Ministry of Culture and Tourism page
  6. http://www.antalyamuzesi.gov.tr/tr/antalya-ataturk-evi-muzesi Archived Atatürk Museum page
  7. Web site: Atatürk page . 2017-08-19 . tr . 2020-02-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200218103650/http://www.ataturk.net/ata/bursa.html . dead.
  8. http://www.kulturvarliklari.gov.tr/TR,44081/denizli-muze-mudurlugu.html Cultural property of Ministry of Culture page
  9. Web site: Dolmabahçe Museum . 2017-08-18 . 2020-04-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200428185925/http://www.greatistanbul.com/dolmabahce_palace.html . dead.
  10. Web site: Florya Atatürk Köşkü . Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı . tr . 2017-08-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111029182742/http://www.kultur.gov.tr/TR/belge/1-861/florya-ataturk-kosku.html . 2011-10-29 . dead.
  11. Web site: Atatürk Museum Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality page . tr . 2017-08-18 . 2017-08-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170818134549/http://www.ibb.gov.tr/sites/ks/en-US/1-Places-To-Go/museum/Pages/ataturk-museum.aspx.
  12. http://www.allaboutturkey.com/izm_museum.htm Museums of İzmir
  13. Web site: Ministry of Tourism page . tr . 2017-08-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170127045429/http://www.kultur.gov.tr/TR/belge/1-5123/icel---mersin-ataturk-evi-muzesi.html . 2017-01-27 . dead.
  14. http://www.kultur.gov.tr/EN,113937/icel---silifke-house-of-ataturk.html Ministry of Culture page
  15. https://mersintasucu.tr.gg/Ataturk-Evi.htm Taşucu page
  16. http://www.rizekulturturizm.gov.tr/TR,127868/muzeler.html Ministry of Culture Rize branch page
  17. http://www.sakaryamuzesi.gov.tr/TR,88287/tarihce.html Sakarya Museum page
  18. Web site: National palaces page . tr . 2017-08-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111111004722/http://www.millisaraylar.gov.tr/portalmain-en/Palaces.aspx?SarayId=23 . 2011-11-11 . dead.