Ataturk Museum

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Overview

The museum building was built as a private house by the carpet merchant Takfor between 1875 and 1880. However, it was abandoned by its owner on September 9, 1922 and became the property of the treasury. The Turkish army used this building as its headquarters when it entered Izmir. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk personally worked in this building at the Izmir Economic Congress held on February 17, 1923. After the congress, the headquarters was moved to another location, and the building was rented to Naim Bey and started to be used as a hotel. The building, which was purchased by Izmir Municipality on October 13, 1926, was reorganized by adding gifts to Ataturk. Atatürk preferred this house every time he came to Izmir between 1930 and 1934. After Atatürk's death on November 10, 1938, the house was inherited from his sister, Makbule Baysan. It was expropriated by Izmir Municipality on 25 September 1940 to be used as a museum and was opened to the public on 11 September 1941.

Starting from October 5, 1962, the museum was named "Atatürk Provincial Public Library and İzmir City Atatürk Museum". On December 28, 1972, ownership of the building was transferred to the Izmir Archaeological Museum. It was restored on October 29, 1978 and opened to visitors under the name "Atatürk and Ethnography Museum". After the ethnographic works in the museum were moved to the new Ethnography Museum, which opened on May 13, 1988, the name of the museum was changed to "Atatürk Museum". It is possible to see Atatürk's personal belongings in the basement, ground, first floor and attic of this building, which was built in neoclassical style and is a mixture of Ottoman and Levantine architecture.

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Alsancak Mh. Gündüğdu Caddesi No:242, 35220 Konak/İzmir (Direction)

Opening Hours

Monday 08:30 - 17:30
Tuesday 08:30 - 17:30
Wednesday 08:30 - 17:30
Thursday 08:30 - 17:30
Friday 08:30 - 17:30
Saturday 08:30 - 17:30
Sunday 08:30 - 17:30

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